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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World of Warcraft Classic starts hiring for its team
It may be a ways away, but World of Warcraft Classic is on the road to becoming a reality. Blizzard posted at least two...
The Daily Grind: What older MMO systems do you wish devs would upgrade?
Perhaps few things bug me so much as when developers introduce a meaty gameplay system into an MMORPG only to neglect or abandon it...
Final Fantasy XIV brings out patch 4.15 on November 21
At long last, Final Fantasy XIV Bards can put on a show with patch 4.15. The patch is slated for November 21st according to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 143: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon, WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion and legacy servers, Marvel Heroes' drama, the fate of Motiga and Runic, DCUO, WildStar, Kritika, and Wild West Online, with a mailbag question on MMOs that lock classes and races behind paywalls.
World of Warcraft Classic announcement sends shockwaves through the vanilla emulator community
As the World of Warcraft community grapples with the surprise BlizzCon announcement of a classic server, one subset of players in particular are feeling...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s allied races, the knockoff factor, and future hopes
Every so often, when I can think of no better introduction, I put some genuine musing into the opening of What Are You Playing....
WildStar, Blade and Soul, Aion, and Lineage II come under DDoS attacks
Hackers launched an offensive against NCsoft yesterday, targeting several of the company's MMORPGs in a series of DDoS attacks. WildStar, Aion, Lineage II, and...
The Daily Grind: Will you be playing World of Warcraft’s Classic servers?
I think it's safe to say, after all the Nostalrius and legacy server drama from last year, that Blizzard has surprised a lot of...
Ultima Online suspends ‘advisor’ program ahead of F2P conversion
Back in 2014, Ultima Online revived its classic "counselor" program as a new "advisor" program -- essentially, it roped in community-minded, expert players to...
BlizzCon 2016: Where’s the love for Diablo II and Warcraft III?
We were all prepared for the lack of Diablo III news from BlizzCon, in spite of the franchise's huge following. But what we we...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the nature of Final Fantasy XIV’s metagame
So, what's the ideal raiding composition for progression in Final Fantasy XIV right now? If you started listing off Paladin, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Warrior......
WoW Factor: Understanding World of Warcraft’s upcoming Heart of Azeroth system
The release of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is going to bring with it a lot of core system changes. This is neither...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back its Final Fantasy XI celebration event
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and Final Fantasy XIV wants to celebrate that milestone. But how? Why, with a...
The Daily Grind: Will you be buying World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion?
In last week's Daily Grind about what it would take to get you back into World of Warcraft, a whole lot of our commenters...
The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online
The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...
One Shots: The drinks are on us
Last week's (last) call for tavern and inn images seemed to bring out the nostalgic in all of our readers. It certainly didn't take...
The Daily Grind: What did you think of BlizzCon this year?
I am writing this on Tuesday. This means that the version of me writing this has no idea what has been revealed at BlizzCon....
Camelot Unchained builds out deathmatch gameplay for Saturday Night Sieges
Last week, Camelot Unchained posted up its big plans for test hoopla, including its Saturday Night Sieges. In CSE's latest newsletter, it outlines its...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth expansion live Q&A liveblog
Ah, here we go again. It's time for our final liveblog of BlizzCon 2017, and it's the World of Warcraft Q&A. And they're live...
