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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Blizzard clarifies World of Warcraft quests that can’t be cleared in LFR
The World of Warcraft community was in a bit of a tizzy yesterday when it collectively discovered that you couldn't complete a quest chain...
Interview: Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh on post-Kickstarter funding
Yesterday evening, following the news that indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria hoped to raise an extra $3 million in addition to its Kickstarter funding,...
You can’t get raid quest items from LFR in World of Warcraft: Legion
The lack of a queue option for Mythic dungeons in World of Warcraft hasn't sat well with many people, but it appears that's not...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
UK law enforcement agency claims game modding can lead to crime
If you've ever installed an auction hall mod in World of Warcraft or added a mood hack to your Sims 4 install, put down...
World of Warcraft: Legion opens up more Emerald Nightmare options today
Do you want to be the very best, like no one was before? Then you'll probably want to take on the Mythic difficulty in...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 is out today
Ready to start in on the next leg of the journey in Final Fantasy XIV after the Dragonsong War? Patch 3.4 is out today,...
The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?
Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...
MMO publisher gPotato suffered a major account data breach in 2007
Think back to 2007: Statistically, you were probably playing World of Warcraft's The Burning Crusade, or maybe even Lord of the Rings, Vanguard, or...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking apart Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.4 notes
Oh boy, here comes patch day! And to my surprise, it's coming way earlier than I expected. It shouldn't be surprising - we're just...
The MOP Up: The Division opens its public test server (September 25, 2016)
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...
Camelot Unchained makes progress on the ‘long road’ to beta
It's been a "longer road" to the first beta test than Camelot Unchained's team originally anticipated, but the good news is that progress is...
The Daily Grind: What would you like MMORPG vanity pets to *do*?
I think I've made Bree roll her eyes dozens of times when I've waxed poetic about my love for vanity pets in MMOs. Hey,...
World of Warcraft brings players up to speed on artifact weapons
As we're now almost a month in World of Warcraft: Legion, it stands to reason that the artifact weapon system is an old hat...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding in MMORPGs an oxymoron?
Do you scoff, chortle, or sneer when you hear the phrase "casual raiding" among the MMO community? You might be laughing at your own ignorance...
Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players
Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would...
WoW Factor: The state of WoW’s dungeons and how we got here
I've still been having a blast in Legion over the past few weeks. Nithogg might have been unkind to me by offering me no...
Final Fantasy XIV offers up its preliminary patch notes for patch 3.4
It's a bit unnecessary to note at this point that Final Fantasy XIV tends to have huge patches. We all know that by now....
WildStar is bringing lockboxes to raids
If you've played WildStar and lamented the fact that there just aren't enough places to get lockboxes in the game right now, you'll be...
World of Warcraft welcomes Brewfest back to the game
The brewmasters of World of Warcraft's Brewfest have long kept up their silent vigil, but they return to the cities once more. Their mission:...
