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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The Stream Team: Four friends versus alternate jobs in Final Fantasy XIV
Last week saw a member of the Eorzea Sunday crew try to get their feet wet with the Dark Knight job while MOP's Chris...
One Shots: Gather those rosebuds while you may
Hope you're not allergic to jungle settings and giant plants spewing all manner of pollen and brain-altering parasites, because we're going to the thick...
The Daily Grind: What legendary MMO event wasn’t actually that great in the first place?
Time, nostalgia, and rose-tinted memories can alter our perception of notable events. Sometimes even false memories trickle into our heads, reshaping history itself to...
Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot brings its next Caledonia event to players on December 4
It's the week after Thanksgiving, and you feel like having something new to be thankful for. Would leveling up nice and quickly in Dark...
Final Fantasy XIV just announced a collab with a… camping gear brand
We've got a late-breaking candidate for "weirdest cross-promo of the year" right here, and it's all thanks to Final Fantasy XIV, which is apparently...
Vague Patch Notes: Living like a rock in MMORPGs
So if you are anything close to my age, you probably do not think of Simon & Garfunkel's music as being anything remotely "raw."...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines PvP updates and shows off gear in the preliminary patch notes for Patch 7.1
Next week will bring new things to do for Final Fantasy XIV players, and that means that Square Enix's Creative Studio III has put...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take to level to endgame in MMORPGs?
Right after New World's Aeternum launched, we did a piece looking into how the game was faring - and one complaint I saw over...
Final Fantasy XI’s November update adds higher-level Besieged content
Besieged used to be a big deal for Final Fantasy XI, but in large part the game has moved on from when the content...
NetEase drops a roadmap for EVE Echoes promising more content – but with few timelines
"Will there be no more content for New Eden in the future?" is probably not the best way to announce your roadmap, but that's...
WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s War Within the ‘come back’ expansion Blizzard wanted it to be?
It was two years ago this month that World of Warcraft players were riding out the final days of one of its most disappointing...
World of Warcraft’s newest map, Siren Isle, will eventually allow some flight with tons of rep and token farming
Update: Fresh datamining of the latest PTR build released just after we published this renders it all moot, so flight folks can rejoice: Apparently,...
More leaks confirm that Blizzard is working on a Warcraft II: Remastered edition
While Blizzard fans spend the next week wondering what the studio will say or reveal of its plans for the Warcraft franchise, one leak...
Diablo Immortal readies several events to celebrate World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary on November 13
How much Azeroth can fit into Sanctuary? NetEase has tapped the hood of Diablo Immortal and said, "This baby can fit all of the...
Blockchain sandbox EVE Frontier’s next test challenges players to find artifacts starting November 7
CCP Games' hungry hungry blockchain hippo EVE Frontier already announced plans for its next playtest to begin early this month, but now we have...
Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads live letter
I haven't exactly been shy about mentioning that 2024 has been a terrible year for me, but then I look at the trailer for...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting
Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...
The Stream Team: Helping a new Dark Knight learn in Final Fantasy XIV
The Dark Knight rises... but only to a few feet in height. Yes, MOP's Chris is joining with one of his friends in Final...
One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed
While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
World of Warcraft’s Patch 11.0.7 may be coming sooner than you think
With World of Warcraft's Patch 11.0.7 and its Siren Isle in testing, there's a lot of speculation and curiosity over when Blizzard is scheduling...
