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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Choose My Adventure: Farewell to Project Gorgon
Out of all the titles that I've played for Choose My Adventure, Project Gorgon is probably the earliest in its development cycle. It's also,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most useless crafting system?
Yesterday Blizzard Watch's Anne Stickney penned a wee piece on crafting in World of Warcraft whose title just grabbed me. "Are you still crafting...
Massively Overthinking: Why doesn’t video game marketing reflect our demographics?
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Steve, and it's a frustration for our team as well, I promise.
"If the following statistics...
WoW Factor: Why can’t Blizzard stop messing with everything?
It's funny to me that people had such an aggressive reaction to the changes coming to Hunter pets and damage formulas in Battle for...
Colony sim Seed aims to simulate life whether you’re logged in or not
What do you get when you mash up Rimworld, The Sims, and EVE Online? Probably a big mess, but adjacent to that mess somewhere...
EVE Online outlines plans to spin out a new chat system in March
The small portion of EVE Online players who will be heartbroken over the loss of the game's voice chat will really just be riding...
World of Warcraft previews its upcoming Legacy loot mechanics
For all the good that World of Warcraft's level scaling has brought to the game, it has made farming for old appearances slightly more...
Rumors swirl about a Warcraft 3 announcement… like a remaster
If you're looking for the source of the story behind World of Warcraft, you can look no further than Warcraft 3. Most of the...
See how World of Warcraft’s art has evolved with Battle for Azeroth’s critters
Ever since its launch back in 2004, World of Warcraft has never boasted the most cutting-edge graphics and polygon counts. This was intentional, of...
EVE Online is shuttering EVE Voice in March
More chunks of EVE Online are on the chopping block this week, as CCP announced today that it's sunsetting EVE Voice with the March...
World of Warcraft player dings level 60 on boars alone
A triumphant expression of the human spirit or a sad attempt to provide meaning in a content-mined world? You can decide where this story...
Final Fantasy XI brings back its annual doll festival
For the many Japanese players of Final Fantasy XI, the annual doll festival feels entirely familiar and normal. For most of the international players,...
Catching up with the Ultima Nostalgia project that’s rebuilding Ultima Online in Wurm
If you found last week's community discussion on whether (good) bots could help save dying MMORPGs fascinating, then the video hereunder will suit you...
Dark Age of Camelot lays out the groundwork for new and more frequent RvR events
Another week, another grab bag community Q&A with the Dark Age of Camelot development team. This edition's pressing issue was the promise of more...
Wisdom of Nym: Actual mechanical issues for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, part one
There are a lot of people who are quick to complain about issues with their personal favorite jobs in Final Fantasy XIV. No matter...
EVE Online balances ships and adds the Monitor to its March patch
Even if you're not familiar with how battles work in EVE Online you can probably still guess at what "headshotting" means for the game's...
EVE Evolved: Solving EVE Online’s botting problem
Practically every MMO on the market today has had to contend with botting and the range of issues that come with it, and EVE Online...
The MOP Up: FFXIV’s Eorzean Symphony (February 18, 2017)
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: What is the population of Guild Wars 2?
Does it matter how many people are playing your MMO? For some, yes, it does. It's at least of passing interest to others, especially...
One Shots: First steps into a wider world
Every MMORPG player knows that there is something incredible and magical in the feeling that you get when you take your very first steps...
