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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EVE Online prepares for Alliance Tourney XIV
Are you the best of the best when it comes to ship-to-ship combat in EVE Online? You'll have your chance to prove how good...
WildStar is gearing up to sell max-level character boosts
Are you eager to hit the level cap in WildStar without quite so much of that "playing WildStar"? In other words, would you like...
Wisdom of Nym: The implications of Final Fantasy XIV’s E3 content
I am honestly fairly sure that I know where the entrance to to the Deep Dungeon will lie when it comes out in July....
Nostalrius team releases vanilla World of Warcraft survey summary
The Nostalrius team's journey to Blizzard and back may be complete, but the details are still coming forth from the large player survey that...
Overwatch, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft top May Superdata charts
Probably no big surprise here, but according to Superdata Research in May, Blizzard and Riot Games are still kings of the online PC gaming...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever learned about major world news while playing an MMORPG?
Last week when news of Brexit took over the western world, a Star Citizen Redditor made a comment about the weirdness of learning that...
EVE Evolved: Can EVE be played casually?
We've heard a lot recently about huge territorial wars raging in EVE Online with thousands of pilots taking part, which some consider to be the ultimate endgame...
The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 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...
One Shots: When magick met wizardry
When magic meets magic, does it shake hands? Give each other a hearty fist bump and catch up on old times? Or does it...
The Game Archaeologist talks to the Asheron’s Call super-fan
A little while back, I received a rather passionate email from Massively OP reader Diego regarding Asheron's Call. He had quite a lot to...
Ask Mo: Was Star Wars Galaxies really that great?
This round of Ask Mo features a question from BalsBigBrother that I've shamelessly poached from the Massively OP Podcast mailbag. The truth is, we've...
Camelot Unchained is implementing grouping and working on buildings
A weekly progress dispatch from Camelot Unchained is as reliable as clockwork of late. In this particular case, it's a bit earlier than normal...
World of Warcraft devs want to bring more flavor to professions in Legion
A new expansion is as good an excuse as any to stir the pot and make big changes to an MMO, since players are...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest leveling grind in an MMORPG?
I really, really do not like long leveling grinds.
Let me rephrase. I don't mind long leveling paths where the levels don't actually mean much in...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Perfect Ten: Complaints about Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensward, one year later
It's hard to believe that it's actually been an entire year since Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion launched. At the time, I played it...
World of Warcraft kicks off the Midsummer Fire Festival
Do you remember the heady days of this time last year, when World of Warcraft had a big meaty content patch dubbed "Patch 6.2"...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival tickets sell out within hours
A year and a half ago, Final Fantasy XIV hosted a fan festival in Las Vegas, and the process for buying tickets was... not...
EVE Online will discontinue its in-game browser in October
Do you enjoy the option to just read ridiculous stuff on the Internet during the blander periods of EVE Online play? It's hard not...
