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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Massively Overthinking: Pervasive old MMO ideas that aren’t really true
A while back, Eliot and I were discussing one of his columns, in which he noted that in the eldest of the elder MMOs,...
World of Warcraft previews its next patch update, Seeds of Renewal
It's been like half an hour since the last World of Warcraft update and we still haven't heard about the plans for the next...
WoW Factor: Just by existing, the Worldsoul Saga delivers something World of Warcraft desperately needed
Last week, I argued that a lot of the elements of World of Warcraft: The War Within that at least sound good on paper....
Perfect Ten: Classic video games that would make terrible MMORPGs
There was a time when MMORPGs were all based on existing storied single-player RPG franchises, and that time was when Ultima Online launched and...
Battle of the betas: Tarisland enters second closed beta as Pax Dei kicks off Home Valley test
What are the chances that two big MMORPGs start key testing on exactly the same 24-hour period? Well, I don't know, but it's definitely...
The Daily Grind: How dedicated are you to wealth generation in MMOs?
There was a span of time a few years back when I heavily engaged with the World of Warcraft economy to make as much...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 445: Rally for Project Gorgon
Justin and Bree discuss Project Gorgon's community, Wayfinder's layoffs, LOTRO's Corsairs of Umbar, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, and Guild Wars 2's Through the Veil, with adventures in WoW, Fallout 76, LOTRO, and Project Goron, plus a mailbag topic on why more MMOs don't use contemporary real-world settings.
EVE Online’s Havoc expansion is live, making players’ space pirate dreams a reality
As promised, EVE Online players are coasting into the sandbox's Havoc expansion today, which offers the life of a pirate to fans of the...
Wisdom of Nym: The best stuff from Final Fantasy XIV 1.0 that’s already in the game
Whatever we were getting back from Final Fantasy XIV version 1.0 is already in the game. Period end. And let's be honest, there was...
EVE Online posts the full patch notes for tomorrow’s Havoc update
Havoc is coming to EVE Online, and not just the kind created by player shenanigans that encourages CCP Games to write headlines and garbage...
Blizzard says it’s ‘held back surprises’ for WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery
The questions keep rolling in about World of Warcraft's future -- and Blizzard keeps fielding them. The studio's recent Q&A also tackled topics related...
World of Warcraft will see three more updates after 10.2 in the lead-up to The War Within
The fallout from BlizzCon's reveal of World of Warcraft: The War Within isn't complete without a post-show Q&A of curated questions for some of...
The MOP Up: Fallout 76 turns five years old
Fallout 76 is celebrating its fifth anniversary loud and proud this week with a birthday party on Tuesday, a special challenge event, and a...
The Stream Team: Finishing the fight against Eden in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris is on the last leg of his journey to clear the Eden raids in Final Fantasy XIV for the first time; he's...
One Shots: Protect me, mighty cactus!
Health care in fantasy worlds is a tad peculiar, to put it lightly. Doctors routinely mix it up on the battlefield, medics throw explosive...
Blizzard’s art savant Samwise Didier is retiring after more than three decades at the studio
Thirty-two years is a heckuva run at any studio, especially when you've been one of the artistic inspirations for some of that studio's most...
EVE Online releases an updated launcher this week, confirms Winter Nexus holiday for December 5
The holidays are coming to EVE Online, but instead of bringing Santa-faced carbonated belch syrup, they're offering up the annual Winter Nexus event on...
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon 2023 wasn’t a disaster, but it needed to be better
The last live BlizzCon in 2019 was not a great show, but it was fundamentally a hype festival for Blizzard just like they've all...
Raph Koster has been warning about the death of games innovation longer than most MMOs have been alive
Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster is no stranger to talking about money in gaming. Our own readers will recall that all the way back...
Tarisland’s Shadow Swordsman is the flexible poisoner who takes no prisoners
Today is a momentous day for fans of Tarisland, as the upcoming fantasy MMO announced its Earthspirit Saga, a three-expansion storyline that kicks off...
