Betawatch: Craftopia is doing the difficult Early Access work
There's kind of a pall around early access games, mostly because a lot of them launch into early access and then faff about pointlessly. But Craftopia...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s new event includes problematic features and stat bloat
Yes, more not-great-news in Pokemon Go, and yes, it's once again mostly about Mega Evolution. While it's been nice that the official Pokemon Go...
WoW Factor: Covenants have become a Shadowlands prison of Blizzard’s own making
If there was any remaining question about what stage of the expansion development we were at with World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, this week marked the...
Massively Overthinking: Contemplating in-game advertising
Last week, EA announced that it would finally be removing all the in-game ads from UFC4 after a few days of intense complaining from...
Perfect Ten: How to speak with your family members about playing MMOs
The nice part about growing up with serious social awkwardness as "the weird one" in my family is that really, every strange fixation I...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an accomplishment in an MMO you didn’t realize until later?
Back when vanilla World of Warcraft was a new thing, I soloed Hogger on my Paladin. This did not strike me as all that...
Desert Oasis: Checking back in on Black Desert Mobile, almost one year later
It's been a while since I checked in on Black Desert Mobile for Desert Oasis. In fact, I haven't really played it since my initial...
Choose My Adventure: Mining misadventures in Wurm Online
Well, I have to say, following the advice of the poll from last week did help a little bit while also unfurling the multiple...
Fight or Kite: New World’s beta hasn’t made me a true believer – yet
The New World beta preview came to an end a few short nights ago. Like some of the other members of the MOP crew,...
Jukebox Heroes: Six great ArcheAge tunes
ArcheAge is well-known for being one of the more beautiful MMO game worlds out there, but does its music stack up in comparison? The...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP
Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...
The Game Archaeologist: Mirrorworld
In this column, we have previously journeyed to lands where you saw not with your eyes, but with your imagination. I speak, of course,...
One Shots: Bow before Zuul!
We've all certainly met plenty of kings, queens, and other rulers in MMOs, and as a greater community, we've come to one unified opinion...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best for playing alone (not just solo)?
No, I didn't mean "solo." I meant alone. Because there's a difference. There are many games I play where I have friends, established groups of...
Massively on the Go: An open letter to Pokemon Go’s Niantic and The Pokemon Company
Dear Niantic and The Pokemon Company,
Thank you for Pokemon Go. Despite my criticism, this is probably the longest I've ever played a Pokemon game. Ever. I've...
Betawatch: New World promises lots of content in its November test
People seem to have generally been rather pleased with the New World preview event this month, huh? It's winding down today, but the promise made...
Global Chat: New World might be worth the wait
One opinion I've seen echoed across many corners of our community is that New World is actually shaping up to be a pretty decent...
Vague Patch Notes: Apple vs. Epic is not good vs. evil
So Epic has really gone all-in on fighting against Apple here, huh? The company is using Fortnite as a wedge in hopes of bringing down...
Massively Overthinking: How we deal with burning out of MMOs
Back in August, MOP's own Justin wrote a piece on his Bio Break blog about moderation in gaming that resonated with me. He described...
Hands-on with the four Vs of Nexon’s mobile MMO V4
One of my friends once said to me, "Carlo, I always see you play those random 6 out of 10 MMOs, and I don't...
