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.
subscription
Camelot Unchained newsletter talks design, tech, and more
Camelot Unchained just released its latest newsletter, and you'll want to set aside some time and maybe a couple of beverages to read it....
Here’s how Final Fantasy XI’s maintenance mode is going down
Players of Final Fantasy XI are unlikely to be happy about the fact that the game has moved into maintenance mode for the future,...
Ascent is MMO space simming done right
My favorite thing about Ascent: The Space Game is its planetary rotation. It's a small thing, granted, but the first time I sat still...
The Soapbox: The misguided quest for MMO stickiness
This guest Soapbox was originally commissioned in 2015 through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Tyler F.M. Edwards, who blogs at www.superior-realities.com....
WildStar contract, wardrobe, and minipet patch hits the test realms
Ready to enjoy the wonders of an improved wardrobe system, the Contract mechanics, and an array of minipets in WildStar? The game's next major...
Hearthstone’s Blackrock Mountain opens for business
Blackrock Mountain, the second solo adventure pack for Hearthstone, is now live in the game. Well, we should say that the first wing is...
WoW Factor: Flying ruined everything and shouldn’t be removed
Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected.
For those not up on their history, here's...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a stripped-down mobile version of your favorite MMO?
The (as of yet unspecified) plans to create a mobile version of Final Fantasy XI touches on a sore subject for me: the lack...
Five players clear most of WoW’s current high-end raid
How many players does it take to clear a high-end raid in World of Warcraft? If you said "20," you would be correct for...
Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch
After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live,...
Pathfinder Online launches head start access on April 1st
Early Enrollment players are now playing Pathfinder Online. Explorer Enrollment players, too. Starting on April 1st, Head Start players from the game's second Kickstarter...
Wisdom of Nym: The fall in Final Fantasy XIV
There is a crack in the foundation of Eorzea's defenders, and it's been there for a while. For all of Final Fantasy XIV's operation, we've...
Camelot Unchained releases alpha video
The first look at a new game is always exciting. You get to see a game as something other than concept art and development...
Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild
Welcome to Guild Chat, my comfortable little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I dissect the inner workings and tricky politics associated with MMO...
WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor
I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...
Massively Overthinking: The true value of free-to-play players
Today's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter backer and prolific commenter Omedon, who wrote us a really long question. It's long. But it's a...
EVE Online’s Sleepers are stealing corpses to rebuild their bodies
When unstable wormholes began opening all across EVE Online back in 2009, players cautiously ventured forth into the unknown and discovered the ruins of...
Final Fantasy XIV previews ‘Before the Fall’ update
Things are not going well in Final Fantasy XIV. In the game world, that is, not the real world. The first part of the...
WildStar outlines pets and wardrobe mechanics
Have you longed for a Rowsdower companion of your very own as you venture about in WildStar? Did you hate the game's costume system...
Blizzard sues Chinese mobile games studio for Warcraft infringement
Chinese mobile game studio Lilith Games is the target of a new lawsuit by Blizzard Entertainment for allegedly infringing on copyrighted material from the...
