Elite: Dangerous raises big money for charity with a 24-hour stream
The team at Frontier Developments put on quite a show on December 17th with a bit of livestreaming. But the Elite: Dangerous crew wasn't just...
Black Desert: The Archer awakens, Grandpa Cron arrives, and Xbox One preorders are set for January 7
Life is moving fast for the new archer of Black Desert Online. It feels like only yesterday that the new class was sniping its way...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value going into 2019
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...
ZeniMax says 2019 will be a ‘huge year for The Elder Scrolls Online’
Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Rich Lambert has a letter up for the game's community today, complete with a recap of the game's content...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Blunder, which was awarded to CCP's dramatic VR pullout and EVE Online layoffs...
The Daily Grind: Do you start over when you come back to an MMO?
In looking over my history with MMORPGs this year, one trend leaps out at me: In pretty much every old favorite that I returned...
Fallen Earth’s Grunch event gives way to the First Night event
Events! Fallen Earth is actually getting events! That alone is a good thing when the game has sadly quietly languished for years; it's almost like...
Fallout 76’s endgame is so dull that players are appointing themselves raid bosses
One of the many criticisms leveled against Fallout 76 has been its lack of endgame content, but one dedicated player has decided to be...
Choose My Adventure: I am not good at drug running in Star Citizen
There's a rather popular quote in military circles that goes "no plan survives contact with the enemy." This quote springs to my mind as...
Identity’s latest patch lets you get completely blitzed out of your mind
The newest patch for MMO sandbox Identity has added consumables to the game, which of course means various things you can put in your body...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best Not-So-Massively Game of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best Not-So-Massively Game, which was awarded to Warframe last year. As you might surmise, the...
Warframe gets into the holiday spirit with greeting card contest and Tennobaum 2018
Tenno, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to spread holiday cheer throughout the universe by taking part in Warframe's holiday greeting...
The Repopulation’s long-awaited update is arriving December 18
Yes, you're getting an update to game mechanics in The Repopulation for this holiday season. And that's the true meaning of Christmas, patches for The Repopulation....
Wisdom of Nym: No, Final Fantasy XIV reliability isn’t a bad thing
There's a common criticism of Final Fantasy XIV that I frequently see and agree with. The argument goes that basically, five years out from the...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Story of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Story of the Year, which was awarded to The Great Lootbox Debate last...
World of Warcraft is shifting the unlocks of artifact power and adding cross-faction elixirs
Remember when World of Warcraft launched and the developers specifically ensured that Forsaken and Human players couldn't speak with one another to keep a cross-faction...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal as of 2018?
We don't give out a formal end-of-the-year award for MMO graphics at Massively OP. It'd be almost impossible to come to a consensus. As...
Ultima Online’s Raph Koster says Fortnite is more like an MMO than we might think
It's like people are discovering MMOs all over again.
Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster recently expressed amusement at the culture and...
Global Chat: A WildStar goodbye
How do you say farewell to an MMO that meant a lot to you? With tears, sorrow, screenshots, and words. Lots and lots of...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Player Housing of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Player Housing, which was awarded to WildStar last year. And the year before...