Black Desert Online’s Let it Snow event gets you free treasure for just staying logged in
Don't you hate when events expect you to actually do things to earn rewards? Black Desert Online's newest event has you covered. Here's how...
Vague Patch Notes: The complexity of classic preservation for MMOs
Here's a fun question to kick things off. Should old black-and-white films be colorized? The key word there is "old," because there are a...
Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse is down until specialized test weekend in January
We hope you had fun playing what was evidently the initial testing period of Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse. It was a good testing phase...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Most Anticipated MMORPG of 2018 and Beyond
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Most Anticipated MMORPG of 2018 and Beyond, which was awarded to Crowfall last year - the...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel the need to do MMO holiday events on every character?
Every new holiday event in Final Fantasy XIV prompts the same reaction from me, a question of which of my characters will be sad if...
Star Wars Galaxies emulator plans Carrie Fisher tribute event on December 27
When Carrie Fisher died two years ago this month, I actually sat in my car and cried. This is not something I normally do,...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most ridiculous article
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most ridiculous article that was specifically our fault. And the winner is...
Choose My Adventure: Star Citizen’s missions and their bugs
Before I begin, a bit of a program note for this edition of CMA: I kind of had to break from the voting selections...
Gambling addict successfully petitions Path of Exile to disable lockboxes
In a year full of Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad news concerning lockboxes in online games, here may be the very first positive story...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Update or Expansion of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Update or Expansion of 2018, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2's Path...
The Daily Grind: What frustrates you the most about your MMO’s dev team?
I guess I want to preface today's discussion by acknowledging that there are a lot of terrific developers and teams out there in the...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Best article joke (almost) nobody got
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for best article joke (almost) nobody got. And the winner is...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Event of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Event, which is sort of a new category for us this year....
The best Massively OP streams of 2018
Massively OP's long-running Stream Team, unquestionably captained by MJ and her sidekicks Larry and Andrew, got a welcome surprise this year: Our newest writer, Chris...
The Daily Grind: What MMO had the best player community in 2018?
One of the informal award type articles we've done every year for the last couple of years is this one: the one sussing out...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Best feel-good moment for the MMO genre
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for best feel-good moment for the MMO genre. And the winner is...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last live letter before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5
The last letter from Naoki Yoshida didn't really drop much in the way of bombshells on the Final Fantasy XIV community, especially as there had...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Most Improved MMO of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for the Most Improved MMO, which was awarded jointly to Trove and Guild Wars 2 last...
Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most bizarre thing in an MMO this year. And the winner is...