The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt the need to cut back on your MMORPG playtime?
A couple of months ago, Lifehacker ran an article that might just save somebody: It's titled How to Cut Back on Playing Video Games,...
WRUP: Welcome to Boring Monsters Online edition
Thank you for signing up to play Boring Monsters Online, where we have diligently made sure that all of our monsters seem like they could...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 130: Flame and Fire
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor, Path of Exile: Fall of Oriath, and WoW's alt-friendly plans, with mailbag questions on MMO raiding and console MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important feature of MMO inventory systems?
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a story on ARK Park that included the image above, which just cracked me up. I mean,...
MMO Week in Review: To Elona via bunnies in Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire (August 6, 2017)
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!
This...
WRUP: Horrible movies edition
The hush calls over the movie theater, but even before then, you all have that feeling. It hangs in the air like the scent...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of character-obscuring morphs and modes in MMOs?
When ArenaNet went through Guild Wars 2's upcoming Path of Fire specs on Tuesday, I was super bummed about the Ranger, the class I'd...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Ash Lion mount for PC from PWE and Massively OP
To celebrate the arrival of Tomb of Annihilation for Neverwinter on PC last week, PWE has kindly given Massively OP 50 Ash Lion mount keys to give away to our...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 129: Treasure Trove
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Secret World Legends, Trove, ArcheAge, Blade & Soul, Star Citizen, Chronicles of Elyria, Crowfall, and DCUO, with mailbag questions on non-fantasy MMOs and soloing in MMOs: %SURL%
Grab a Continent of the Ninth Seal goodie bag from Webzen and MOP!
Live in Webzen's Continent of the Ninth Seal today is the Light and Darkness update, which bumps the level cap in the MMO to...
The Daily Grind: Is lore super important to you in MMORPGs?
So the other day, the Massively OP staff is hanging out in Slack while we work, and Justin says, "Bree, you know Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve the housing server merge problem?
When ArcheAge launched, I was one of those who was brutally harsh about its mind-numbingly stupid housing system, a more or less open-world system...
WRUP: A lesson is learned but I can’t figure out what it is edition
I... huh. Well, all right, let's start at the beginning. Yes, our line of medication is completely ruined. It was always meant to be...
Enter to win a Black Death Steam key from Small Impact and MOP
Indie survival sandbox The Black Death has a big patch going live this afternoon, complete with three new and updated pillage areas, the improved combat...
Massively Overthinking: How should MMOs make money in a world without lockboxes?
Earlier this week, MOP's Justin expressed frustration over lockboxes, feeling especially provoked. "As both a player and a journalist, I find it insulting when...
Grab a Gigantic Airship Supplies skin & booster key from PWE and MOP!
In celebration of Gigantic's formal launch last week, PWE and Motiga have granted Massively OP a stack of keys for goodies, and you're going to want one.
They...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.
Bless Online’s Rebuild Project homes in on character growth
Following the cancellation of the western version of Bless Online, Neowiz surprised everyone by announcing that it would be publishing the game here in the...
The Daily Grind: When was the golden age of MMOs, or has it happened yet?
A year ago, we all tackled an Overthinking topic on the golden age of MMORPGs -- whether there ever was one, and when precisely...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest pet peeve about early access MMOs?
Early access is kind of a garbage system for the vast majority of gamers. Yes, yes, I know, some games and game types just...