Yearly Archives: 2017
The Stream Team: A look at ARK’s Aberration
ARK has launched its underground cavernous expansion Aberration, and Massively OP's MJ is excited to jump in and check it out for herself. There...
Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Most Likely to Flop in 2018 or Beyond
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Most Likely to Flop, which was awarded to Star Citizen and WildStar in a tie...
WRUP: Happy holidays, have some glass eyes edition
Happy holidays, everyone! Here is your gift. It is a carefully made box full of glass eyes. I am giving you a box filled...
The Daily Grind: What MMO rewards are you chasing this holiday season?
One thing is always for certain this time of year: MMO players have their hands full with Christmas events, so much so that they...
The Stream Team: Enjoying New Life festival cheer in Elder Scrolls Online
Celebrate local traditions with Elder Scrolls Online's New Life holiday festival! Massively OP's MJ is looking forward to participating in the Snow Bear Plunge...
Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)
It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
Hearthstone works on fixing daily quest bug, promises free decks for all
While you may never want to see another daily quest again, Hearthstone's players are clamoring for the opposite. Ever since the Kobolds and Catacombs...
MMO Year in Review: Landmark is wiped off the map (January 2017)
December's many article roundups and awards always remind us that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...
On the tenth day of Christmas, Warframe gave me ghastly ghouls and personal quarters
Is this Christmas or Halloween?
One can never quite tell with Warframe, which activated its holiday update yesterday with a bounty on ghoul packs. These...
Albion Online sheds light on its roadmap for the next update
It's not quite the end of the year just yet, but Albion Online has still taken the opportunity for an end-of-year look at the...
EVE Online updates the Agency, previews what’s coming in January 2018
The whole point of the Agency in EVE Online was making it easier for players to get to content. Unfortunately, due to backend organization...
Heroes of the Storm gets into a snowball fight and teases Blaze while Overwatch breaks out the comics
Enjoying your yeti hunts in Overwatch this holiday season? You can get a little more of the "backstory" of this event, such as it...
TERA’s class awakening system goes live in Korea
Have you ever noticed that eastern MMOs tend to feature "awakening" systems that are mostly absent in western games? It's an interesting concept that...
Elite: Dangerous’ community mounts its most daring rescue yet
Now here is the kind of emergent gameplay that could only be found in an MMO.
Elite: Dangerous pilot Persera went on an expedition beyond...
Guild Wars 2 outlines its plans for forum chats next year
Would you like to have Guild Wars 2 developers arrive at your home unannounced to talk with you about various issues with the game?...
Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 is now playable by all backers
Is it ready? Probably not, but Star Citizen backers can all play the 3.0 alpha today anyway.
"We’ve enabled all backers to participate in the...
The Stream Team: Snowfest fun in Trove
A winter wonderland of cubes? Massively OP's MJ says, yes please! Trove's holiday Snowfest is in full swing, and the hub is decked out...
Chronicles of Elyria hunts for a publisher, enables store gifting, and battles ‘harbingers’
A year ago, Chronicles of Elyria had crossed $2 million in fundraising. Today, that amount sits at over $3.4 million. Still, some players worry...
WoW Factor: Do World of Warcraft’s allied race requirements make sense?
We still do not know exactly when World of Warcraft will make allied races playable. What we do know is that it sure as...
Destiny 2’s playerbase is melting down over holiday lockboxes in Eververse
Destiny 2 just can't seem to stop pissing off everyone. Its Dawning holiday event, detractors argue, is overtly designed as a moneygrab focused around...