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: A decade of Blizzard’s bad habits
The funny thing about World of Warcraft - and I should note here that I'm using "funny" in this case as a synonym for...
Nexus Telegraph: The problem with WildStar’s paths – and how to fix them
When the path system was first revealed close to WildStar's initial announcement, it was presented as a major tentpole of the game to set...
Massively Overthinking: WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and MMO raiding in 2015
Here we are in October, sandwiched between WildStar's F2P conversion and Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns launch, and it seems as if we're...
Star Trek Online gives away free hoverboards
WildStar and The Secret World aren't the only MMOs getting into the Back to the Future spirit this month. Star Trek Online has its...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Online games and internet addiction
Massively OP's overview of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate last month was just the beginning of our coverage of the...
Perfect Ten: The most innovative RuneScape experiments
RuneScape seems to be an MMO that's incredibly easy to dismiss by the wider MMO community for being "too kiddy" or being a little...
World of Warcraft won’t have a hard Valor cap in 6.2.3
The return of Valor as a currency in World of Warcraft's patch 6.2.3 brings a lot of questions with it. Once you get past...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the new dungeons of patch 3.1
It's all right if you're tired of running Neverreap in Final Fantasy XIV; everyone is at this point. So it's a good thing that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO beta (or alpha) made you the happiest?
Betas used to be a huge thing for me. I was deeply envious of those who got into testing when I was left on...
The Stream Team: WildStar’s Back to the Future Day hoverboard races
Who doesn't love hoverboards? MassivelyOP's MJ would hop on one this very second if she could... wait, she can! WildStar has added special hoverboard...
The final story update of Final Fantasy XI sends players to the Far East
The final story update for Final Fantasy XI approaches swiftly, and it's letting a long-awaited shoe drop in the process. The Far East has...
Blood Raiders blast into EVE Online
'Tis the season for extremist cults and macabre space battles, haven't you heard? At least this the case in EVE Online, where the Crimson...
WildStar’s hoverboard races pay homage to Back to the Future Day
If social media hasn't repeatedly informed you of the fact that this is "Back to the Future Day" -- the day in which Marty and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Last-minute hopes and preparation for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
I swear I've been waiting all year to say this: Heart of Thorns hits this Friday, everyone! Cue the massive in-game parties, mass orders...
Global Chat: Why your MMO pushed me away
Hey MMO developers, have you ever wondered why players are driven away from your games? Two bloggers took a stab at a list of features...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 34: Rollbacks and breakups
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, WildStar, GW2, RuneScape, Marvel Heroes, Black Desert, Nexon/NCsoft, WoW, and Wakfu, with mailbag questions on expansion pricing and horizontal gameplay.
Linkin Park to perform at BlizzCon
BlizzCon 2015 has its big closing act: Linkin Park.
The rock group has signed on to perform a concert for Blizzard's community on Saturday night, November...
First impressions: SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire delivers
For the last few days, I have been playing the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. My expectations going...
All Saints’ Wake returns to Final Fantasy XIV
It's time once again for the residents of Eorzea to accept the somewhat horrifying antics of voidsent pranksters because All Saint's Wake has arrived...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been scammed in an MMO?
One quirk of some early MMORPGs was that character names weren't always unique. It was possible to roll multiple characters with precisely the same name and...
