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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Dark Age of Camelot patched to 1.118 today
Dark Age of Camelot got a new patch today. Version 1.118 allows players to form groups quicker thanks to some tweaks to the casual...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
World of Warcraft provides a guide to going back in time to the Nexus
Being a mage wasn't a good thing back in World of Warcraft's second expansion, since the dragon aspect of magic had decided that mortal...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22
Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.
RIFT offers free patron time to everyone
Do you like RIFT but lack the money or incentive to buy patron time in the game? Or do you just enjoy getting stuff...
You can’t see the new Warcraft trailer, but you can read about it
Last week's San Diego Comic Con was of great interest to World of Warcraft fans, as Director Duncan Jones led a panel of the...
Pathfinder Online starts Wrath of Nhur Athemon event
Just because Pathfinder Online is still in the early access phase doesn't mean that it can't throw an event or two into the mix.
In...
Hearthstone drops more possible Argent Tournament clues
Oh Hearthstone, you tease you! After delivering an announcement about an upcoming announcement, Blizzard posted a cryptic short story on the game's website that...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion endgame, three weeks in
As of this writing, I haven't yet cleared Alexander. I've had other things to do, and while it might mean I'm ultimately one week...
Final Fantasy XI previews the second part of its final story
The next version update for Final Fantasy XI doesn't bring the end, but it does bring the continuation of the end. The second chapter...
EVE Evolved: It’s never too late to start playing EVE
Any time an in-depth discussion pops up about EVE Online, it's never long before someone pipes up with the complaint that new players just...
One Shots: Blinded with science
Skyforge is becoming a hot property for bored summer gamers looking for something new to explore. Reader Tyler reports in from the recent closed...
The Daily Grind: What do you do when you ‘finish’ your main MMO goals?
There's a sense of satisfaction when you wrap up a big set of goals. You're downed the last boss of the last raid tier...
The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Online
The Sims Online was one of the odder entrants into the MMO genre, an online iteration of an immensely popular game franchise that promised...
World of Warcraft timewalks to the Halls of Lightning and reveals SDCC goodies
If nothing else, the timewalking dungeons in World of Warcraft have proven a great opportunity to look back at dungeons that you may have...
Camelot Unchained crammed a bunch of people into a zone and it went pretty well
Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs returns with the game's latest Friday update. He says that it's a short one on account of a monster update...
WoW Factor: Draenor’s imminent content drought
We know that Hellfire Citadel is going to be the last raid in World of Warcraft's current expansion. We know that the expansion wasn't...
Perfect Ten: Ten lessons I learned as an MMO healer
Back in my World of Warcraft and RIFT days, I spent an awful lot of time in dungeon runs as a healer. I even...
Take a look at the Warcraft movie scenery VR-style
Do you want to properly simulate the feeling of flying through World of Warcraft on the back of a gryphon? There's an app for...
Blizzard, Snail Games are part of a Russian nesting doll-type lawsuit
Blizzard. Lawsuit. The World of Warcraft studio seems to be constantly dealing with some legal action or another. But now it may have gotten...
