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 Game Archaeologist: The tangled legal history of Interplay’s canceled Fallout Online
With the recent revelation that Bethesda's Fallout 76 is going to be an online multiplayer survival game, players who have been hoping for a...
Final Fantasy XIV promises the companion app for late July
There has long been a promise for Final Fantasy XIV players that there will be a companion app. It's been promised for so long,...
E3 2018: Blizzard discusses keeping storytelling going in World of Warcraft
There are a lot of elements to weave together to tell stories in World of Warcraft. You can argue over whether or not the...
‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online
I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too.
That's...
Star Citizen and EVE Online players unite to call out lookalike concept ship
Fancy staring at some pixel spaceships this morning to weigh in on the latest Star Citizen drama? 'Course you do. The ship on display...
Perfect Ten: Ten things you need to understand about MMORPG Rogues
Sometimes I know that I may be a bit too old-school because there's a little twitch in my eye whenever I have to refer...
World of Warcraft releases pre-expansion novel, nixes Blood Trolls allied race rumors
We're just (presumably) weeks away from the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch, and World of Warcraft fanatics everywhere are starving for a hit of the...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle content lulls in MMORPGs?
MOP reader Joel recently wrote into us with a link to a Dark Legacy Comic (#634) that succinctly captures the problem of content lulls...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.
Wisdom of Nym: Some story breakdown from Final Fantasy XIV’s latest patch
I had said before patch 4.3 came out that we were going to learn a fair bit about the future direction of Final Fantasy...
Final Fantasy XIV and Monster Hunter World team up for a bizarre collaboration
Fancy some Monster Hunter in your Final Fantasy XIV? How about a bona fide Monster Hunter World collab? That's what you're getting, according to Square...
EVE Evolved: The expert Gila’s guide to Abyssal Deadspace in EVE Online
EVE Online's new Into The Abyss expansion launched less than two weeks ago and I'm bloody obsessed with it! Players have had great success...
EVE Online player disqualified from CSM elections due to racist comments
They say that the internet never forgets, so if you are planning to run for a player council in a popular online game, you...
The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...
The MOP Up: The Black Death improves its profession system (June 10, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Global Chat: FFXIV re-reborn, State of Decay 2, and Dungeons and Dragons Online
With the rollout of Patch 4.3, Final Fantasy XIV is offering its players a nice big slice of content to enjoy as we head...
The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online
The impact of Myst in 1993 was akin to an atomic bomb going off in the PC gaming world. The leap forward in graphical...
Camelot Unchained ‘just barely’ on track for Beta 1
The Camelot Unchained team is racing against its self-imposed deadline to get the MMO's first beta test out the door on July 4th --...
The Daily Grind: What MMO celebration do you never miss?
The first year that any MMORPG that I'm playing launches a new festival or holiday, I'm usually all over it. Sometimes I get too...
Final Fantasy XIV rolls out more gambling money for the Make it Rain event
Amidst all of the violence and death covering Final Fantasy XIV, it's important to remember that the game gives you the opportunity to divert...
