Yearly Archives: 2016
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up The Elder Scrolls Online in Orsinium
All good things must come to an end, and in this case, my adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online are ending in Orsinium. I've...
Don’t miss The Game Archaeologist’s histories of Asheron’s Call
The impending loss of Asheron's Call -- and Asheron's Call 2 again -- hit the MMORPG community pretty hard when the sunsets were announced...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG PvP of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG PvP Experience in 2016, which is new to our awards series this year...
Conan Exiles shows off its crafting and thrall systems
What are MMO NPCs good for, really? Usually they're either part of the quest system, trainers or vendors, or targets for our sharp, pointy...
Black Desert’s Witch and Wizard awaken today
The Witch and Wizard awaken today in Black Desert this morning, and they'd like some coffee please. Not only will your spellslinger be more of a...
Star Citizen is reportedly unaffected by the Crytek shutdowns
Here's the bad news: Crytek, the company behind the CryEngine, has been forced to shutter five separate studios as part of a major restructuring....
Overwatch introduces its first canon queer character with a holiday comic
Everyone knows the pain of struggling desperately to get that one last gift for someone you care about. Even if you're Overwatch's super-speedster Tracer,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most liked and most hated MMO fantasy creature?
MMORPGs are populated by a zoo's worth of creatures as part of our eternal safari to seek out new life forms and then extinguish...
The Stream Team: Starting SWTOR’s KOTFE expansion
They've finally made it! Just in time for SWTOR's fifth anniversary, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have gotten MJ's Agent to the Knights of...
Neverwinter’s Sea of Moving Ice lands on console January 17
Are you a console player staring longingly at Neverwinter's Sea of Moving Ice update, which launched back in November for PC players? Sorry dudes...
Marvel Heroes has 14 days of Christmas presents waiting for you
It's a day that ends in y, which means Marvel Heroes has an excuse to party. And its latest round of revelry kicks off...
EVE Valkyrie guides you through flying a support class fighter
Why would you ever want to fly a ship in EVE Valkyrie that wasn't the strongest, toughest, or most hard-hitting? The devs make a...
Valiance Online introduces a trio of heroes and villains
Even though superhero MMOs offer us the ability to create our own characters and live vicariously through their adventures, it's good to hear about...
Interview: BioWare devs reflect on five years of creating Star Wars: The Old Republic
I know that sometimes it's hard to remember exactly what you were doing five years ago. I know that I had been playing Star...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 96: Rogue Two
Justin and Bree discuss the big Turbine/LOTRO/DDO news, plus Xmas in MMOs, WoW legendaries, console Trove, poor ArcheAge, and 2017's offerings, with a surprisingly pertinent mailbag question on going indie vs. sticking with a publisher.
LOTRO is considering revamping its character models in 2017
One of the most common complaints about Lord of the Rings Online is the style and animation of its character models. This might not...
ArcheAge starts holiday festival, compensates players with unique mounts
ArcheAge is so, so sorry, guys. While the mess of Revelation's launch in North America still has yet to be fully cleaned up, Trion...
The Stream Team: Come play Revelation Online’s closed beta with us
Revelation Online starts up its second closed beta today, and Massively OP's MJ is ready to dive back in. But she doesn't want to...
Elsword reveals new playable character Ain in exclusive trailer
KOG Games' Elsword is gearing up to add a brand-new character to the western roster: Ain. Even hardened MMORPG veterans are unlikely to have...
Exclusive: Indie sandbox El Somni Quas arena design dev diary
Last week, we covered new info about El Somni Quas, an indie sandbox from Czech studio that actually cut its teeth on Ultima Online...
