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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Global Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio's mass...
WildStar shuts down the auction house before the free-to-play switch
WildStar will be free-to-play in a hot minute, and that means that certain things have to change, like several of the auction house mechanics....
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s ranged DPS
Honestly, ranged damage is a field that's never quite appealed to me as much as other options for doing stuff. Not just in Final...
Camelot Unchained adds new team members and injury system
It's been a big week for the folks over at Camelot Unchained, as Mark Jacobs announced that the game has added two new members...
EVE Evolved: New roles for capital ships
In the past two editions of EVE Evolved, I looked at the Aegis sovereignty warfare overhaul and how it played out in a recent...
Talking to Cryptic about Neverwinter’s new Stronghold PvP
We're on the horn with Cryptic Lead Designer Scott Shicoff and Senior Content Designer John Hopler to talk about Neverwinter's brand-new Stronghold siege PvP...
The MOP Up: All news must go!
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
One Shots: Welcome to the party, pal!
"You have to love randomly running across a band when you enter a building in Bree," reader Yrys said in conjunction with this picture...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online
"The future in your hands."
This was Funcom's promise to gamers in the early days of the 2000s. Even as the MMORPG genre slowly took...
Heroes of the Storm championships are live this weekend, with more championships coming at BlizzCon
Which team in the North American region is best at playing Heroes of the Storm? You can find out this weekend with the American...
Is WildStar’s cash shop pay-to-win?
Is WildStar going to be pay-to-win when the free-to-play patch hits on September 29th? That's the topic du jour of a video that looks...
Final Fantasy XIV is creating its first European data center
Final Fantasy XIV is not a game with action combat, but you can still be pretty thoroughly screwed whilst trying to play the game...
EVE Online reintroduces large-scale expansions
Earlier this week, EVE Online Executive Producer Andie "CCPSeagull" Nordgren announced that the game will be returning to large-scale expansions in addition to frequent patches. What can...
WildStar previews a new single-player instance, Alpha Sanctum
The Eldan of WildStar weren't content to rest upon their collective laurels; they wanted to do more. The story of what happened after they...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.
WildStar will make crafting less complicated
Carbine has great news for players who feel a little too frazzled and overwhelmed with WildStar's circuit board crafting system: Making stuff will be less...
The MOP Up: Ultima Online’s new home
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies
MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...
One Shots: Purple haze
Blocky and stylized though it may be, World of Warcraft's visuals represent impressive work by artists who pull every trick out of their bags to...
Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve
While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...
