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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WoW Factor: The content issues World of Warcraft must address in The War Within
Last week, I talked about the story issues that World of Warcraft really needs to address in some form as we move forward into...
Vague Patch Notes: Waiting for the MMORPG endings that are never coming
It took some real courage for Naoki Yoshida to get up and announce that Final Fantasy XIV was ending. After an enormously successful run,...
EVE Online begins its four day-long Vanguard FPS mode test today
It's time to experience EVE Online from a different perspective: from inside of the skull of someone with a gun. For at least the...
Dark Age of Camelot begins its PvP-focused Catch Up in Caledonia event with more details
Last month, fans of Dark Age of Camelot were given initial word about its next catch-up event and its more brutal PvP focus, but...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
World of Warcraft players lose a minipet and inventory perks if they don’t migrate their authenticator to the new Battle.net app
You might remember that back in July, Blizzard announced that that it would be moving its Battle.net Authenticator services over to the Battle.net mobile...
Final Fantasy XI plans a challenge event for the community in December as part of its patch
To just look at the list breakdown of the content being added for Final Fantasy XI's December patch - the last one of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 448: The holiday MMO rush begins
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Season of Discovery, EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara, SWTOR's Chains in the Dark, ArcheAge's big Unchained merge, and Wagadu Chronicles' early access, with adventures in LOTRO and Project Gorgon, plus 2023 awards teases and a mailbag topic on getting into MMOs with too much content.
Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
Tarisland beta testers were obsessed with rolling Rangers, dying, and… fishing
Tencent's Tarisland certainly surprised our testers during its recent beta, given its rep as a WoW clone that doesn't want to be called a...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
Ultima Online preps Christmas and nerfs your old too-long character names
How angry would you be if you logged into your favorite old MMORPG account and found that your name, which you'd used for over...
World of Warcraft Classic players have already found all 108 of Season of Discovery’s phase one runes
Never let it be said that MMORPG players won't absolutely blitz through new things at breakneck pace: Players of the Season of Discovery that's...
The Soapbox: In defence of World of Warcraft Cataclysm
When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial,...
EVE Online players have formed a new corporation led by ChatGPT
It's said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, so why trust all of the power of an EVE Online corporation to one human when you...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV fans look for messages in tea leaves from trailers
If you are not on the sinking ship that is Twitter Dot Com at this point, you have, objectively, made a good decision. But...
Indie Afrofantasy MMO Wagadu Chronicles has opened its early access doors today
"Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world." So begins Twin Drums' announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2023?
It makes me genuinely happy that this morning's Daily Grind is contentious and has no right answer because we have so many MMOs that...
The Stream Team: Closing out the Coils of Bahamut raids in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris started a decade-long project in the making on his last Final Fantasy XIV stream: a first-time unsynced run through the Coils of...
One Shots: Fishing for a compliment
When life's moving a little too fast in your MMORPG, maybe it's time to take a break, dig out the ol' rod-and-reel, and pluck...
