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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Perfect Ten: Ten ways to bond with your kids over MMOs
Back in 2009 I made the transition into parenthood, an advanced class that I still don't think I'm quite qualified for. Since then I've...
Prepare yourself for World of Warcraft Patch 7.1 with this survival guide
We are only a few short days away from World of Warcraft's 7.1 update, Return to Karazhan. Legion's first post-release content patch will bring...
WoW Factor: Sargeras, the Legion, and World of Warcraft lore on the cosmic scale
Patch 7.1 is just around the corner for World of Warcraft, and it makes me just a little bit anxious. Why? Because the expansion...
Blizzard releases free voice chat functionality for Battle.net
The Battle.net launcher -- while we're still calling it Battle.net -- now has a new way for friends to pester and poke each other....
Massively Overthinking: Real solutions to the MMO toxicity problem
Toxicity. It's plagued online spaces since long before there were MMORPGs and other online video games, as any old school BBS user can attest....
World of Warcraft throws even more Suramar content at you in 7.1
Just when you think you might see the light at the end of Suramar's long, long content tunnel, a team of Blizzard corps of...
Hardcore sci-fi MMO Nebula Online leaves early access for launch in November
Back at the beginning of 2015, a plucky "old-school hardcore sci-fi" MMORPG called Nebula Online put forth a Kickstarter to build "the perfect MMO"...
World of Warcraft beefs up PvP rewards with Patch 7.1
World of Warcraft's PvP game is getting a helping hand come next week's Patch 7.1. The devs said that they are trying to encourage...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Shade’s Eve in WildStar
Halloween season 2016 is getting in full swing, and that means that Shade's Eve is back in WildStar! Of course Massively OP's MJ can't...
Trion’s Scott Hartsman: The MMO market is ‘in very good health’
In a new interview on MCVUK this week, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman dishes on the state of the MMO industry and making inroads...
World of Warcraft welcomes back Hallow’s End
World of Warcraft: might be feverishly preparing for next week's Update 7.1, but that doesn't mean it can't enjoy a treat (or trick) in...
WildStar challenges players to build spooky haunts
In addition to its in-game Halloween event, WildStar has a special challenge to home decorators this year: build the creepiest, coolest, and most photogenic...
Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs
If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then...
Final Fantasy XIV previews All Saints’ Wake and the upcoming 3.45
Over the next few weeks, Final Fantasy XIV is not giving you a choice of whether or not you get spooky. All it's offering...
EVE Online previews its revamped new player experience
If you've tried to get into EVE Online in the past, maybe it's time to give it another shot. Not just because the game's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: The lore book in review
The Final Fantasy XIV lore book should not exist. I don't mean that it's something I wish had never been made; I mean that...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Reactions to Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ought to have be the least interesting announcement possible. It was heavily teased before it actually happened, and we knew that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in review
Being at the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was interesting for me on several levels because I wasn't just there to have fun, I...
Video game voice actors to strike on October 21st
Voice acting, increasingly, is a big part of MMOs; while Star Wars: The Old Republic puts it forth as a core feature, games like...
