Yearly Archives: 2017
EVE Evolved: 2017 EVE Online year in review
We've reached the end of another year, and it's certainly been a busy one for EVE Online. This year saw heavy gameplay iteration, with...
Perfect Ten: 20 multiplayer games to watch in 2018
A couple of weeks ago I covered 20(ish) MMORPGs that we are looking forward to seeing develop, test, and launch in 2018. But as...
Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Best MMO Expansion of 2017
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Expansion or Update of 2017, which was awarded to World of Warcraft: Legion...
Get two free mechs just for playing a MechWarrior Online match today
If you want to expand your arsenal of mechs to use in MechWarrior Online, be sure to log in and play a match today,...
Camelot Unchained wraps up the year with exciting portents of things to come
It's no massive January announcement, but Camelot Unchained's end-of-year reports supply enough reading to un-bah many humbugs during the holiday break.
First up is the...
Wild West Online posts its development roadmap ahead of a late winter release.
Here's the bad news for Wild West Online testers: The game's next big update has to wait until January, because the developers realized that...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2018?
I didn't back a single video game in 2017, which is a first for me. The year before, I backed Hero's Song, and we...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Most egregious use of buttcapes in an MMO
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Most egregious use of buttcapes in an MMO. And the winner is...
Guild Wars 2
For...
The Stream Team: Warframe’s Christmas Ghouls
You've seen Christmas Ghouls, right? No? Well now is your chance. Massively OP's MJ will be going to Warframe's Eidolon to visit with these...
MMO Year in Review: Ashes of Creation vs. Wild West Online (May 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 150: Mailbag gabfest
Justin and Bree tear through the mailbag to answer listener questions on MMOs, from story and leveling and social play to open-world housing and crafting and loot to the future of MMO content and even a peek into our day-to-day on the site.
The Stream Team: The MOP MMO Christmas album live
Did you enjoy the MOP MMO Christmas Album? Do you wish there was a live version you could sing along with? What if we...
Leaderboard: What was the best mobile MMO of 2017?
Mobile MMOs have a bad reputation among core MMORPG players here in the West; people are absolutely convinced they can't possibly compare (even when...
The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2017
One of my favorite things to do every year is drill down the top articles on the site for our readers. I don't mean...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A Guild Wars 2 2017 column retrospective
Welcome along to a rather festive retrospective in which I sum up 2017 for both Guild Wars 2 and Flameseeker Chronicles! A large glass of...
Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Best MMO Studio of 2017
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Studio of 2017, which was awarded to ZeniMax last year. We asked our...
Lizard Squad leader convicted for 2014 cyberattacks on H1Z1 and John Smedley
You do the cybercrime, you do real world time. Cast your mind back to 2014 and 2015, when a hacker group called Lizard Squad...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best level up and mission complete sounds?
Indulge me for a few seconds and click on this link. And this one. And this, and this, and this, and this.
Those tiny sound effects...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Best MMO crosspromotion
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best MMO crosspromotion. And the winner is...
Final Fantasy XIV's Stormblood blood drive
This is the...
MMO Year in Review: Ship of Heroes abandons Kickstarter (April 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...