Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Sci-fi , City of Heroes , EVE Online , Perfect World , Opinion , Free-to-play , Runes of Magic The MMO industry is split between games where you pay and those that are free. Some are pay to play, with subscriptions and the cost of the game while others are free to play but you still have to buy a license key. Some are freemium where the game is free to buy and play but you enhance it with micro-transactions using cold, hard cash

Filed under: World of Warcraft , Fantasy , Age of Conan , Aion , EVE Online , Perfect World , Culture , MMO industry , The Daily Grind , Final Fantasy XIV MMOs fall into two main categories: eastern (titles like Aion and Perfect World International ) and western ( AoC , WoW and EVE Online ). I’ve noticed over the past week’s Daily Grind columns and a piece I did on Perfect World International that a lot of our readers seem naturally wary of any MMOs not made in the west, barring familiar franchises like Final Fantasy