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 introduces an incredibly simple one-button authenticator
When it comes to safety, people often weigh the security of taking preventive measures against the annoyance of having to use them. The more...
Guild Wars 2 debates deleting the Desert borderlands map, discusses raid boss fight
Guild Wars 2's fourth and final developer video on the Stronghold of the Faithful features ArenaNet Game Designer Jason Reynolds discussing the design of...
Global Chat: Which mobs do you love killing in MMOs?
Everyone has mobs that they particularly enjoy offing in MMORPGs -- sometimes so much so that we go out of our way to get...
Tamriel Infinium: The pros and cons of Elder Scrolls Online’s ‘One Tamriel’ level-syncing
Despite being a two-year-old game, The Elder Scrolls Online has made a good showing at E3, which really shouldn't have surprised me -- but it...
World of Warcraft: Legion’s pre-expansion patch hits the test server
While World of Warcraft players will have to wait until the very end of August to dive into the new expansion, a major event...
Final Fantasy XIV offers cross-promotional deal with Amazon
Do you urgently need another fat chocobo in your Final Fantasy XIV mount collection? Do the revelations at E3 put you in the mood...
EVE Online goes to the pirates in late June
The EVE Online update that's launching on June 28th is bringing new capital ships into the mix, and they aren't coming from the most...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 69: WildSteam
Justin and Bree discuss ESO, WoW, WildStar, Nostalrius, TSW, Star Citizen, Landmark, and FFXIV, with a mailbag question on MMO dungeons.
How World of Warcraft raiders are helping the community get epic moose mounts
Here's your feel-good gaming story for the day: When Blizzard gated a prestige mount behind World of Warcraft's toughest raid, the community responded with...
Dark Age of Camelot opens up applications for new Knights
Do you feel like you could be a community leader in Dark Age of Camelot, the kind of person who would volunteer to serve...
PSA: The E3 Humble Bundle is full of online gaming goodness
Is your favorite MMO going to be at E3 this year? There are some games there and many that aren't, so it's a bit...
Wisdom of Nym: An examination of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3
With patch 3.3 on the live servers, the next few months are going to be the best time to be playing Final Fantasy XIV...
CCP announces Carrier Assault patch for EVE: Valkyrie VR shooter
CCP has today announced a free update for VR-centric EVE: Valkyrie, the star of which is a new game mode called Carrier Assault.
"Until now...
Editorial: The Warcraft film is absolutely awful
A film does not have to be good to be entertaining. I hold that as a pretty firm truth. Snakes on a Plane, for...
Landmark bombs on Steam while WildStar fans deliver positivity
It was probably inevitable that Landmark's official launch on Friday afternoon -- against the Warcraft movie and pre-E3 hoopla and following basically zero PR...
Warcraft film hits a roundly disappointing $24.4 million opening in the US
It might seem a bit baffling that the Warcraft film was released in China well before it was released in the United States (which...
EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs
EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...
The MOP Up: EverQuest gets hardcore (June 12, 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: Fire + ice = mess
What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess.
Steampower Girl noticed that in...
The Soapbox: Sharing MMORPGs with my kids
"Dad, can I pilot your ship tonight?"
I turn around to see my seven-year-old son giving me Bambi eyes with his hands clasped because, somewhere...
