Massively Overthinking: Is there a feature or item in MMORPGs you won’t play without?
I was jolted into a near panic earlier this past weekend when I saw a tweet from Lord of the Rings Online in which...
Embers Adrift puts a stop to its content compression plans after player feedback
Last week saw Embers Adrift begin testing of a "content compression" adjustment that would see the MMORPG's max level lowered in order to get...
World of Warcraft is retiring the Companion App as it looks forward to the Cataclysm Classic conversion
If you're still salty about being asked this ages ago, don't worry, World of Warcraft fans. Blizzard no longer cares if you have a...
Lost Ark disqualified and punished Thaemine The First race cheaters
File this one under "this is why we can't have nice things": Apparently, some Lost Ark players thought they'd faff around with cheating the...
As Warcraft turns 30, Blizzard has preemptively canceled BlizzCon for 2024
Well, you can read the headline: There's no BlizzCon this year after all, in spite of the fact that this is Warcraft's 30th anniversary...
ArenaNet shifts more resources to Classic Guild Wars as it turns 19 years old
Just a few weeks ago, the MassivelyOP team gathered round to speculate on what the Classic Guild Wars anniversaries might look like (and what...
Here’s how EverQuest and EverQuest II 2024 progression servers – Anashti Sul, Teek, and Tormax – will work
When Daybreak dropped producer letters for EverQuest and EverQuest II earlier this month, the MMORPG fanbase immediately started buzzing about the new progression servers...
Elite Dangerous shares additional details on engineering updates and pre-built ship bundles
Yesterday saw Frontier Developments enrage the Elite: Dangerous playerbase when it announced plans to sell pre-built ship bundles in its cash shop, with many...
Homecoming celebrates City of Heroes’ 20th anniversary with a Paragon Studios dev Q&A
Believe it or not, this week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original City of Heroes - and naturally, the officially...
Kakao’s western version of ArcheAge is sunsetting in June
I'm sorry to report this morning that the western version of ArcheAge is apparently shutting down: While we were sleeping, Kakao announced that it...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG with level scaling handles it worst?
Considering the fact that every MMORPG is in a war of content basically forever, I say it makes sense that they would embrace level...
The Stream Team: Map clearing and exploration with a friend in Cat Quest II
MOP's Chris and his best friend are once again coming together for some more Cat Quest II adventuring! When we last left our cat...
The Wagadu Chronicles has released its Dungeons & Dragons 5E-compatible tabletop rulebook
You may or may not feel that The Wagadu Chronicles as it currently exists in its playable state is delivering on its premise. We're...
Community-led Infantry Online, SOE’s 25-year-old shooter, marches its way onto Steam
It's quite likely that we have several veterans of Infantry Online in our Massively OP audience. After all, this was a Sony Online Entertainment...
Albion Online has kicked off early headstart for its new European server – no more wipes
There was a bit of a hiccup in getting it off the ground this morning, but it's here now: Albion Online's Albion Europe server...
Elite Dangerous plans to sell ship bundles – including its upcoming new ship – in the cash shop
A new announcement from Elite: Dangerous has lit a tinderbox among its playerbase, as Frontier Developments has confirmed that it plans to start selling...
The Daily Grind: Transform an MMO into a better game by changing one letter in its title
Last week, all productivity in the MOP office ground to a halt when we started playing a game to change an MMO's title into...
Global MapleStory resolves to ‘follow its own direction’ away from Korean version parity
Western fans of MapleStory have some understandable concerns about the future of their favorite cutesy MMO following news from the Korean version, specifically Nexon's...
Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online makes a play to be my second home MMO
When it comes to MMORPG games, most of the time I hold just one home title -- an MMO that I stay subscribed to...
New World’s latest economy video tackles coin balance, inflation, and PvP wealth, and bread
New World's Forged in Aeternum video this week homes in on one of my favorite things in MMOs: the economy. Amazon lead seasons designer...
