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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Wisdom of Nym: Benchmarks and lore for Final Fantasy XIV
Maybe it's just me, but with the steady drip of information that we've gotten about Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion, I find myself sometimes...
EVE Evolved: Seven years of EVE Evolved
When I started writing about EVE Online for Massively back in 2008, the MMO genre was really hitting its stride, and emerging sites like...
Camelot Unchained has a new wiki, newsletter, and more
As usual it's an eventful Friday afternoon for fans of RvR fantasy sandbox Camelot Unchained. There's a new newsletter, and CityState is also testing...
Pathfinder Online details the future of settlements
The War of Towers in Pathfinder Online was always a placeholder mechanic, something to hold players over before the full Settlement system was in...
WildStar outlines its PvP seasons as the first season ends
The next major patch for WildStar is bringing the end of a season of PvP. Did you know you were taking part in the...
Shards Online prepares for pre-alpha test on May 9th
Shards Online is preparing to give players a brief taste of its future potential, as Citadel Studios is planning on a pre-alpha test to...
World of Warcraft guides players to the jungle, enters the hall of fame
The opening moments of World of Warcraft's most recent expansion involve an assault on the Iron Horde's base of operations, the Tanaan Jungle. Now,...
The Daily Grind: When should MMO devs just stop tweaking?
Yesterday's reveal of Lord of the Rings Online's legendary item imbuing system struck me as a promising show of faith from the devs but nevertheless a...
Massively Opinionated: FFXIV vs. FFXIV vs. CoH
In this episode, Larry, Eliot, Laura, and Matt debate the topic of immersion in the MMORPG genre, pitting City of Heroes against the Final Fantasy franchise.
Working As Intended: Ten lessons I learned from classic Guild Wars
Guild Wars -- the first Guild Wars -- celebrates its 10th birthday this week alongside several of my characters who are equally old. I originally...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO biomes do you love and hate?
Environment is super-important to me, both in real life and in video games. My surroundings have a large impact on my mood, with my...
Jukebox Heroes: Mists of Pandaria’s soundtrack
I've always had mixed feelings about Western games putting out Asian-themed expansions and conjuring up a soundtrack to match. On one hand, we already...
EVE’s Mosaic update is now live
CCP has successfully upgraded EVE Online with today's Mosaic patch. The new Opportunities tutorial system is now available for all newbs, and the patch...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes traveling merchants, prepares next patch
If the latest Dark Age of Camelot newsletter is any indication, the team and community are crazy involved with this classic RvR MMO. Broadsword...
Children’s Week returns to World of Warcraft
Won't somebody please think of the children! Oh... someone did? And there's a whole week dedicated to those wee 'uns without parents? Now we feel...
DUST 514 adds EVE Online-themed armor skins
It's no small understatement to say that DUST 514 has failed to achieve the same following and numbers that its big sibling, EVE Online,...
Wisdom of Nym: How to catch up in Final Fantasy XIV (before Heavensward arrives)
Let's assume you've just recently gotten to the level cap in Final Fantasy XIV and you're ready to start in on catching up to...
Shroud of the Avatar to introduce player-owned towns with Release 17
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 17 is preparing to hit the ground running when it comes out on Thursday, April 30th. In its most...
Pathfinder Online pushes for aggressive recruiting on media sites
What do you do when your in-testing MMO isn't drawing in the crowd that you need it to be? Pathfinder Online thinks that the...
The latest Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward trailer
Sometimes when you're staring down a long wait until a much-anticipated expansion, the only thing that will help you keep your sanity is to...
