Yearly Archives: 2018

Saga of Lucimia runs next pre-alpha test, goes on a hiring spree

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Saga of Lucimia is charging into the new year with energy and gusto. The hardcore fantasy MMO is currently running its ninth pre-alpha test,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 151: New year staff roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, MJ, Larry, Brendan, Tina, and Andrew sit for a roundtable on the MMOs we played in 2017, our 2018 resolutions, and the site's 2017 awards, with mailbag questions on MMO food, PvP, investigation content, business models worse than lockboxes, and the state of the site.

Overwatch’s 2018 includes new heroes, maps, and better competitive play

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Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan barely has recovered from his marathon chair-sitting session over the holidays, but the scruffy-looking nerfherder is back in front...
Far in the distance

A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2017

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Over the last couple of years, we've redoubled our efforts on our science-related articles, as you may have noticed from our roundups in 2016 and 2015....

Exclusive: Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever on the superhero MMORPG genre

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Ship of Heroes is super-jumping right into 2018 with two documents of note. The first is a retrospective of what the Heroic Games team...

The Stream Team: A final Frostfell ice race in EverQuest II

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Time is running out for Massively OP's MJ to beat that slippy-slidey race and get the achievement in EverQuest II. No pressure! She has...

Worlds Adrift’s team had a blast in 2017

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While Worlds Adrift's end-of-year video isn't heavy on any juicy details of upcoming testing and development, it does convey Bossa Studios' enthusiasm and goofy...

Guild Chat: The best MMORPG advice of 2017

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There's no more perfect time to reflect on the last twelve months than when you're ringing in the new year, so that's precisely what...
Move it move it.

Black Desert Mobile shares some details about account linking, character creation, and items

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Curious about the play experience of Black Desert Mobile? The developers have put out a helpful FAQ about the game's features, mechanical changes, and...

Chaos Theory: 2017 was a big year for the Secret World IP

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Well, 2017 was interesting. It's not often that your favorite game starts off as one game at the beginning of the year and then...

PSA: RIFT, ArcheAge, and Trove are reclaiming abandoned names, so save yours soon

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Happy new year! You don't need that old, musty name any more, do you? Especially if it hasn't been used in a while? While you're...

The best Massively OP MMO reader polls of 2017

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Polls are a quantitative sort of magic that we don't often get from our other articles - at least when they aren't being brigaded...

Sumo Digital picks up CCP’s ejected EVE Valkyrie studio

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Good news for anybody out there worried about the future of EVE Valkyrie: CCP's Newcastle studio, the one that runs Valkyrie, has been acquired...

Steam’s best-selling 2017 games include ARK, Warframe, and H1Z1

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With 2017 officially over and done, Steam's taking a moment to report on its best-selling games over the course of the whole year. While...
Big time.

Kickstarter reports $172M raised for games in 2017

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Here's something interesting to chew on today: Kickstarter actually had an incredible 2017 when it came to funding games and raising money. Head of...

Here’s everything you need to know about World of Warcraft’s Patch 7.3.5

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With the community consensus that World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3.5 will be coming out prior to January 21st, some excitement and interest has been...

The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future looking into 2018?

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One of the most popular annual roundups we do is on the healthiest MMORPGs in the genre, both because it reminds us that the...

The Stream Team: Going after the Grinchta in Villagers and Heroes

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A new year is a great time for Massively OP's MJ to face a new threat. A new year, a new threat -- she's...

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: Stream honking

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We're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017! Coming in at #3 on our list is... But seriously, how is stream honking...
Manatastic?

Kingdom of Loot offers a video preview of its upcoming overworld map

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Remember Kingdom of Loot? It's cute, it's pixelated, and it's Secret of Mana meets Diablo in early access. So how is that working out?...

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