Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – leveling content
At least we're finally thought the story. While we walk through a review of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in its totality, we've taken three...
Guild Chat: Planning a long break from your MMORPG guild
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community can discuss and solve a whole plethora of guild-related issues other...
One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!
Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...
The Daily Grind: What would motivate you to try an MMO on a mobile device?
There are two things that have kept me away from mobile ports of MMOs for the longest time. The first is the fact that...
LOTRO Legendarium: A marvelous decade of Middle-earth
The first I ever heard of Lord of the Rings Online was flipping through the pages of some gaming magazine back in early 2007....
Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Online heads off to Morrowind (April 21, 2017)
Good news, The Elder Scrolls Online fans: Morrowind is now in beta testing! It's in closed beta, so you probably don't get to take...
The Soapbox: Lessons Secret World Legends failed to learn from Final Fantasy XIV
I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...
Massively Overthinking: Disassembling MMORPGs for parts
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Xijit -- and I think you'll agree it's quite timely.
"In light of The Secret World getting reworked into...
EverQuesting: EverQuest II wins big with Beast’r Egg event
Did you participate in EverQuest II's Beast'r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I'm sorry to say you missed your chance;...
Choose My Adventure: Grinding away in Black Desert
Let me talk to you, my friends, about grinding. Specifically, about how it gets a bad reputation that it doesn’t altogether deserve.
How does this...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer safe strategies or fast strategies in MMOs?
There's an interesting discussion which pops up on the Final Fantasy XIV Reddit from time to time regarding the differences between American and Japanese...
Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...
Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs
Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...
Tamriel Infinium: Why I changed my mind about Elder Scrolls Online
When I took the trip to ZeniMax Online Studios to check out Morrowind a couple of months back, I was sitting at a table with...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 5 brilliant Guild Wars 2 YouTube content creators
I often find that playing Guild Wars 2 leaves me with more questions than answers when it comes to lore and story predictions, build...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – side stories, part two
Boy, I will be really miffed if this winds up taking more time than I have until Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion arrives. I...
EVE Evolved: Video highlights from EVE Fanfest 2017
For a few days each year, hundreds of EVE Online players from across the world flock to a frozen volcanic rock at the top of the world for...
One Shots: Screenshots big enough to wallpaper your house
Obviously due to column width limitations, we have a fixed pixel size for screenshots here at Massively OP. But that doesn't stop some of...
The Daily Grind: What option do you wish showed up in more MMO character creators?
There are a number of issues that I have with the character creator for Black Desert, but I greatly enjoy and appreciate the fact...
The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency
The graveyard of Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company is certainly full enough to be considered a threat if there was ever a...
