Yearly Archives: 2016
Check out Crowfall’s latest world eyecandy
As Crowfall marches on in development, fans await anxiously on the sidelines for tasty tidbits of information to come their way. Yesterday, Artcraft lead environment artist...
WoW Factor: Is this the time Blizzard’s changes stick?
Well, folks, I promised you that this week I would talk about my further impressions playing through the Legion alpha. But then I spied...
Black Desert preorders close, headstart preload begins tomorrow
Who's ready for Black Desert? Daum reminds players today that preload for the headstart begins tomorrow, and the client is patchable for those who participated in the second closed beta.
Three staffers depart EVE Online after huge financial year for CCP
CCP Games staff have now seemingly confirmed on Reddit that EVE Online is about to become three people poorer. EVE is losing Lead Game Designer...
Champions Online joins the Deadpool hype with freebie archetype
Crushing on Deadpool? Champions Online clearly is too, as it's made its "Specialist" archetype, which usually costs 1150 ZEN in the cash shop, free for...
Tree of Savior’s international beta is coming ‘soon’
Tree of Savior fans, your patience is about to pay off. IMC Games announced today that the open beta for its international version is...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs provide in-game player performance metrics?
Today's question is inspired by a question sent into us ages ago by reader Camelotcrusade, and it centers on damage meters and their ilk.
"Should...
The Stream Team: Elite dungeon diving in The Secret World
Before you can throw yourself at the mercy of the bosses in The Secret World's Nightmare Dungeons, you have to prove your mettle by...
Massively Overthinking: The new normal of early access MMORPGs
This week's topic comes from Massively OP reader Zadira.
"Daybreak has just passed it two-year anniversary for Landmark, and it still has its early access reward options for...
Armored Warfare update finally adds in Chinese tanks and coastal map
In the realm of updates, late is always better than never! It might have taken longer than expected, but Update 0.13 has finally landed...
Gloria Victis lets you make a guild coat of arms
How does your guild distinguish itself visually? If you're in Gloria Victis, the answer is by creating a unique-looking coat of arms.
AÂ "multilayer" coat of...
ArcheAge opens paid character transfers on leap day
If you aren't happy with your ArcheAge server, then Trion has a proposal for you: You give Trion credits, and Trion moves your characters....
Das Tal plans ‘massive’ spring alpha playtest
Das Tal's devs have a "massive" test event planned for the coming season. Fairytale Distillery says that its February sneak-peek playtests will be followed...
Meta: Massively OP website maintenance this weekend
Hello, loyal readers! MassivelyOP.com will be undergoing extended maintenance this weekend beginning at 2 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 27th, 2016. Downtime is expected to be...
Uncharted Water goes to Neo-Babylon in its latest update
Raise the mizzenmast and jib the topsails, it's time for another tour of duty in Uncharted Waters Online! The pseudo-historical Age of Sail sandbox released...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for Release 27
The final wipe for Shroud of the Avatar is approaching, and that means that the development team is moving forward with an eye toward...
TERA’s Dawnfall update arrives on March 1st
Remember the starting zone of TERA? Well, it's gotten just a little bit... messy with the game's next update. The Dawnfall update arrives March...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music
Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...
Valve pours millions of dollars into Counter-Strike e-sports
There's no doubt that e-sports are starting to get very big, with many of the top tournaments now supporting prize pools in the range of...
World of Warcraft’s lore book previews the cosmology around Azeroth
If you've never cared about the lore behind World of Warcraft, the hardcover Warcraft Chronicles book releasing on March 15th is unlikely to change...