The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG lockbox mechanics be regulated as gambling?
A reader named Paul recently wrote to us wondering why RNG lockboxes aren't considered gambling. Oh sure, we call them gambleboxes, but the government...
Massively Overthinking: Guilty pleasures in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Patron Duane, who asks,
"Do you take simple joy in MMO mechanics that are often referred...
Enter to win a Twin Saga Pioneer founder pack from Aeria and Massively OP
If you're eager to jump into Aeria's anime import Twin Saga and want to go in bedecked in all the game's fineries, then winning...
Grab a Twin Saga closed beta key from MOP and Aeria
Twin Saga, a cutesy anime import from Aeria Games that's notable for its nifty classes and housing, is in the middle of a closed...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 79: MOP goes to the opera
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, GW2, RIFT, Eternal Crusade, ESO, WildStar, Neverwinter, and Das Tal, with mailbag questions on armor scaling and better guild systems.
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG whose charms you’ve managed to escape?
Traditionally, Blizzard has but to crook a finger and my whole guild, including me, will flock back to play World of Warcraft's new thing. But this...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out empty MMORPG servers?
Empty MMORPG servers freak me out.
It isn't as though I don't play plenty of singleplayer games and sims and RPGs and can't stand to...
MMO Week in Review: Gamescom, Legion, and Elder Scrolls lockboxes (August 21, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
Gamescom...
Leaderboard: What’s next for the Diablo franchise?
Back in July, Blizzard Watch ran a piece wondering whether Diablo III has been abandoned. Matthew Rossi suggested that Diablo's recent seasons have been...
WRUP: Resolving plotlines edition
As many of you may know, I am the sole writer for What Are You Playing, which means that I'm responsible for coming up...
Grab a Warframe credit booster in time for the Silver Grove launch
In honor of the launch of the Silver Grove update on PC today, Warframe studio Digital Extremes has granted Massively OP 1001 keys for a three-day...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best inventory system?
Video game packrats, obsessive compulsives, and that one guildie of mine whose MMO inventory literally has everything he's ever looted: Today's Daily Grind is...
Massively Overthinking: The best combat systems in MMORPGs
One of the big problems in the MMORPG genre as I see it is game studios' inclination to prioritize combat above all else, turning...
Enter to win a Neverwinter 7-day VIP key for PC from PWE and Massively OP
To celebrate the launch of Neverwinter's Storm King's Thunder expansion this week, PWE has granted Massively OP 100 VIP keys to give away to our readers -- 80 in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 78: Hot dog!
Justin and Eliot discuss WoW, FFXIV, RIFT, No Man's Sky, Q2 financials, Path of Exile, and Trove, with mailbag questions on turn-based RPGs and console MMOs.
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs have special areas for paying players?
I was poking around in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop this weekend when I realized that ArenaNet is selling teleports to Noble's Folly....
The Daily Grind: How do you decide when MMORPG class revisions have gone too far?
A bunch of my guildies flocked back to World of Warcraft during its pre-Legion festivities. One of them mentioned in passing that he'd been...
MMO Week in Review: One man’s sky (August 14, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
No...
Leaderboard: Is Black Desert destined for free-to-play in the west?
On this week's podcast, Justin and I discussed the general MMO blogger sentiment that Black Desert's recent business model drama -- specifically, the addition of...
WRUP: Impossible to test edition
I have to admit, I've been watching everything going down with No Man's Sky with the interest of an outside observer. I've never been...
