Yearly Archives: 2016
The Daily Grind: Do you get extra MMO time during the holidays?
Today begins the dread stretch of time known in the United States as the holidays, a period of frenzied consumerism marked with a lot...
The Stream Team: Thankful for long-range missiles in MechWarrior Online
You can find something to be thankful for anywhere, and Massively OP's MJ is thankful for long-range missiles in MechWarrior Online. She'd rather stay...
Master X Master tests its Titan Ruins this weekend
NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master is thankful for a chance to squeeze in another playtest this week. The MOBA is currently running an alpha...
Grim Dawn previews December update
While a full-fledged expansion for Grim Dawn is in the works, that doesn't mean the team has abandoned updates for the core game in...
Programming MMORTS Screeps leaves early access
If you cast your mind back to the wilder era of 2015, you might recall (or not) that MOP reported on an unusual MMORTS...
Osiris: New Dawn solves save errors with patch, plans in-game showers
You know how there are dealbreakers with playing a game? Well, if you can't save your progress, you are probably encountering a pretty big...
Three-year-old Warframe broke its concurrency record after The War Within
GIbiz has an interview out with Digital Extremes VP of Publishing Meridith Braun today, who sheds light on how Warframe is doing. It turns...
Albion Online salutes its Faye update
The frontiers of Albion Online have expanded to include the wilds of its new forest biome. The ancient woods have plenty of resources, but...
The Stream Team: Getting chummy with SWTOR’s SCORPIO companion
When SWTOR companions want to chat, they don't just want to chat! Last time, Massively OP's Larry and MJ were traveling about the galaxy...
Guild Wars 2’s Nightmare Fractals aim to mix accessibility with complexity
Fractals: Love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay in Guild Wars 2. The latest, dubbed The Nightmare Fractal, is a ground-up do-over...
Choose My Adventure: Getting ready for The Elder Scrolls Online
The votes have been tallied and the verdict is in; the next month of the column will be all about The Elder Scrolls Online....
Massively OP’s 2016 gift guide for the MMORPG bookworm
Hey you! Yeah, the player who actually reads quest text and lore entries when all of the other hooting madmen are furiously clicking past...
Hyperspace Beacon: Analyzing SWTOR’s Uprising group content
Star Wars: The Old Republic dropped a treat this week by allowing fansites to tour Knights of the Eternal Throne. Although we can now see the...
Trion offers compensation to ArcheAge and Rift players for server outages
Good news for players of ArcheAge and RIFT: You're getting some free stuff as an apology for the unstable servers that both games have...
The best Thanksgiving and Black Friday MMORPG deals
Getcher credit cards ready, folks. It's time.
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The Secret World is part of the Humble Bundle this week; you can...
DC Universe Online opens up its episodes for the holidays
Maybe you're a new player of DC Universe Online who hasn't yet decided to subscribe. Maybe you're a former subscriber who wants to wrap...
Black Desert’s Musa and Maehwa awaken, base game on sale for 50% off
If the patch goes to plan, the Musa and Maehwa awaken with new polearms in today's Black Desert update.
"The Musa can now switch to the...
Project Genom drops from Steam under opposing blackmail and infringement allegations
Project Genom has been pulled from Steam, but the why of it is still a bit hazy.
Russian Developer NeuronHaze has laid the blame at...
Elite Dangerous players accuse Frontier of ignoring combat exploit
If you thought that your politically divided family dinner table will be the most awkward situation this Thanksgiving week, then you need to haul...
The Daily Grind: What awards would you give to MMOs?
With December right around the corner, the Massively OP staff is hard at work prepping some awesome end-of-the-year content for you, including our annual...