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 Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs
The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...
World of Warcraft: Classic will have an RP-PVP server
There's not really such a thing in modern World of Warcraft as an RP-PvP server, since the current expansion basically did away with PvP...
Vague Patch Notes: Random thoughts on randomness in MMOs
Here's a fun little trivia fact that you probably already know: Computers can't really do randomness. A random number is usually generated by pulling...
City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers have joined the Titan Network/NCsoft negotiations
Exactly one month ago, tangent to our interview with the Homecoming server team that's part now-flourishing City of Heroes rogue server community, we also...
MMO Business Roundup: Riot’s diversity ‘progress’, NetEase’s esports arena, DayZ down under, and Twitch threats
Welcome back to another roundup of what's going on in the business of making online games! Let's start with the most controversial of the...
Blizzard quietly opens forum threads to help players find old friends to play World of Warcraft Classic together
MMORPGs are better with friends, and nobody should suffer Barrens chat alone. If the upcoming World of Warcraft Classic has you pining for the...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Live Letter promises changes coming for Ninja, Samurai, Summoner, and desynthesis
Do you feel like Ninja in Final Fantasy XIV is currently putting out way too little DPS for the amount of effort required to...
EVE Online’s NetEase-backed mobile edition EVE Echoes hits alpha later this month
EVE Online is taking another step closer to mobile with EVE Echoes: Infinite Galaxy Mobile (yes, we know that's confusing!), which CCP and NetEase...
World of Warcraft’s latest sparkleponies don’t sparkle at all
While the official 15th anniversary celebrations for World of Warcraft are still a few months off, Blizzard is getting the party going in its...
The Daily Grind: Will WoW Classic end up topping retail World of Warcraft?
There's a lot of Big Talk going on these days about how WoW Classic will perform and what it will do to both Blizzard...
Final Fantasy XI’s August update has more job adjustments along with new Ambuscade instances and battles
Here's a change that will no doubt make players of Final Fantasy XI happy on multiple levels with the newest version update: There are...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.
Square-Enix Q1 2019 financials: Final Fantasy XIV helps drive revenue spike
One brings shadow, one brings the light, but Shadowbringers itself brings great financial results. The results for the first quarter of the financial year...
Check out the updated Worgen and Goblin models from World of Warcraft’s 8.2.5 test server
It's high time for the Worgen and Goblins to get some face lifts in World of Warcraft, and that's one of the big updates...
World of Warcraft Classic will let you reserve your name on August 12
From the time of this story's publishing, you have precisely six days to come up with your most clever and pun-loaded moniker. That's when...
EVE Online holds a ‘Skilling Spree’ contest to see how fast players can beat challenges
I love speedrunning. The Games Done Quick broadcasts are some of my favorite things to watch. There's something satisfying about seeing a game get...
Camelot Unchained floods the beta’s countryside with giants
Be scared. Be very scared. The team at City State Entertainment is going nuts playing with Camelot Unchained's sliders, and the end result of...
Wisdom of Nym: Balance changes after Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.05
Gosh, someone really likes Monk, huh? Not only did the job already get plenty of buffs, Final Fantasy XIV gave a bunch more improvements...
Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine
I noticed something odd when I started playing Grim Dawn aways back: I went straight for the pet builds. This is interesting because this...
EVE Evolved: What injecting chaos means for EVE Online
The past few weeks have been pretty transformative for EVE Online, with the global communications blackout across null-security space revitalising roaming gang PvP in...
