Monthly Archives: February 2015
Make My MMO: February 28, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Crowfall basically blotted out the sun. The "throne war simulator" surpassed its $800,000 goal in a couple of...
SWTOR’s Choose Your Path promo rewards subbers
Want one of those butt-ugly lightsabers with a black core? You can get one as part of the new Choose Your Path promotion for...
Guild Wars 2 elaborates on camera improvements
Forget the living world; it may be that finally allowing players to zoom into a first-person view will be the most significant event that's...
Darkfall makes ‘massive changes to combat,’ removes chaos banks
Well, Darkfall is blowing itself up again. Aventurine's latest update, titled Darkfall Reload, describes a patch that isn't quite as dramatic as the Unholy...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten facts of EverQuest life circa 1999
MMOs change. We know that, but we also tend to forget it as well. The games that we play today can often be light-years...
The Stream Team: Hanging out at Hadir Farm in ArcheAge
MassivelyOP's MJ has done many things in ArcheAge, but one thing she's never experienced is the Hadir Farm dungeon. In fact, none of the...
WRUP: Guess who’s back edition
At the start of the week, I journeyed far across the land, venturing into the wilds of the northwest armed only with my wits...
The Daily Grind: Do you get MMO event fatigue?
Based on how many awards it won last year and how many Massively OP writers and guildies have been sucked into it, I know...
Kickstarter Overpowered: Week three, PAX, and Mo
The Massively Overpowered Kickstarter campaign is nearing $69K with over 1500 backers -- we're still blown away by that! We've got just a week...
Betawatch: February 27, 2015
Skyforge announced its upcoming closed beta schedule this week; expect the first round to begin on March 11th. You can ensure a spot in the...
Elite: Dangerous makes it easier for friends to find you
Elite: Dangerous pilots who feel frustrated that hooking up with friends in deep space might be relieved to know that the team is preparing...
The Stream Team: Shoot-em-up in PlanetSide 2
Last time MassivelyOP's Mike Foster played PlanetSide 2, he died a bunch while providing little value to his team. Tonight should be no different,...
EVE Online shows off overhauled icons
Big battles in EVE Online take place over long distances. Players need to be able to zoom out and get a sense of the...
The Secret World Q&A covers mission design secrets
Do you ever wonder just what goes into making one of The Secret World's hand-crafted missions? The dev team opened up about the process...
Here are the progression servers up for vote in EverQuest
Classic EverQuest's dev team casually announced last week that it has plans for new progression servers, signalling that at least Daybreak isn't planning on...
RIFT’s anniversary carnival returns with a party duck
It's hard to believe that in a few days on March 1st, RIFT will turn four years old. According to the site, the fantasy...
Star Trek Online players request in-game Spock memorial
Saddened by the passing of Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy this morning, players of Cryptic Studios' Star Trek Online MMORPG have petitioned the game's creators...
Black Desert reveals the Blader class
Black Desert just got a new class called the Blader, which Steparu describes as the "fastest playable character" in the game. Bladers wield a...
Lost Continent: Is it worth returning to ArcheAge?
Last time out I said some pretty mean things about ArcheAge. And let's face it: The game earned every one of them. It's inarguably...
Today’s Repopulation patch makes ‘massive changes’ to combat
If you're looking to test The Repopulation this morning, well, it's going to be down for four to eight hours. That's the bad news....
