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: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
World of Warcraft begins to retire artifact weapons in preparation for Battle for Azeroth
Players who have logged into World of Warcraft since yesterday have discovered that doomsday has finally arrived for their artifact weapons. Yes, these weapons...
Ultima Online is getting shared bank storage after 20 years, making F2P play more viable
There's exciting news for the 20-year-old Ultima Online this week, as the game's latest newsletter announced an account-wide bank storage system.
"Between Publish 100 and...
Final Fantasy XIV’s community is rocked by a fansite sexual harassment scandal
When it comes to ranking friendly, warm, and welcoming MMO communities, Final Fantasy XIV is right up there near or at the top of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
SuperData’s May 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite slowing down, Pokemon Go picking up for summer
May 2018 was good to Fortnite, again, SuperData's latest global revenue report shows, but its growth rate may be coming to a middle. "Fortnite...
World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for another round of the Celestial Nights celebration
The bright side of Final Fantasy XI having been around for a while is that the lack of new seasonal events is easier to...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the improved search function arriving with patch 4.35
There's a real dearth of vendor trash in Final Fantasy XIV. Almost everything is useful for something, somewhere. This encourages players to hoard a...
EVE Online’s ousting of an epithet-slinging CSM candidate was part of a corporate plot because of course it was
If this isn't the most canonically EVE Online story, I have no idea what is.
Remember earlier this month when we reported on the drama...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV beast tribes, bottom ranks
I have mentioned before that I'm a big fan of the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XI, too; there's a charmingly...
Dark Age of Camelot delays its free-to-play shift to 2019
While we reported in December 2017 that Broadsword was aiming for a free-to-play option for Dark Age of Camelot, we haven't seen a lot...
World of Warcraft spins down WoW Mobile Armory app for expansion
It's time to clear out another one of the World of Warcraft apps that have been dwelling on your phone.
Following the retirement of the...
EVE Evolved: Will EVE Online’s Abyssal Deadspace ever be expanded?
EVE Online's recent Into the Abyss expansion has managed to grip me in a way that few expansions have, providing a challenging new solo...
One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!
There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida re-asserts his commitment to the game in a recent interview
If you are currently enjoying Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't want the game to massively change and rewrite the systems that you are...
‘The pressure is on’ for Camelot Unchained’s beta test
"The pressure is on, but in the best of ways. The energy in the studio is incredible, we are all excited about how close...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre-patch event looks to be coming in mid-July
While World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is dated for August 14th, everyone knows that the real starting pistol fires for the expansion pre-patch,...
Monster Hunter World and Final Fantasy XIV prepare a crossover while the latter prepares for a patch
We still don't yet know what rewards you'll get in Final Fantasy XIV for hunting the great beast Rathalos, but we know that the...
Blizzard appears to be reactivating old WoW accounts – go check yours [Confirmed!]
If you have a dormant World of Warcraft account, best give it a check: Redditors are reporting that their accounts are currently activated without...
