Ben Griggs
Ben (Braxwolf) cut his teeth on the Atari 2600 (no really, that sucker felt great on the gums) but in recent years expanded his love of gaming into content production. He's contributed to several MMO sites and blogs, including his own blog and podcast. A fan of Bethesda's single-player games, Ben will be living in Tamriel for the foreseeable future, contributing to Massively OP's weekly ESO feature Tamriel Infinium
Personal Blog: Gaming Conversations
Podcast:Beyond Bossfights
Twitter:@braxwolf
Personal Blog: Gaming Conversations
Podcast:Beyond Bossfights
Twitter:@braxwolf
Mysterious letters and coins tease the Elder Scrolls Online’s Oblivion chapter
This morning, mysterious parcels began to show up within The Elder Scrolls Online community hinting at details of the next major chapter release, which...
Why I Play: Elite Dangerous is the space sandbox we’ve been looking for
Elite: Dangerous was not on my radar when it appeared on the scene back in 2014. I had already spent my money buying a...
The Soapbox: Red Dead Online is just not as fun as it should be
A few weeks ago, I detailed my newfound adventures in the single-player title Red Dead Redemption 2. More relevant to our interests here on...
From dockyard disaster to sailing success: How World of Warships learned from the Puerto Rico event fiasco
Gamers tend to harp on game companies for the very public mistakes they make. While most of the criticism is clearly deserved, occasionally a...
MMO Burnout: Red Dead Redemption 2 succeeds in spite of itself
I have very little experience in the Red Dead world. I can recall wandering around Best Buy nearly two decades ago and encountering an...
The Soapbox: The joys of MMO collecting
I’ve often sat and pondered exactly what it is that I enjoy about the MMO experience. After all, being educated about your own likes...
The Soapbox: Feeling the loss of an MMO community
Back in 2012, I was almost a year deep into Lord of the Rings Online and enjoying my time both in the game and...
Tamriel Infinium: Six more things to love about The Elder Scrolls Online
When I think back to my earliest days of gaming, sitting in front of a tiny TV set with the non-ergonomic 80s beauty of...
The Soapbox: Powercreep in MMOs sucks – so how do we solve it?
We all love multiplayer, persistent world online games, don’t we? Players stay for the familiarity, nostalgia, and potential for years of enjoyment. Studios love...
The Soapbox: PvP MMOs desperately need PvE-style feedback loops
As I settled into my captain's chair for my evening visit to World of Warships the other night, I had an interesting experience. In...
Tamriel Infinium: Launch impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter
As I sat down to take in the most recent content release for the Elder Scrolls Online, Greymoor, I was awash with a sense...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor addresses Greymoor launch issues
Elder Scrolls Online game director Matt Firor has posted a lengthy and detailed explanation of some of the rough spots encountered during last week's...
Tamriel Infinium: Getting ready for Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter
Are you ready for Elder Scrolls Online Greymoor chapter release next week? I mean, are you really ready? Here at Massively OP, we’ve got...
From the Depths: Hands-on with World of Warships’ epic submarine patch
Few things in World of Warships are as polarizing as submarines. For every player excited at the possibility of playing the stealthy assassins, there...
Tamriel Infinium: Exploring the revamped vampires of Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor
Ever since Molag Bal created the first vampires in Tamriel to spite the aedra Arkay, they have held a unique place in the stories...
MassivelyOP’s first look at Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter and Antiquities system
With the release date of The Elder Scrolls Online's Greymoor chapter just a few months away, work on the update is progressing even with...
Tamriel Infinium: The lore behind The Elder Scrolls Online’s Falmer
If you’ve played through the Elder Scrolls series, particularly The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you’ve no doubt encountered a bleached-skin underground foe more akin...
First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Harrowstorm and Unhallowed Grave
As longtime Elder Scrolls Online players well know, ZeniMax is launching the first chunk of content for the Dark Heart of Skyrim today for...
Tamriel Infinium: The biggest surprises from Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Heart of Skyrim reveal
Earlier this month, The Elder Scrolls Online unveiled its 2020 plans for the Dark Heart of Skyrim at a live community event. Some of...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Rich Lambert on the Dark Heart of Skyrim
At this week's live reveal of the Dark Heart of Skyrim for The Elder Scrolls Online, I had the chance to sit down with...
