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The best Massively OP community polls of 2019
Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s first Blue Mage extension
Here we are. The newest Final Fantasy XIV patch is as much a proof of concept as the original Blue Mage launch was, showing how...
Desert Oasis: A first look at Black Desert’s Dark Knight’s Succession skills
The Dark Knight holds a special place in my heart when it comes to Black Desert. She was the main reason I decided to give...
The best MMO sales of Black Friday 2019 (so far)
True story, Thanksgiving is not at all my favorite holiday, but I absolutely love the online sales that follow it, especially when I don't...
Interview: CIG’s Jake Muehle on the player economy and doing crimes in the Star Citizen universe
We're zooming on toward CitizenCon tomorrow, when Cloud Imperium will deliver its annual live showcase of the state of Star Citizen - and drop...
Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now
Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1 in review, part 2
There are some things that I am just not qualified to comment on extensively when it comes to Final Fantasy XIV. Generally speaking, this mostly...
Lord of the Rings Online’s level 120 gear system sows pay-to-win lockbox confusion
LOTRO's Minas Morgul expansion released a few days ago, which naturally changed a number of things around. One thing it did shift is how...
WAPO says Activision-Blizzard execs profited from dodgy but legal stock sale
Yesterday we covered Activision-Blizzard's third quarter financial results, which were... not good. While WoW Classic drove a subscription spike and saw Blizzard's MAUs finally...
Steam’s brief Halloween sale grants deals on Elite, Black Desert, and more MMOs
It might not be the absolute biggest sale of the year, but Steam's Halloween bash has quite a few surprisingly good deals for the...
Shroud of the Avatar works on bards, complains about negative press coverage
It's no secret that many of us here aboard the Good Ship MOP love us some Bard classes or support classes in general, so...
ArcheAge Unchained is kind of a hot mess while the land rush begins
It is certainly a busy and frantic time as the fledgling ArcheAge Unchained attempts to find its game legs and stabilize into a premiere...
Fortnite extends battle royale Season X for a week and adds a speaker-powered hammer to Save the World
Boy, that headline only makes sense in Fortnite, doesn't it? The multiplayer shooter's latest version update has announced another week for Season X and...
Grim Dawn previews new areas, story, and rebalanced items for its next major content update
The next major update for Grim Dawn is apparently so large that the only way for the developers to discuss it is in tones similar...
EVE Evolved: Is the EVE Online community a force for good in the world?
When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and...
Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
E3 2020 wants more consumers, more celebrities, and to pay major media outlets to ‘control the message’
E3 is looking to be a completely different show in 2020 if the plan slides distributed today mean anything. Pitch slides and details shared...
Wisdom of Nym: Checking the health of Final Fantasy XIV’s healing metagame in Shadowbringers
One of the stated reasons for not getting a new healing job with Shadowbringers is essentially that the development team wanted to work on the...
Perfect Ten: The fantasy MMO zone atlas
There are, let's face it, a limited number of different ways to design real-adjacent zones in any fantasy game. At the end of the...
Wisdom of Nym: Balance changes after Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.05
Gosh, someone really likes Monk, huh? Not only did the job already get plenty of buffs, Final Fantasy XIV gave a bunch more improvements...
