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Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play
Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.
The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s art style determine whether you’ll try it?
I am not much of a Borderlands person, but the franchise has been impossible to ignore the last couple of weeks with the launch...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
One Shots: What a view!
When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are in your backlog?
Most all gamers know the bittersweet feeling that is to have a huge backlog of unplayed games thanks to seasonal sales and impulse purchases....
Champions Online’s third anniversary week brings back Dr. Destroyer and his Destroid robots
It's been some time since Champions Online launched, but we've finally learned a great truth about the game's major villain: Despite his grammatically ambiguous name,...
Star Trek Online is bringing back the horror-themed Hearts and Minds mission for Friday the 13th
At the time of this story's writing, it is Friday the 13th, which either brings to mind goofy horror monsters, bad luck traditions, or...
The Stream Team: Night two of new Neverwinter adventures
Massively OP's MJ completely intended to make a new Gith in Neverwinter, but then she made her Drow rogue and there was no going...
Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on Discovery’s Awakening and beyond
The Federation's past is meeting its future this week with the rollout of Awakening for Star Trek Online. Set in the "present" timeline of...
Star Trek Online Awakening is officially live today, starring Discovery’s Anthony Rapp
Star Trek Online Awakening is formally launching on PC today, with Star Trek Discovery's Anthony Rapp's voice and visage at the helm of the...
The 10th anniversary of Champions Online continues with new and returning events
The birthday celebrations for Champions Online continue as the MMO celebrates 10 years the only way it knows how: with presents for players.
In addition...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
Neverwinter spices up PvP with new seasons and campaign mechanics
The most recent patch for Neverwinter added a new arena, but the game's PvP changes aren't stopping there. Players will have even more reason to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.
The Mycelial Crisis will be the first event to leverage Star Trek Online’s new event reward system
Last week, we all were informed of the ways that events in Star Trek Online will be changing, moving away from Reputation and towards...
The MOP Up: Dauntless’ Strike Force is all up in your face
Giant monster hunting isn't just a sacred duty of those sworn to protect that one blacksmith and his family, it's also a competition between...
One Shots: All the awesome you can handle
One day when I grow up, I hope to be half as amazing and down-to-earth cool as most of our One Shots community here....
Champions Online celebrates its 10th birthday with a new mission
The longest consistently operating superhero MMORPG is hitting a significant milestone this week, with Champions Online celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch on...
The Stream Team: Gotta getta Gith in Neverwinter
The Gith are out! Neverwinter has opened up the new race for everyone who log in now, and Massively OP's MJ has gotta getta...
