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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The Daily Grind: What are the most nostalgic MMO music tracks for you?
As one of the hosts of Battle Bards and the writer of this site's Jukebox Heroes column, I obviously hold great affection for MMORPG...
World of Warcraft will not split up its Classic servers based on language
If you're a European fan of World of Warcraft eager for the Classic servers to arrive, you'd better brush up on your linguistic skills....
Final Fantasy XIV offers up a new album ahead of its Shadowbringers maintenance
Early access for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers begins on June 28th at 5:00 a.m. EDT, but anyone who's done the early access dance before...
WoW Factor: Blizzard’s schizophrenic view of levels
So it was just last week when I did a whole column asking whether Blizzard does, in fact, have a plan when it comes...
Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on the state of the beta and the NDA
We've been watching Camelot Unchained ever since its original Kickstarter in 2013 - and a lot has changed in the ensuing six years, including...
World of Warcraft offers up a survival guide for next week’s Rise of Azshara launch
The next major World of Warcraft patch has been in testing for so long that we can hardly blame anyone who just opted out...
WoW Classic’s stress test is stressing player patience
Last night I, and apparently 80% of human civilization, logged on to the public stress test for World of Warcraft Classic. There I found...
Final Fantasy XIV is removing the FATE entries from its challenge log in Shadowbringers
Here's a bit of a surprise for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion: Two of the game's Challenge Log entries are being outright removed....
Ultima Online has completely overhauled treasure hunting in this week’s Forgotten Treasures update
2019 has been the year to be a fan of pirates and boats and sea-faring escapades in Ultima Online, as Broadsword's been rolling out...
Perfect Ten: The most poorly managed MMO sunsets of all time
MMOs shut down. This is just kind of a reality. It's an unpleasant one, but we also are collectively aware that it happens and...
The Daily Grind: What are you going to roll in WoW Classic?
I swear that we are all of us caught in a time loop right now. It's not 2019, it's really just 2004, when City...
World of Warcraft’s Rise of Azshara is finally launching on June 25
Move over, WoW Classic - it's live World of Warcraft's time to shine, or it will be next week, that is, when the long-awaited...
Final Fantasy XIV brings a culinary adventure to UK fans with Shoryu cross-promotion
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XIV in the UK, odds are that you can't just fly out to Japan to visit the...
The Daily Grind: What does Destiny 2 still need before you’ll call it an MMO?
With Destiny 2 back in the news thanks to its free-to-play relaunch, Stadia platforming, and new expansion, online gamers have once again returned to...
Camelot Unchained hardens up to squash some bugs, prepares for tentative weekend test
With another week comes another Camelot Unchained development update, and the folks at City State Entertainment have been hard at work ironing out bugs...
WoW Classic’s next stress test is open to subbers in North/South America, Oceania
Blizzard has announced that the next World of Warcraft Classic stress test will be happening this week on Wednesday, June 19th, lasting until Friday,...
Tom Holland is training to be the Warrior of Darkness in a new Final Fantasy XIV commercial
Well, here's some fun for everyone ahead of the launch of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers; it's a new commercial starring Tom Holland in intense...
World of Warcraft is removing an exploit used to powerlevel characters in Island Expeditions
What's the fastest way to level up in World of Warcraft right now? Have some friends willing to game the system. Essentially, there's a well-known...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s E3 hangover
Honestly, I wondered how the heck Final Fantasy XIV could top the revelation about Hydaelyn and Zodiark at the start of this year's E3....
Jukebox Heroes: The best of vanilla World of Warcraft’s soundtrack
With half the MMO community in a frenzy about the coming of World of Warcraft Classic this summer, many a gamer's mind has turned...
