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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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...
Wandering Wraeclast: Bring on more Path of Exile super league of leagues
I am not sure how everyone else felt about the special Synthesis super league in Path of Exile these past few weeks, but I...
Blizzard cans another secret game after two years of development, this one a StarCraft shooter
Add another game to Blizzard's development graveyard.
According to Gamespot, the World of Warcraft studio decided to cancel an unannounced game project that has been...
Desert Oasis: Comparing Black Desert and Blade & Soul’s design philosophies
One of my favorite MMO stories is how I got into Black Desert in the first place. It was right after I tried out...
World of Warcraft clarifies Battle for Azeroth season timeline, still no date for Rise of Azshara
I don't know why since I'm not even going to play it, but not knowing when Rise of Azshara is launching for World of...
WoW Classic’s test server raises level cap and reopens Arathi Basin
After the fourth or fifth million battle over the same tiny swath of farmland, the question of "is this truly worth the bloodshed?" comes...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 223: Starbase Adrift
Justin and Bree discuss Worlds Adrift's sunset, ESO Elsweyr's launch, Starbase, FFXIV Shadowbringers, and City of Heroes, with mail on old episodes and WoW Classic blowback.
Final Fantasy XIV reminds everyone to head for the Gold Saucer to Make it Rain on Thursday
If you're currently knee-deep in the expansion-wait doldrums in Final Fantasy XIV, perhaps gambling to feel a brief thrill will return some of your joie...
Massively Uplifting: Supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and PRIDE month
April showers bring May flowers, but big-hearted gamers bring forth good deeds any month of the year! And May was no different. Generosity with...
Final Fantasy XI is making Black Mage tweaks in the June version update
No longer will Black Mages be forced to use Merit Points in order to learn the second tier of Ancient Magic spells. That's one...
Camelot Unchained upgrades tools, works on UI and siege equipment as beta one marches on
Just about a year ago, Camelot Unchained backers were on the edge of their seats preparing for the long-delayed launch of beta one, which...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – odds and ends
The thing about Final Fantasy XIV is that it's big. Really, amazingly big. There's a lot of stuff, and if I wanted to go into...
Final Fantasy XIV offers a pizza discount for Papa John’s pizza through June
MMO players will forever be haunted by the specter of the /pizza command, especially when games go out of their ways to invite that...
The Daily Grind: Do you let an MMO’s worst community elements determine your server selection?
Last week, on the heels of WoW Classic's latest stress test, I saw several discussions online about popular streamers and the game: Apparently, these...
