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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Vague Patch Notes: MMOs rely on other people – but what does that really mean?
Now that we're done with Leveling Month in Vague Patch Notes, is there another topic I can turn into a month-and-change of column topics?...
Perfect Ten: Ranking the top 10 cities in Final Fantasy XIV
I can't speak for my fellow writer Justin (he apparently doesn't want to install the mind-probe that would make this really easy to find...
Dark Age of Camelot marks its 23rd birthday with gifts and realm bonuses
While some MMOs we could name are preening their feathers at becoming 20 years old this year, Dark Age of Camelot is like, "Oh...
WoW Classic deploys a new test build for the Firelands raid until October 18
Readers likely recall that WoW Classic's PTR testing for the Firelands raid began at the beginning of September, and that testing has once more...
Ultima Online officially launches its first year-long New Legacy server and ClassicUO compatibility
New World isn't the only MMO with a big launch today: 27-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online also picked October 15th, 2024, for the rollout of...
World of Warcraft’s new anniversary video recaps the memorable events of the game’s first decade
Do you remember endlessly fighting the other faction in Hillsbrad Foothills for no reason whatsoever in the early days of World of Warcraft? What...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a new round of All Saints’ Wake on October 18
The ghoulish delights of the spooky season pervade the MMO landscape, and Final Fantasy XIV is no exception to that rule. In fact, its...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s DPS jobs need a balance pass post-Dawntrail
Balance at the start of a new expansion is always really hard. It's not impossible, but the Final Fantasy XIV team has an uphill...
The MOP Up: Ethyrial adds guilds and guild leveling
We'll start today's leftover news roundup with the word that Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore added guilds with Patch 3.2.2!
"They can be created for the...
The Stream Team: Sunday funday in Final Fantasy XIV
It's Sunday. Eorzea Sunday, to be precise. By now you all know what that means: MOP's Chris and his crew are coming together to...
Global Chat: Does the MMO genre need a good rebranding?
As we all seem to love the topic of MMO definitions, it's with little surprise to see blogs discuss it as well. Contains Moderate...
Legacy: Steel and Sorcery is an multiplayer co-op ARPG made by ex-WoW devs
If you, like us, make a hobby of following the various projects that former World of Warcraft devs are creating, then you might be...
World of Warcraft shares where to get currencies and what to spend them on during its 20th anniversary
Tuesday, October 22nd, will be when World of Warcraft marks its 20th anniversary, and that will mean shopping! Apparently! At least in-game shopping, anyway,...
Design Mockument: How would you make a good mecha MMORPG?
So because I am me, I decided to be on the bleeding edge of topicality and start figuring out how to make a Robotech...
Star Trek Online ends grandfathered subscriptions – in exchange for free lifetime memberships
As if the news of Cryptic's mass layoffs and de facto demise this week wasn't news enough, now Star Trek Online's new caretakers appear...
Massively Overthinking: How do you stop MMOs from feeling like (or becoming) a part-time job?
In last week's Choose My Adventure, MOP's Chris penned a perfect paragraph summing up the paradox of MMORPGs - it doesn't even matter what...
EVE Online reveals Revenant expansion, EVE Frontier wraps up fourth test, EVE Vanguard plans ‘biggest update yet’
Who's ready for a big announcement from EVE Online? CCP Games revealed EVE's next expansion, Revenant, this afternoon. It's set to launch November 12th.
"It...
Vague Patch Notes: What is good meaningful leveling in MMORPGs?
All right. So we are here at long last, at the end of Leveling Month, although it's actually more like Month And A Bit....
Perfect Ten: The complete list of CCP’s weird EVE Online projects and offshoots
CCP Games, like some other studios we could mention, seems to be a place where the team got one very successful MMO off the...
Final Fantasy XIV’s October 15 Moogle Treasure Trove event includes a… donut earring
The next Final Fantasy XIV Moogle Treasure Trove event is kicking off next week, and it is clearly aimed at the Homer Simpson crowd....
