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Elder Scrolls Online is about to stream Blackwood – come getcha flame atronach pony
Hear that noise? It's the sound of ZeniMax's hype machine for Elder Scrolls Online's Blackwood cranking up. Yes, Blackwood is only a couple of...
Perfect Ten: Top 10 annoying things you hear in MMORPG global chat
General chat, sometimes called "Barrens chat" or "zone chat" or "the party line," is both the bane and the secret fixation of my existence....
The Daily Grind: What MMO content is perfect for short gaming sessions?
Lately I've been exploring Lord of the Rings Online's new(ish) mission system, which is essentially a smaller version of skirmishes that scale to a...
Choose My Adventure: I think I accidentally turned my Cleric into a Necromancer in RIFT
One of the big selling points in RIFT has always been the ability to combine three of the game's Souls into a custom class....
Casually Classic: In defense of a good ‘looking for group’ tool in World of Warcraft
While World of Warcraft certainly made a number of questionable design decisions over the years, for my money one of the absolute best moves...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG character you still play?
Every year or so we'll do a conversation topic about the oldest MMO we still play. But realistically, the same couple of MMOs always...
The Daily Grind: What are some MMOs where ‘bringing the player not the class’ really works?
Back during BlizzConline, I wrote a piece on Overwatch 2 that mentioned offhandedly that it sounded like Blizzard was creeping toward a "bring the...
Global Chat: Giddy over SWTOR’s Dark Descent
For MMO blogs that only cover a single game, an announcement of an upcoming content release is like a mini-Christmas all to itself. This...
One Shots: Dearly beloved
If you gotta get married in an MMORPG and don't want to spare any expense, Final Fantasy XIV has the most luxurious and extravagant...
WRUP: Ham hunters edition
Ham hunters! Hunting ham! Not pigs. Pigs are where you get ham. They're just hunting actual ham. Why would you think they were hunting...
The Daily Grind: Do you take the path of least resistance in MMOs?
It's been a long-held axiom in the gaming industry that players will always, always pick the path of least resistance toward a goal or...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster posts a manifesto on the future of MMOs
Believe us, we here at Massively OP are dying to know all of the details about the online game project that Raph Koster and...
The Daily Grind: How do you push for change in a broken MMO?
The Path of Exile community has been roiling over the past couple of weeks, first because of the Harvest crafting nerfs and then because...
Massively Overthinking: What are your MMO character customization dealbreakers?
Back in February, when BlizzConline was at its height, part of the World of Warcraft community lost its mind over the revelation that Blizzard...
Massively of the Go: Pokemon Go’s April events bring snakes, trash, and mysteries
Pokemon Go's St. Patrick's Day "had no effect" on at least one snake: Snivy! But fortunatelt, the Gen 5 pokemon is getting its own...
So, how did Magic Legends’ soft launch go?
PWE's Magic Legends has been out in the wilds of soft launch open beta for two days now, so it's time for a check-in....
Grab a Mortal Online 2 key for this weekend’s beta stress test! [Added more keys 3/26/21]
So, who wants to play some Mortal Online 2 beta this weekend? Yep, the folks behind MMO sandbox Mortal Online have been working on...
Atlas decides to ignore themes, plans multiple maps, ship customization, and Wonders building for summer
Remember back when the devs of Atlas admitted that the piratical survival sandbox was missing a strong overall theme? Well it would appear...
SMITE marks its seventh anniversary with a four month-long event, new battle pass, and 15 days of gifts
It's the seventh birthday of SMITE, and that means a whole lot of partying going on in the MOBA. The headline attraction of the...
Fallout 76’s Q&A session talks about social features, pets, and field trips
A yearly forecast is always good for some renewed excitement, and Fallout 76 is taking advantage of any and all eyeballs on its post-apocalyptic...
