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 MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
The Stream Team: Discussing the incoming class updates for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
MOP's Chris and his friends have all been waiting for this, and now that Final Fantasy XIV has offered some initial looks at class...
WoW Classic relives every single Cataclysm patch via video
One does wonder about the strategic logic of Blizzard activating a highly anticipated "remix" event that repurposes one of World of Warcraft's most beloved...
One Shots: Hell’s welcoming committee
One Shot announcement time, everybody! Gather around, shush up, listen.
I am not a mind reader. I do not have one of those NCIS computers...
WoW Factor: Guessing at World of Warcraft’s The War Within’s release date using math
Oh yeah. It's time. I actually have some thoughts to share about World of Warcraft's current Remix leveling event, which are complicated and multilayered...
Final Fantasy XIV goes all-in with its Mountain Dew cross-promotion
Is there a word when something goes so far into cringe territory that it loops back around and becomes glorious? We need that word...
The Daily Grind: What is the ‘gold standard’ example of MMORPGs?
Earlier this year, a poster on the MMORPG subreddit posted a controversial take: While admitting that he hadn't actually played EVE Online in a...
Massively Overthinking: Fixing boring MMORPG dungeons
Earlier this month, MMO genre luminary Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street tweeted something from someone on his Ghost MMO team that's going to resonate with a...
Tower of Fantasy enters a virtual world on May 28
May 28th brings the next big addition to online RPG Tower of Fantasy with the arrival of Version 4.0. This introduces players to a...
World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix speed-leveling event is live this afternoon
As we alluded to in this morning's Daily Grind, today is the day for World of Warcraft's Mists of Pandaria remix hullabaloo, so if...
Vague Patch Notes: There is no one-and-done with MMOs
Last week's Vague Patch Notes column focused on the struggle of adding new things to MMORPGs forever and ever. I think it was a...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its new job actions in a nearly five-hour-long Letter from the Producer
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV who are accustomed to the normal flow of information ahead of expansions will remember that usually, the media tour...
The Daily Grind: What are your plans for World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix?
I confess that I've gone from being a little taken aback at the idea of World of Warcraft's Pandaria Remix to a huge fan...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as fast food joints
Sometimes you go out to eat because you want something that's difficult to make on your own or just involves techniques you are unfamiliar...
Unleashed’s MMORPG Haven is aimed at parents who grew up playing EverQuest and WoW
Back in February, we covered an upcoming but low-key crossplatform MMORPG called Haven by an indie studio called Unleashed games, whose star-studded dev team...
EVE Online grants a closer look at Equinox’s four new hauler spaceships in latest video
New internet spaceships are always a big-ticket feature for a spaceship sandbox, so it would make sense that EVE Online would grant the four...
Final Fantasy XI’s May update brings a new battlefield and Vana’bout event for its anniversary celebration
It's a month, so that means Final Fantasy XI is due for another update because that's how the game does things. Yes, really, it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 469: Zoning out
Justin and Bree take a whole show to discuss MMORPG zones and zone design: what we like, what we don't like, and specific zones that stand out for us.
WoW Classic expounds upon Cataclysm’s content rollout next week
If you aren't being distracted by Retail's Pandaria Remix, perhaps you'll take a further step back with next week's launch of Cataclysm in WoW...
World of Warcraft shares new video about this week’s Mists of Pandaria Remix
It's pretty clear that World of Warcraft is banking hard on the idea that everyone wants to run back through Mists of Pandaria in...
