Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood in review – The main scenario
All right. It's all over but the waiting, and that means it's time to start picking apart the Final Fantasy XIV expansion we're now...
Not So Massively: Five things I love about Anthem
It is by now clear that Anthem had a fairly tortured road to launch. I don't wish to condone the clearly appalling conditions BioWare...
The Daily Grind: Will you go back to SWTOR for Onslaught?
This weekend, we covered some pretty exciting news for Star Wars MMO fans: BioWare is launching a massive new expansion for Star Wars The...
Battle Bards Episode 142: Sunrise, sunset
In MMORPGs across the world, days are beginning and days are ending — and with them come the catharsis of the sunrise and sunset....
The Survivalist: Why I love survival games but refuse to touch Atlas
I love survival sandboxes. They give me that virtual world experience I'm missing from most MMOs. And I can build! So, why won't I...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the absolute worst official site?
Every so often I'm reminded of how hopelessly bad the Final Fantasy XI site actually is. I don't entirely blame the designers; the site was designed...
Into the Super-verse: Trying DC Universe Online for the first time
While this column will no doubt be looking at the superhero MMO releases that are currently in development, it's also here, as we said,...
The Daily Grind: What makes you dismiss an MMO without ever trying it?
I would say that I'm generally -- generally -- a fairly open person when it comes to trying out MMORPGs and other games. I...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Astellia’s soundtrack
One of the more promising MMORPG imports that should be arriving in the west this year is Astellia, and we here at Massively OP...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a ‘port in the storm’ MMORPG?
Yesterday, we covered the news that Elder Scrolls Online is actually implementing queues and adding more capacity and new hardware to handle what its...
Vague Patch Notes: The community is and is not the MMO
The community is not the MMO. That should be obvious. There is a game to League of Legends that exists without any of the toxic...
Warframe of Mind: The Plains of Eidolon Beautification Project
Sometimes when an MMO adds new zones, previous ones are left behind and seemingly forgotten when development moves on. I am not naming names,...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer target locks or free aiming in MMO action combat?
In the world of active combat, the mechanics are split between two separate yet equally important combat styles. The first is the open free-aiming...
Hyperspace Beacon: I can’t believe I forgot these things about Star Wars Galaxies
For the last couple of weeks, I've been able to re-experience Star Wars Galaxies. After eight years, I noticed that I might have forgotten...
Desert Oasis: Understanding and critiquing Black Desert’s RNG systems
One of the main critiques readers made about my first Desert Oasis column last month was that I did not mention Black Desert's random...
Perfect Ten: Suggestions to make World of Warcraft Classic feel more authentic
One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...
The Daily Grind: What MMO player behavior irks you the most?
One of the best aspects of MMORPGs is also one of its worst on occasion. And yes, I'm talking about the presence of those...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 215: Anthem exposed
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem and BioWare, Guild Wars 2, DCUO, RIFT, Albion, DDO, Dragon Quest X, and Black Desert, plus a mailbag topic on event fatigue in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: The married couple team arrives to RuneScape
I really should have done this sooner. This round of Choose My Adventure is starring my husband, and almost immediately the difference in having...
PAX East 2019: Elder Scrolls Online Elsweyr makes playing the bad guy feel very good
During this year's PAX East, freelance games journalist Sam Prell - you might remember him from his time at Joystiq and GamesRadar - took...
