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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A recent World of Warcraft player survey apparently confirms an incoming level squish
The nature of World of Warcraft's expansion releases and design philosophy means that every expansion adds another stack of levels on top of the...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the shocker last line from Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ trailer
Oh dang. I had expected to learn some new things about Shadowbringers this week, maybe the lyrics to the theme song (what I hear doesn't appear...
World of Warcraft shows off the new mounts and pets of Rise of Azshara
Yes, we still do not have an actual date for World of Warcraft's next major content update, so if you're waiting for Rise of Azshara...
The Daily Grind: Which optional subscription MMO justifies its subscription the best?
We talk a lot about how free-to-play (and its slightly more expensive cousin buy-to-play took over the MMO market, but a lot of these...
Final Fantasy XIV offers a full look at the square of the Crystarium
Players are going to have a lot of time to pick apart every square ilm of the Crystarium in Final Fantasy XIV once Shadowbringers...
World of Warcraft Classic preps a weekend battleground test
At this point, WoW Classic already has been tremendously successful in recreating the same frenzy over beta testing that veterans of The Long Wait...
Tamriel Infinium: MassivelyOP’s guide to the best Elder Scrolls Online podcasts
While Twitch streaming and YouTube viewing may be the new hotness for some video game content, there’s something to be said for the simplicity...
Perfect Ten: How WoW Classic could advance beyond its phased content rollout
It's far too early to say that World of Warcraft: Classic will get more updates beyond the planned phases of vanilla content. It could be...
World of Warcraft releases details for its upcoming Arena World Championship esports season
For those of us who dare enjoy esports events, the summer has a lot to look forward to, what with The International, DreamHack, the...
EVE Online opens voting for its next CSM and dates Fanfest 2020
Time flows like a river. Seasons change. Animals migrate. Total strangers make insipid arguments at one another online. There are things one can count...
E3 2019: Final Fantasy XIV shows off the Shadowbringers launch trailer
We're going to go ahead and guess that Final Fantasy XIV fans do not need to be brought on board for Shadowbringers at this...
Final Fantasy XI offers up a new spear for its June login campaign
As is the case every month in Final Fantasy XI, there's a new set of rewards for logging into the game starting on June 10th....
Camelot Unchained works on class-testing ‘fun’ balancing and flaming-cow chucking
Camelot Unchained didn't run a weekend test this past weekend thanks to issues with its software upgrading, which might be for the best since...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – the final assessment
Expansion footraces are dumb in a lot of ways. Final Fantasy XIV has two expansions at this point, and the reality is that neither of...
Global Chat: The NecroKitties of Elsweyr
Raise your hand if you're playing Elder Scrolls Online's newest expansion this week! Elsweyr has drawn many back in to Tamriel with the most...
One Shots: Prime real estate
The rich elite enjoy their luxurious mansions located on scenic shores, remote islands, or exclusive metropolis neighborhoods. But the rich elite with connections to...
Final Fantasy XIV details the quality-of-life improvements on the way for Shadowbringers
A lot of big improvements have arrived in Final Fantasy XIV to make Shadowbringers more fun to play. But there are also a lot of little improvements...
Into the Super-verse: Why didn’t Champions Online do better?
A while back I was flipping through the backlog of my personal gaming blog, looking at the history of my gaming trends, particularly in...
WildStar’s Nexus Forever emulator shares a slice of progress
Could a WildStar emulator be closer to reality than we previously thought? Back in May, we reported that a community project known as "Nexus...
Massively Overthinking: Does the MMO genre have too many games for its own good?
Last month I saw a video from YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes with an eyebrow-raiser of a thesis: He essentially argues that we have too...
