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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WildStar details the ins and outs of its world bosses
There are lots of bosses out in the world of WildStar. They're larger, they're in charge, and they're designed for groups with two tanks,...
Venture capitalists pour $30M into CCP’s VR plans
If you were worried about the health of EVE Online studio CCP after its recent sale of White Wolf and its associated IP, well,...
Perfect Ten: How playing MMOs can make you a better person
I like to think that I'm a better person now than I was when I first loaded up Final Fantasy XI. That's how long...
World of Warcraft wraps up its Legion class previews with Druid and Rogue
There are a lot of leather-wearing classes in World of Warcraft at this point, and two of them are sharing the last round of...
The Stream Team: WildStar Expeditions and Adventures
Now that she's no longer distracted by Halloween events, MassivelyOP's MJ can finally venture into her next WildStar goal: the level 12 expedition. Called...
World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Monk
Monks are the only baseline class that's been added to World of Warcraft since the game's launch - two hero classes have been added...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
WildStar’s Cryo-Plex arena and second arena season are live
WildStar's Arena Season 2: Enter the Cryo-Plex update is officially live today. Headlining the patch is a brand-new PvP arena of the same name,...
World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Shaman and Warrior in Legion
Big changes are coming to every single class in World of Warcraft when the next expansion goes live. The official site has already shown...
World of Warcraft outlines the Death Knight changes coming in Legion
The next World of Warcraft expansion is adding the game's second hero class to the lineup, but that doesn't mean the first one has...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 38: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon -- WoW, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and the rest -- as well as NCsoft's Q3 and Funcom's reprieve, plus a mailbag question on cosmetic mounts.
Final Fantasy XIV is hosting a Final Fantasy XI farewell through the end of the year
Not everyone who is playing Final Fantasy XIV right now was originally playing Final Fantasy XI. For players who never explored Vana'diel, the new...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer bids farewell to the community
After 13 years of development, Final Fantasy XI finally received its final major story update today with the November Version Update. Producer Akhiko Matsui...
World of Warcraft outlines changes to Paladins and Warlocks
Paladins and Warlocks, together at last! They're like the original odd couple - she's a stalwart defender of the Light, and her roommate is...
The Daily Grind: Did BlizzCon make you want to resub to WoW?
It's a running joke among MMO players that BlizzCon is bad for our wallets, not because we overindulge in murloc plushies but because resisting...
Not So Massively: BlizzCon 2015 (November 9, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
World of Warcraft Mages won’t change radically in Legion
Blizzard has released a new dev blog previewing the changes in store for Mages in World of Warcraft's upcoming Legion expansion. Mages are "in a...
The final story update of Final Fantasy XI releases tomorrow
Tomorrow, Final Fantasy XI is launching its final story-based update. While there will be the occasional bugfix and balance change, the game is functionally...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.1 notes
There are a lot of things that I really like about Final Fantasy XIV, a fact that should come as a surprise to practically...
World of Warcraft begins its examination of class design with Hunters and Priests
One of the facts repeated throughout BlizzCon was that classes and class fantasies will be getting overhauled in World of Warcraft's next expansion. So...
