Talk:List of free massively multiplayer online games

message: With the latest "Uber Update", this game has been announced as such. They even have an FAQ. Gonna need veterans to handle this though. --Addict 2006 01:53, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: TF2 is free, yes, but it is not an MMO. It is deathmatch-style and does not have a persistent world that hundreds of players simultaneously interact in. AzureShadow (talk) 02:04, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Team Fortress 2 

message: I was directed here from some people complaining about the definition of an MMO, and decided to take a read through it. Quite a lot of entries on here are quite simply not MMOs, in that there is not a large persistent world. I've noticed MOBAs, team-based FPS, and a few other categories that do not belong here whatsoever. I'm going to start making adjustments, starting by removing S4 League, Battlefield Heroes, and Heroes of Newerth, along with any similar games I see here. AzureShadow (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 01:54, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. I've been thinking this needs to be done but didn't feel like inciting argument with those who feel that a matchmaking lobby makes a game an MMO. Let me draw your attention to GunZ and PangYa, which I'm pretty sure are other not-so-massive titles. -Seventh Holy Scripture (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:17, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

text: Not to mention that Gaia Online isn't a game at all; it's a social networking site. It has quite a few games – but not nearly as many as facebook and no one's claiming that fb's a game. Yet I've heard people say "I used to play Gaia." I just don't get it. --Kitsunegami (talk) 07:54, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

text: You're correct. I removed it. Cheers! Wyatt Riot (talk) 05:35, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Our clan is made up almost entirely of people we actually know so we discuss the game a lot and we still debate whether it's an MMO so I was a bit undecided. --Kitsunegami (talk) 06:15, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

text: According to reliable sources and the definition as it appears at Massively multiplayer online game or even MMORPG, it certainly qualifies. Woodroar (talk) 23:10, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  A LOT of incorrect entries on this list. 

message: AoEO's page states that it's an MMORPG. Why isn't it on this list? I think it would fix under the microtrans category.Dukeofwulf (talk) 03:57, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Age of Empires Online]] 

message: When someone has time, Warhammer Online (up to level 10) is F2P and don't forget about APB Reloaded which is FP2 now. --Vertinox2 (talk) 17:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  APB Reloaded should totally be on this list!!! D: --88.19.147.193 (talk) 08:51, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: APB isn't a massively multiplayer game. Woodroar (talk) 15:21, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warhammer Online & APB Reloaded 

message: Despite the usage of present tense in the lead section ("[MMOGs] which are free to play"), I've noticed that there are a few games on the list that were shut down in the past. How do you handle these? Are they kept or deleted from the list? Primarily, I find it difficult to integrate some of the games from the Free play in open or closed beta section – which have already been released and closed thereafter – into other sections.
Moritz37 (talk) 18:59, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Editors often come along and remove closed games. But it's not like we're here to serve as a directory or only talk about what's current, so they should probably remain. A new category for them may be appropriate. Woodroar (talk) 12:42, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Considering the length of the list, I have removed the games that never went out of beta. However, creating a new section (for the games that "existed") sounds like a good idea. Nevertheless, there'd still be an issue with the page's length. Seems like it's going to take some time to think about it :) Thank you very much for your input!  Moritz37 (talk) 14:06, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: What is the consideration for games that are Free to Play after the initial box purchase? Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, and Defiance are three MMOs that should qualify for this list as F2P with microtransactions.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.80.62.93 (talk) 01:32, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Many, if not most, MMORPGs are moving towards that business model. You'll find the games which aren't entirely free at the general article List of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Woodroar (talk) 01:57, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Closed MMOGs