World of Warcraft outlines the advantages and drawbacks for its upcoming War Mode
The changes coming to world PvP in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth means that it's no longer a gap between servers, but a...
The Daily Grind: How much does fear of an MMO shutdown affect your playtime?
There are two basic reactions I've seen to people who fear that their favorite MMO is going to shut down. Not people who know,...
Battle Bards Episode 120: Short stuff
Look down — and it’ll be the last thing you’ll ever see! That’s because fury and death arrive in the form of short character...
Gloria Victis patches in new passive skills for players to use
The passive skill system for Gloria Victis has gotten an upgrade with the game's most recent patch, and the new passives let you be...
Diablo III patches its console versions up to speed with the PC
Oh, it's Diablo III! Remember that game? Probably you do if you want to play a roguelike hack-and-slash on console. The good news for...
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground radically rebalances weaponry with its latest patch
There's going to be a big downtime for a patch for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds tonight; don't count on playing in tonight after 10 p.m. EDT....
Hi-Rez President Stewart Chisam vows to improve SMITE’s patch quality
Every year brings a lot of patches for SMITE. A new official post on the game's subreddit penned by Hi-Rez President Stewart Chisam puts...
Explore the Psijic Order of The Elder Scrolls Online
The Psijic Order is not new to the world of The Elder Scrolls Online. It's really the proper antecedent of the well-known Mage's Guild....
Amazon is apparently having influencers playtest New World
MMO influencer, fan, and Massively OP reader-slash-heckler Lethality posted publicly to Twitter this morning that he's playtesting Amazon's New World.
https://twitter.com/real_lethality/status/991663064679419904
That's good news for everyone,...
Perfect World is sunsetting Swordsman Online and Jade Dynasty as teams move on to ‘bigger and better things’
Perfect World announced two sunsets yesterday: Four-year-old Swordsman Online and nine-year-old Jade Dynasty will close down in June. Here's the official announcement for Swordsman...
Crowfall previews the armor of the High Elves
The next alpha version of Crowfall will allow players to try out the High Elf race, which means that it would be a bit...
Elder Scrolls Online players are salty about cash-shop and lockbox mounts
The Elder Scrolls Online has a good reputation for offering a fair deal for accessing the game. But if ZeniMax is losing money on...
The Daily Grind: Do you make an effort to be positive and friendly in MMORPGs?
Despite concerns about the pervasiveness of toxicity in gaming, most gamers are not toxic. Outside of extremely social MMOs, I suspect most people probably...
EverQuest unlocks the Omens of War expansion on its progression servers
Time keeps on slipping into the future for the EverQuest progression servers, Ragefire and Lockjaw. Both servers have put matters to a vote, and...
TERA outlines its content plans for consoles post-launch
If you have a console from the current hardware generation, you can play TERA on it right now. But there's also a lot of...
Sea of Thieves adds new outfits and a special gun for a month of play
After a month at sea, one can imagine your character in Sea of Thieves is more than ready to stop in to port. But...
Guild Wars 2 players sponsor $2000 PvP tournament, ban Chronomancer spec
If Guild Wars 2's abrupt pull-out of PvP e-sports and tournaments a year ago filled all your 20-slot bags with stacks of pure sadness,...
World of Warcraft offers a guided tour of the Zandalari capital, Zuldazar
The Zandalari trolls are allied with the Horde in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, but their society has long endured without outside interference....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO developer or community manager do you love?
I sometimes think about how difficult it would be to work as an MMO developer or community manager. While there would be a certain...
Final Fantasy XI welcomes back old veterans and new players this summer
Have you never tried Final Fantasy XI but always wanted to? Have you tried it before and want to catch back up? Good news,...
