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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Final Fantasy XIV’s GARO collaboration ends with patch 5.1; get your rewards now
You remember the Final Fantasy XIV collaboration with GARO, right? It's hard to forget it; where else can you get an invisible shield, mechanical ponies,...
World of Warcraft’s newest allied races boast pint-sized cuteness
Long rumored to be the next (and final) allied races of World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth expansion cycle, the Vulpera and Mechagnomes are...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO experiences you feel you missed out on that can’t possibly be recreated now?
A while back, at the height of the WoW Classic hype, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit by an author who expressed...
Massively Uplifting: From weddings to memorials, gamers celebrate life in AQ3D, GW2, BDO, LOTRO, WoW, and more
It's an alphabet soup of good (MMO) vibes this month! While many may have returned to the school of hard knocks this fall, plenty...
Monster Hunter World preps November Resident Evil collab, counts 14M sales
If you twist them enough, the parallels between single-player zombie horror series Resident Evil and multiplayer action RPG Monster Hunter: World can be found....
World of Warcraft previews patch 8.3, Visions of N’Zoth, and plans Dire Maul for WoW Classic October 15
Hard on the heels of World of Warcraft patch 8.2.5 comes the reveal of patch 8.3, Visions of N'Zoth, the next (and likely final) major...
Camelot Unchained’s support class testing moves on to the Dark Fool
While the Minstrel class in Camelot Unchained is by no means finished, the weekly update now notes that the folks at City State Entertainment...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid’s recent dev blogs cover everything from PvP to instancing
Pantheon fans, if you haven't swung by the official site in a few days, you definitely should. Visionary Realms' Brad "Aradune" McQuaid has been...
Wisdom of Nym: The space remaining in Final Fantasy XIV
If we get more than two more expansions in Final Fantasy XIV, we're going to be moving into some interesting territory: Players are at level...
EVE Online previews its October patch and releases its monthly economic report
The October release approaches swiftly for EVE Online, with the update scheduled for October 8th (in the wee hours of the morning for most players...
WoW Classic continues un-layering layered servers, video examines WoW Classic’s meaningfulness
Blizzard continues to shut down layering across various realms in World of Warcraft: Classic, with another batch having deactivated the intentionally temporary measure to...
The MOP Up: KurtzPel is getting a dash of Lime
KurtzPel is getting its newest hero, Lime, very soon, and to lead up to her release the game is winging a CP and AP...
Jukebox Heroes: Exploring EverQuest’s official soundtrack
It is fairly rare for an MMORPG to sell an official soundtrack these days unless the game is fairly prominent (i.e., Final Fantasy XIV...
One Shots: Getting all down and cozy
I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...
Battle Bards Episode 154: Death and decay
Get an early jump on Halloween with the Battle Bards, as they grab the nearest shovel and start unearthing all sorts of morbid and...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – fourth entry
The night after my last entry, Ceilidh took me out to the shores of Loch Modan. It wasn't for an occasion or anything; we...
Raph Koster’s new MMORPG will be more than ‘just hack and slashing your way through levels’
Yesterday, we reported on something pretty thrilling for long-time MMORPG fans: Raph Koster, one of the brains behind classic MMORPG sandboxes Ultima Online and...
Final Fantasy XIV is adding more player housing wards with patch 5.1
If there's one recurring complaint about housing in Final Fantasy XIV (and there is), it's that there just aren't enough houses to go around. The...
World of Warcraft: Classic should be getting Phase 2 before the end of the year
Now don't panic, folks; if you haven't gotten everything you wanted to do in Phase 1 of World of Warcraft: Classic accomplished just yet, you've...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO roleplay servers
An MOP reader named Thierry recently pointed us to a brewing storm in the World of Warcraft Classic community: In a nutshell, the server...
