Yearly Archives: 2018
The Stream Team: Getting the drop on ARK: Extinction drops
Massively OP's MJ loves presents that drop from the sky. However, other than Raptor Claws she has yet to participate in an ARK: Extinction...
Atlas developers apologize for ‘stormy start,’ promise rapid improvements
With the kind of buggy and chaotic launch that Atlas displayed over the past week, it was inevitable that the studio finally came out...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Weirdest MMO cross promotion
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for weirdest MMO cross promotion. And the winner is...
WRUP: Massively Overpowered 2018 Important Concepts Awards edition
For some reason, all of our awards this year have covered MMOs. There's so much other stuff to cover! We know, because whenever we...
The Daily Grind: What was your greatest MMO gaming accomplishment in 2018?
It is always good to pause and take stock of the year-that-was before you turn a corner into a fresh calendar. We've had 12...
The Stream Team: Enjoying Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril
It's past December 25th? Well, Christmas is not over, not as long as there are celebrations to attend! So says Massively OP's MJ as...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off fan-designed furnishings in patch 4.5
The Final Fantasy XIV community was asked to provide some new furnishings for the game back during the appropriately named furniture design contest. Now...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: Sea cows in space
Today we're kicking off a countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #5 on our list is that time an Elite Dangerous guild adopted a sea cow.
MMO Year in Review: So, uh, how ’bout that underwater combat balance (July 2018)
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 2019!
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WoW Factor: The zones that changed the most from Classic, Kalimdor edition
Yeah, so Kalimdor has changed a bit in World of Warcraft.
I'm going to be honest and say that I've never actually liked Kalimdor very much...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most times back from the dead
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most times back from the dead. And the winner is...
Fallout 76 asks banned players to submit a 500-word essay on why cheating is wrong
So we all know that Fallout 76 is a buggy mess by this point, which means that until it becomes not a buggy mess,...
The Stream Team: A snowball’s chance in ArcheAge
What is one way to get Massively OP's MJ into an ArcheAge PvP arena? Make it a snowball fight! She just has to see...
Overwatch semi-pro finals will require chat participants to link their Battle.net accounts
Gosh, it's really hard to get people to stop being screaming monsters on Twitch chat, huh? Blizzard has been dealing with this problem with...
Steam lists Elder Scrolls Online, Black Desert, and Warframe among 2018’s best sellers
While not technically an awards show, Steam's "Best of 2018" page effectively serves as one as it looks at the best-selling and most-played titles...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year 2018 awards draw to a dramatic close today with our award for MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to The Elder Scrolls...
Daybreak found another 6000 $300 lifetime subs to sell, somehow
A week before Christmas, Daybreak announced that it was selling a $300 lifetime sub for its current stable of MMORPGs: a new version of...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite teases flying broomsticks while Niantic throws a $1M contest
In the first official video since its initial one, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite teased the famous Nimbus 2000 flying broomstick. It looks as though...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2019?
Last year, I realized that I hadn't backed any video games. I didn't back any this year either. Oh, sure, some of the games...
The Stream Team: Solving the second half of Secret World Legends’ Krampusnacht puzzle
What do you call an investigation mission that take time to suss out? Massively OP's MJ calls it awesome! Secret World Legend's 2018 Krampusnacht...