Vague Patch Notes: Maintaining MMO anonymity in the age of parasocial bonding
In an author's note at the end of the novel The Dark Tower, Stephen King writes frankly that some people will not like how...
The Daily Grind: Do you want controller support for your PC MMOs?
The fact that it looks like World of Warcraft will get some sort of controller support is a piece of news that fills me...
Perfect Ten: Sports-themed MMOs
Here's something we don't talk about much here on Massively OP: sports games. When we think of "MMOs," we tend to run right toward...
Choose My Adventure: Hexaria is a grindy yet competent Roblox MMO
Another week, another random bit of Roblox adventuring. This time around, I wanted to see just what sort of MMOs this game's community could...
Warframe of Mind: Looking back at Warframe’s lucky seventh year
In our first Warframe anniversary retrospective in 2019, we covered everything from the beginning up through the shooter's sixth birthday. For the lucky seventh...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.25 and the new weapons of choice
I have to admit, part of my reaction to patch 5.25 was simple relief that finally, finally, I had something to spend Poetics on...
Not So Massively: Comparing online ARPGs, from Wolcen and Diablo to Grim Dawn and Path of Exile
A while back in the Not So Massively column, I did a piece comparing the pros and cons of some of the biggest names...
Global Chat: Becoming a bear in Wizard101
You've created characters to play in MMOs, but have you ever actually wanted to be a permanent part of one? Tom Purdue over at...
One Shots: Fine, who needs you, planet?
When a planet has stiffed you one too many times and yanked you around, it's time to put it at your back and head...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do a great job *and* a terrible job of communicating with players?
On the one hand, the staff running the Phantasy Star Online 2 community right now are doing everything right. Responses on social media are...
LOTRO Legendarium: Breaking down LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter
It may be a month or two overdue, but the producer's letter for Lord of the Rings Online finally arrived this week. While we...
Betawatch: WoW’s Shadowlands hits alpha, Virtuverse moves to public testing
Yes, after all the waiting, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was announced to be going into alpha testing and then finally did so. If you...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review
All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...
Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?
Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...
WoW Factor: A quick first impression of Shadowlands class changes
Every so often, we wind up in a lull of information or exhaustion with World of Warcraft that leads readers to speculating in the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most coveted MMO alpha or beta you’ve ever gotten into?
At the time I write this, we do not yet know who will get into the first test phase for World of Warcraft's upcoming...
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...
Perfect Ten: How World of Warcraft is like professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is not my thing. I say that with absolutely no ill will or judgment; much like the Lord of the Rings, the...
Choose My Adventure: The weird world of Heroes Online in Roblox
I had a feeling this whole month of write-ups would go weirdly, and sure enough, it did. It was only until after I got...
Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief
The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
