subscription

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.

They're big, you see.

Final Fantasy XI brings in new Dynamis and relic reforging

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The newest update to Final Fantasy XI means the end of the game's Dynamis - Divergence areas with the addition of Jeuno, thus allowing...

SoulWorker Online begins selling subs, responds to outcry over energy system P2W

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SoulWorker is technically in open beta on paper; it isn't supposed to truly launch until later this quarter. It hit Steam at the end...

Shroud of the Avatar’s housing is expensive, but not impossible to acquire without RMT

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When we covered Shroud of the Avatar's newsletter yesterday, one of the tidbits we mentioned was the plan for craftable housing. In response to...
And it's gone.

Dota 2 introduces a subscription option for players

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After a long time of being free-to-play, Dota 2 is exploring the possibility of letting you pay money for it on a regular basis....

Global Chat: Avoiding MMO activities

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Have you ever noticed that you play it way too safe in your MMOs, especially when it comes to interacting (or not) with others? Aywren...
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT (guitar chord)

Final Fantasy XIV opens the gates to Eureka with patch 4.25

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The forbidden land of Eureka doesn't care if you've reached Level 70 across the board. It cares about your elemental level, and you're going...

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth sells physical pre-purchases in Europe

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Why would somebody want to pick up a physical box with a digital game code inside of it in 2018? It's hard to say,...
Up.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka

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I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again. One of the things that I mentioned...

Hearthstone announces The Witchwood expansion with Blair Witch-esque video

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Speculate no more: Blizzard just announced Hearthstone's next expansion right smack on Twitter. It's called The Witchwood, and it launches in April. "Be warned, the...
Not happening.

Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’

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A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...
punch punch

Final Fantasy XIV kicks the latest Feast season with the promise of a well-known boss mount

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If you're taking part in the sequential seasons of the Feast in Final Fantasy XIV, you want a mount worthy of your willingness to...

The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 2018)

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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...

Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s best music, part 4

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We are getting right down to it in our look at the top 32 best World of Warcraft tracks. In today's column, we'll be...

One Shots: The Soviet Summoner

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Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...

First impressions of RIFT’s Prime progression server

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The best word to describe what was happening on the launch day of RIFT Prime was "surreal." It was absolutely surreal to see crowds...
lol

WoW Factor: Examining the composition of the Horde

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Last week, we looked at the composition of the Alliance in World of Warcraft. This week, we're looking at the Horde. Makes sense, doesn't...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has most improved its UI over the years?

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In an earlier Daily Grind on peripherals, I mentioned how I used to fold up a piece of paper into a triangular prism, write...
Oh dear.

Latest World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth build adds more Azerite traits, more models, and more text

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The latest build for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's ongoing alpha test is available, and to the surprise of absolutely no one who...

The Daily Grind: How often do you revisit old MMOs?

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I am nothing if not a creature of habit, and one of those habits is to revisit MMOs that I've previously played and left....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 160: Defiance ’till the end

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Justin and Bree discuss Sea of Thieves, Defiance 2050, Funcom, Secret World, Guild Wars 2, and Villagers & Heroes, plus new updates in Neverwinter, WoW, Black Desert, and Path of Exile, with a mailbag question on all the MMOs we're looking forward to.

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