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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Final Fantasy XIV launches in South Korea to solid internet cafe stats
Final Fantasy XIV's launch in South Korea happened too recently to make any declarations about its long-term fate. What can be said with certainty,...
WildStar previews its free-to-play loyalty reward system
Free-to-play games have a rather predictable system in place - you spend money on things and then you have them. Simple and straightforward. WildStar...
World of Warcraft weathers an assault from the DDoS legion
Last night was not a fun time to be playing World of Warcraft. Various game servers started going offline, and while the initial statement...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom
Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.
Sword and Bored: Offline activities
Mo's player steps away for a bit and decides to gain XP by doing some offline activities.
Heroes of the Storm shines the spotlight on Kharazim
How much do you know about the newest support character in Heroes of the Storm? If you know less than you'd like, or if...
WildStar beefs up world discoveries
WildStar is rethinking and renovating many of its systems for the upcoming free-to-play update, even small ones like discoveries.
Discoveries are cracked glowy patches in...
The Daily Grind: Have you played Pathfinder Online?
I've been looking into Pathfinder here lately, though I haven't taken the early access plunge yet. Goblinworks has a 15-day free trial listed on...
Chaos Theory: I’d fund The Secret World for Funcom if I could
Funcom is in trouble? Say it isn't so! No, seriously -- giving it words feels like personally putting a nail in the coffin, as...
One Shots: They’ll swallow your soul
Sometimes you can't help but take a screenshot of what is otherwise nightmare fuel, because perhaps in freezing a scene in its tracks, you...
Camelot Unchained’s Jacobs on animations, the game engine, and more
Did you miss Camelot Unchained's evening update last night? I did, but fortunately this isn't radio and we can all go read it together....
The Game Archaeologist: Microsoft’s Mythica
While Microsoft may be the big cheese when it comes to operating systems and worldwide domination, for whatever reason the company has the absolute...
WildStar gives free store currency to patch testers
Right now WildStar's free-to-play update is deep into closed beta testing, with one of the hottest new features being the game's upcoming cash shop....
The Soapbox: Why I’m hopeful for the future of MMOs
Earlier this week, Justin asked what gives you hope for the future of the MMOs. As you might expect, the responses were many and...
Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?
Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs.
"Back in my World of Warcraft days, I mentioned to a friend that I would...
World of Warcraft helps you prepare for Draenor flight
After no small measure of drama and controversy, flight is finally coming to World of Warcraft's Draenor zones with Patch 6.2.2. However, unlike previous...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO futures that never were
One of the things I spend a lot of time thinking about is Operation Unthinkable. For those of you who don't feel like clicking...
World of Warcraft previews future pets and mounts
It's safe to say that over the past decade of World of Warcraft you have found something to ride in the game's vast array...
Final Fantasy XIV launches in Korea on August 14th
Whether you're playing Final Fantasy XIV in Europe, the US, or Japan, there are no delays for content. Everything comes out at the same...
World of Warcraft: Legion’s world invasion will be terrifying
World of Warcraft fans are vacuuming up any and all news regarding the recently announced Legion expansion, so we imagine that they'll be interested...
