Official Site:Â World of Warcraft
Studio:Â Blizzard Entertainment
Launch Date:Â November 23, 2014
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’
Thinking back to high school, I'm awash in memories of the many deep, meaningful relationships that spawned as a result of being forced to...
SuperData May 2020: Pokémon Go and World of Warcraft improve their fortunes
Superdata's May digital games earning report is out, and there is some interesting movement for some of our favorite online games.
World of Warcraft's western...
World of Warcraft’s Midsummer Fire Festival heats up through July 5
Summer's already hot, so why not make it hotter still? Some big bonfires and the errant flaming torch should do the trick there. Thanks...
Battle Bards Episode 171: Forest Tales 2
Hitch up your shorts, buckle your boots, and step into another deep forest of MMORPG music with the Battle Bards! As diverse as the...
The Game Archaeologist: The virtual worlds of the 1990s
With the increased speeds of modems and the move into 3-D space in the 1990s, some game designers thought it was a logical conclusion...
One Shots: Stunning statuary
Last week's call for MMO screenshots of in-game statues resulted in so many great pictures, I could have probably done two of these columns!...
WoW Classic’s Gates of Ahn’Qiraj test was a total lagfest (again)
In a stunning example of irony -- the bad kind -- World of Warcraft Classic's recent Gates of Ahn'Qiraj test was a hot mess....
WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2
All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...
World of Warcraft introduces an Auction House ‘action budget’ that is then immediately removed
It's time to talk about Auctioneer for World of Warcraft. If you're unfamiliar with this particular add-on, what it does is pretty scan the...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
74,000 WoW Classic accounts just got the banhammer for botting and other cheats
This'll shock you, but not everyone playing WoW Classic is doing it for the thrill of an arguably more hardcore experience: Some people are...
World of Warcraft brings back Single-Minded Fury in Shadowlands
All of you who play Warriors in World of Warcraft and like to be in the class of characters who flip out and break...
Global Chat: Do numbers rob MMOs of fun?
Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues to roll through testing with new transport animations and customization
There are some races that are still waiting on new customization options within World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' alpha testing. But others are getting their...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO are you most nostalgic for?
I'll admit it, I'm an absolute fool for nostalgia. Things that I loved in the past can still bring a warm glow to my...
WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft’s elite progression obsession hurts progression players too
Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with:Â World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...
World of Warcraft previews the undead might of Maldraxxus
Maldraxxus is one of the new areas in World of Warcraft, and it's a portion of the realm of the dead with a very...
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Perfect Ten: The most fun pre-launch MMO runs
You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...
The Soapbox: Yes, here
This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...