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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World of Warcraft is bringing in Free T-Shirt Day as a micro-holiday in patch 8.1.5
If you're not happy with the state of World of Warcraft at the moment, perhaps what would change your mind are free shirts. It couldn't...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the the European Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival
Originally I hadn't actually planned to do this particular column, and had instead figured that I'd just go down on reactions to the fan...
Camelot Unchained’s latest battlefield test included nearly 3000 players and bots, surpassing Kickstarter promise
Camelot Unchained's beta has gotten a bit wider this week with the addition of more backers into the testing phase. It's still beta one;...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best example of wasted aesthetics in an MMO?
If you somehow missed our award for meme of year, now's a good time to trot it back out because it could so apply...
Get a mobile EVE-like experience with Stellar Invictus
While we are still waiting on the release of EVE Echoes, the mobile version of CCP's scifi sandbox, there is another option for those...
Global Chat: When MMOs fail to communicate
Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril addresses a point that I've been saying for years now: Many MMOs skew to information overload when it...
One Shots: Party on, Garth!
What makes for a really smashing party in an MMO? You can throw all of the prizes, pretend food, and decorations at the wall,...
The Daily Grind: Do you find it hard to connect with pre-established MMO characters?
One of the hallmarks of MMORPGs is the freedom for players to create the kind of character that they want, from race to looks...
Final Fantasy XI rolls out the Spring Alter Ego Expo on February 1
If you think about it a little, the trusts in Final Fantasy XI are a bit like the eponymous pokemon. They fight alongside you and...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing and overthinking Final Fantasy XIV’s 4.5 revelations
I wonder if we're actually going to find out our destination for the next expansion in February. Remember, we still don't actually know where...
World of Warcraft’s latest Q&A covers the global cooldown and item level changes
Pretty much no one has really been made happy by World of Warcraft putting most major cooldowns on the global cooldown, one of the many...
Massively Overthinking: Why aren’t you playing the MMO most like your favorite sunsetted game?
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from reader Smuggler-in-a-YT.
"Star Wars Galaxies had its problems, but the sense of community, purpose, and story (through...
Final Fantasy XIV previews this year’s Valentione’s Day festivities
There's something sinister in the wings in Final Fantasy XIV. Something strange is happening with the world's aether, causing magics to behave strangely in little...
SuperData December 2018: World of Warcraft returns to the rankings, Fortnite takes the year
Back in December, hearts skipped beats over the realization that not a single Blizzard game made it into SuperData's top global revenue rankings for...
Perfect Ten: The worst MMORPG expansions of all time
A great MMO expansion brings so much to the table: fresh excitement for a game, new classes, innovative features, expanded vistas, additional races, and...
The Daily Grind: What do you want out of World of Warcraft’s next expansion?
It's no secret that player engagement with World of Warcraft is down across the board, with even some of its most vocal supporters acknowledging...
EVE Online cracks down on cheaters, again, and contemplates more free-to-play gates
You'd think that people might think twice about cheating in EVE Online, given that in 2018 alone, the company banned tens of thousands of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 205: Dragons and other MMO rarities
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr, Breach, Nexon, ArcheAge, Pantheon, FFXIV, SWG Legends, CrossCode, and the harms of early access.
World of Warcraft patches in its new raid and its new season of items for Tides of Vengeance
It's time to head into the Battle of Dazar'alor in World of Warcraft, so long as you've got a regular group to head into a...
EVE Evolved: Solving conflict avoidance in EVE Online
Back in October, I made the case that wars were literally ruining EVE Online for the huge number of players living in high-security space....