Subscription MMOs are generally those that restrict play to gamers who pay an ongoing fee, usually monthly, though shorter and longer subscriptions, as well as lifetime subs, do exist. Some free-to-play and buy-to-play games also include optional subscriptions.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds
Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
Leaderboard: Are you still playing WoW Classic?
On today's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I briefly discuss WoW Classic and how quiet the buzz around it's gotten lately. It actually irks me that...
The Stream Team: Dancing through some dailies in Final Fantasy XIV
MassivelyOP's Chris just has to dance. Don't worry, he's not actually going to be on camera and dancing -- nobody wants or needs to...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the worst crafting – or none at all?
Earlier this fall, after Raph Koster announced his new MMO and investor funding, he did a flurry of interviews. In the bowels of one...
World of Warcraft adds in catch-up gear tokens in the latest 8.3 test server patch build
So now you're level 120 in World of Warcraft and you want to start doing stuff. If you want to start doing stuff on your...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Ishgard restoration after the first phase
The biggest thing that disappointed me about the Ishgard restoration in Final Fantasy XIV was when it was clarified pretty early on that we...
WildStar’s Nexus Forever emulator previews a mostly functional housing system
Sure, WildStar had some endgame things like high-level Adventures, dungeons, and raids, but for many players (self included), the real endgame was housing. So...
Battle Bards Episode 156: Feeling blue
Is blue a color? An emotion? A song? An overused alien skin tone? One thing is for certain: Blue shows up an awful lot...
EVE Online catches players up on new tutorials, UI changes, and EVE Invasion
EVE Online is a bit late in kicking this video out, but if you happened to not be watching EVE Vegas this year,...
Global Chat: EverQuest II’s 15 years of being in WoW’s shadow
For just a few short weeks of its now 15-year lifespan, EverQuest II existed apart from a launched World of Warcraft. Then late November...
One Shots: The miseries of camping
Isn't camping wonderful? Reconnecting with nature, smelling like smoke, and sleeping with a canvas wall between you and predators? Obviously, it's not for everyone,...
WoW Classic activates PvP honor and world bosses
You better savor these content updates, WoW Classic players, because there are only a finite number of them left. Out of all of the...
The Daily Grind: Are ‘limited’ MMO classes a good idea?
Ever since its introduction into Final Fantasy XIV, the Blue Mage class has proved divisive among the community as a "limited" class. The thought...
The Division 2 ponders the future of its communication and state-of-the-game streams
How much is too much information about a game? That depends on how much the game actually has on offer. Over the years, we've...
Leaderboard: Are you giving Dark Age of Camelot’s free-to-play version a try?
Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot released its Endless Conquest mode this week, a free-to-play option for one of the few pure subscription games...
WoW Factor: A brief history of flight (in World of Warcraft)
Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...
The Alliance has a fully staffed and functional spaceship in World of Warcraft and never uses it
Who doesn't like a nice big spaceship? The Alliance in World of Warcraft, apparently. A recent article on Polygon points out that in Battle for Azeroth,...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Xbox One, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer vows
At the London Microsoft presser today, Square Enix announced a crapton of its games are headed to Xbox Game Pass. None of them is...
World of Warcraft and WoW Classic hit by another round of DDoS attacks
If you're having a hard time logging on to World of Warcraft -- either version -- today, you are not alone. Blizzard reported that...
