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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Get spoiled with a trip to World of Warcraft’s Argus
The excitement is real and the threat is strong: World of Warcraft players are spearheading a counter-invasion to the Legion world of Argus in...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?
Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 124: Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott and Starr Long
Justin interviews Richard Garriott and Starr Long about Ultima Online's spiritual successor, Shroud of the Avatar.
An EVE Online player tried (and failed) to send CCP Games a big bag of tallywhackers
Sending someone a message containing the phrase "eat a bag of dicks" may feel good to type, but it raises a number of logistical...
World of Warcraft starts testing Argus and Patch 7.3
While the World of Warcraft raiding community soldiers on through the new Tomb of Sargeras and everyone else curses their luck at legendary item...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
Final Fantasy XIV is temporarily logging everyone off once a day to keep login queues moving
Nobody likes having to sit through a queue to log in to a game. Absolutely no one. Part of the reason Final Fantasy XIV...
New World of Warcraft emulator project takes players back to The Burning Crusade era
The muddy waters of emulators and the contentious conversation around World of Warcraft legacy servers is getting a whole lot more crazy this summer, thanks...
World of Warcraft buffs some classes due to Tomb of Sargeras performance
World of Warcraft's newest raid is under close scrutiny by Blizzard, which is evaluating all of the data coming out of it and seeing...
Watch a documentary on the creation and destruction of Final Fantasy XIV
The end of Final Fantasy XIV came quite some time ago, but the game is still going. That's because the launch of the game's...
EVE Evolved: How much trust is too much in EVE Online?
Of all the headlines to come out of EVE Online over the years, the biggest and most far-reaching have been the stories of massive thefts...
Wisdom of Nym: Currencies in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
You know, I was going to talk about the end of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood MSQ this week, but I decided against it....
World of Warcraft’s class design AMA examines the how and why of tuning changes
No matter what class you play in World of Warcraft, you're probably certain that the developers hate your class in particular and love some...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO daily quest you’ve ever done?
My husband and I are in the process of introducing the concept of household chores to our five-year-old son. Not yet having realized life...
The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 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...
One Shots: En garde!
It's hard to deny that one of Final Fantasy XIV's newest classes marries style and substance, particularly if you're into a certain swashbuckling aesthetic.
Skoryy...
Pitching a tent in Camelot Unchained
City State's Tyler Rockwell has returned again this week to helm another Camelot Unchained update, and my favorite part is the tents. Seriously, how...
Massively Overthinking: Forced socializing in MMORPGs
Massively OP Patron Jackybah has a question for this week's Massively Overthinking that's probably going to kick up some dust. He wonders whether MMO...
Em-8ER funds on Indiegogo and adds new stretch goals
If you were worried that Mark Kern's Em-8ER (properly pronounced "eem-eight-er" for those willing to die upon snarky hills) wouldn't fund on its latest...
SuperData May 2017: WoW recombinated, Dota 2 in the top 10, and Pokemon Go out
Almost lost in the buzz today was the release of SuperData's rundown of the global digital games market for May. You'll notice immediately that...
