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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One Shots: One corgi to rule them all
Deep in the fires of Mt. Doom, a terrible and mighty creation is being forged. One that if, left unchecked and unpetted, could spell...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion is launching on July 2 following June 28 early access
Final Fantasy XIV has announced the launch date for the game's next expansion, Dawntrail, after it was actually avoided during this year's fan festival...
World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while promoting its forum posts on the new mode
Hey there, World of Warcraft fans! Do you want to talk about Plunderstorm? The developers want to talk about Plunderstorm. Look, we're talking about...
Final Fantasy XIV has officially launched on Xbox Series X|S
We are sorry to tell you that playing The Most Expensive Version of Final Fantasy XIV does not confer additional benefits on you like...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Plunderstorm is neither greedy nor good
It would be an exaggeration of the highest order to say that no one was even a little interested when World of Warcraft unveiled...
EVE Vanguard’s latest playtest adds a mining laser, resource gathering, and suppression contracts
Playtesting for the EVE Vanguard module within EVE Online is continuing once more this weekend, and it's bringing several new feature updates for those...
Vague Patch Notes: Why in the world do you want the Riot MMO to be a thing?
Let's make something clear right up front: If you came into this column eager to head for the comments section to say, "Well, I...
Global Chat: EverQuest hits the quarter-century mark
There's no way that The Ancient Gaming Noob would miss out on EverQuest's 25th anniversary: "So there is a lot going on if you...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins
Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....
World of Warcraft announces Plunderstorm, a pirate-themed battle royale mode
Blizzard has apparently had enough of merely teasing World of Warcraft's pirate-esque update with icons and winks: It's officially announced what it's calling Plunderstorm....
Final Fantasy XIV clarifies the pricing structure for players on Xbox Series X|S
If you were still harboring some distant hope that Final Fantasy XIV's subscription would in some way be rolled into Game Pass for Xbox...
The Daily Grind: Have daily login bonuses ever gotten you to stay in an MMORPG?
Back in February, Lord of the Rings Online kicked off another one of its promotions that I assume is meant to get people who...
Dark Age of Camelot tweaks resist debuffs, class abilities, and class spec lines in latest patch
Despite its age, Dark Age of Camelot is still getting tweaked and tuned by Broadsword. Such is the case with its most recent patch,...
Wisdom of Nym: What we’re likely to see at Final Fantasy XIV’s PAX East 2024 panel
I realize at this point my general dislike of heading up to Boston for the annual haunted plague box that is PAX East is...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Hatching-tide and Little Ladies Day together in Final Fantasy XIV
This year, Final Fantasy XIV has decided to blend together its spring festivals into one, so that means MOP's Chris and his friends get...
One Shots: Murderhobo and the Moon
Do you ever wonder what the last thing you'll ever see in this world before you bite the big one? I just hope it's...
World of Warcraft previews a dozen new War Within ‘evergreen’ hero talent trees
Even though World of Warcraft's next expansion is still many months away, the theorycrafting is already underway thanks to the ongoing reveals of The...
Final Fantasy XIV starts cross-region data center travel testing on March 24
It's increasingly easy to pair up with people around the world in Final Fantasy XIV, but as it currently stands data center travel is...
Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?
A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...
The Steam Spring Sale brings savings for The Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and more
Spring is about to spring and be sprung in Spring with... look, it's time for the Steam Spring Sale, one of the many times...
