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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The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama horror story?
Guild Wars 2's raiding guild drama earlier this week naturally made me think of guild drama I've experienced myself. I mean, if you've been...
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
World of Warcraft celebrates 11 years of operation
Whether your opinions on World of Warcraft are positive or negative, you can't deny that reaching 11 years of operation is quite the accomplishment....
Now you can save EVE ship fittings from outside the game client
Have you ever wanted to tweak your ship fittings outside of EVE Online's client? If so, the latest CCP dev blog is worth reading....
Wisdom of Nym: The first impressions of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.1
Part of me feels really ungrateful for being upset that it took five months instead of the usual three to get Final Fantasy XIV's...
Tree of Savior will boast 53 classes at launch
Were you impressed at Camelot Unchained's promise of goal of creating 30 classes? Well prepare to feed your inner altoholic even further with Tree...
WoW preps patch 6.2.3, teases Gnome Hunters
Ready to timewalk back to the days of World of Warcraft's third expansion? Or are you just looking forward to being able to use...
EVE Evolved: Huge PvP battles and corp wars in Citadel
Huge PvP battles have always been a core part of EVE Online's territorial warfare gameplay, with fleets of hundreds or even sometimes thousands of...
One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs contrary to their design?
If you play Final Fantasy XIV, you know that it is not a game that rewards players for playing multiple characters. Quite the opposite, in...
Nexus Telegraph: Evaluating WildStar’s free-to-play model and special events
It's been over a month since WildStar kicked its game -- and business model -- into high gear with the Reloaded update. Since then...
WildStar’s having a double prestige event this weekend
Carbine is offering up a double prestige event in WildStar this weekend. Prestige, if you're wondering, is the sci-fantasy MMO's PvP currency, so be...
WoW, FFXIV, RIFT, and GW2 players gather to mourn Paris
Final Fantasy XIV players and gamemasters on the Balmung server tonight gathered for a vigil to honor the victims of today's attacks in Paris. "Balmung...
Camelot Unchained unveils its support classes [Updated]
Camelot Unchained's latest class reveal should please fans of bards and support. The three archetypes are the Skald, the Minstrel, and the Dark Fool....
Compare and contrast the Warcraft movie trailer to the same areas in World of Warcraft
The landscapes of the upcoming Warcraft movie are not unfamiliar to veterans of World of Warcraft. Heck, they're not even unfamiliar to dabblers within...
Lineage II: ‘Classic hardcore is back’
Lineage IIÂ formally launched on Steam this week, complete with a fresh-start server, Zaken. There are even server firsts rewards, mostly pirate-themed goodies, for those...
The Daily Grind: Is an MMORPG still an MMORPG without gear progression?
A Massively OP commenter recently opined that "without gear progression, is a MOBA not an MMORPG," and I would really love to talk...
Camelot Unchained’s merchandise proceeds go directly to development
Camelot Unchained has partnered with Merchline to produce an assortment of t-shirts, hoodies, posters, and the like, all of them related to the crowdfunded...
Star Wars: The Old Republic asks players about subscriber rewards
Are you subscribed to Star Wars: The Old Republic? Do you want rewards for continuing to subscribe to the game? Because the good news...
