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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Perfect Ten: My favorite MMORPG names
Stuff in MMOs has names. That's... like, a defining feature. We all know that. These games have titles, and they have expansions, and they...
CCP Games discusses EVE Online as a forever game, its 300K players, and its mobile and big screen aspirations
Variety has a fresh interview with CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petursson on the sale of the company - and its chief asset, MMORPG EVE...
Check out the BlizzCon attendee swag before you catch the pre-show kickoff
Like Christmas, BlizzCon is arriving earlier every year. Yes, the actual convention doesn't start until late October, but there's a pre-show kickoff event taking...
Final Fantasy XI’s September patch lets you make your most powerful weapons even stronger
You've mastered your job in Final Fantasy XI. You have your most powerful weapons in hand. You are decked out in powerful gear. What...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
WildStar fans start a petition to urge NCsoft to save the game
Ninety-two days, folks. That's how long some City of Heroes fans stood with their signs and their drums on the steps of Paragon City...
Jukebox Heroes: Star Citizen’s soundtrack
With more money than several third-world nations, Cloud Imperium Games and Star Citizen certainly has the luxury of affording the best for its (undoubtedly)...
World of Warcraft’s latest hotfix adjusts all the balance
The latest patch for World of Warcraft has judged the damage of many specs and found it to be either too high or too...
EVE Online posts its September patch, econ report, and fundraiser for CCP Mankiller
Whether you think the Pearl Abyss buyout of CCP Games is certain doom or financial security, it's still business as usual in the world...
Ultima Online’s 21st anniversary patch introduces astronomy to Britannia
Ultima Online's 21st birthday is creeping up on us here, which means the game is older than some of our readers and will soon...
Wisdom of Nym: Why subjobs wouldn’t work with Final Fantasy XIV
I would say that I don't mention my affection for Final Fantasy XI often enough, but the fact is that I mention it a...
The Daily Grind: How could WildStar have succeeded?
Let me tell you, the upcoming demise of WildStar has me really and truly heartsick. Flawed as it was, this was a tremendous MMO...
Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea
Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...
EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?
Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...
One Shots: Chocobo chocobo revolution
Stop it, Final Fantasy XIV. Just... stop it already. Stop being so ridiculously pretty!
I don't need readers constantly shoving this game's drool-worthy art style...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO character is your all-time favorite?
Here's a fun little perk of working at Massively OP: We get to choose the headers, and quite often we writers use screenshots from...
The Stream Team: WildStar’s last hurrah
Remember how we were just checking the pulse of WildStar and got excited when we finally managed to see four other players? We knew...
Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s PAX West 2018 awards and poll
Most of this year's PAX West content is finally finished, and while we're about to give MOP reporter Larry Everett a much-needed breather, we've...
A eulogy for WildStar – a marvelous MMORPG and avoidable tragedy
Friends, readers, genre fans, lend me your eyes; I come to bury WildStar, not to praise it. But just like Marc Antony, I'm going...
The Daily Grind: So how worried are you about Pearl Abyss’ buyout of CCP Games?
The panic over the impending Pearl Abyss buyout of CCP Games has been palpable for the last 24 hours. The EVE Online Reddit was...