Guild Wars 2 addresses raiding tiers and accessibility
In response to players agitating for improving raiding in Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet Game Designer Crystal Reid has addressed both tiers and accessibility for...
Jukebox Heroes: Six pretty great MMO tunes from games you’ve never played
In my years of coverage of MMO soundtrack music in this column and on Battle Bards, I've clearly observed that there are games that...
Peria Chronicles shows off its gameplay at G-Star
Excitement around the Massively OP office has spiked concerning a certain Peria Chronicles. It might be easy to dismiss it on first glance as...
How Project Titan and Overwatch prompted Chris Metzen to leave Blizzard
Months later, the World of Warcraft community is still coming to grips with the absence of Chris Metzen, who decided to retire from Blizzard...
Star Wars: The Old Republic provides backstory fiction for Knights of the Eternal Throne
Look, we don't want to spoil the ending of Star Wars: The Old Republic's last expansion story arc for you if you're still working...
Moonlight Blade will let you play as a tween girl
Perhaps you were on the fence with Moonlight Blade, thinking to yourself, "Well, this upcoming eastern MMORPG looks nice and all, but it's forcing...
EVE Online’s latest tool lets you simulate ship builds
One of the new tools that EVE Online has handed to new and experienced players with this week's Ascension expansion is simply called the...
Rumor: Marvel Heroes code points to a PlayStation port; Beast and Black Bolt on the way
It's easy to get carried away based on circumstantial evidence when speculating about the future. Players have been suspecting that Marvel Heroes might be...
The Daily Grind: Are you going back to RIFT for Starfall Prophecy?
After a briefly delayed beta event last month, RIFT's Starfall Prophecy expansion launched this week. RIFT is Trion Worlds' crown jewel, and this third expansion...
Dark Age of Camelot introduces the new and improved Necromancer
Old things can be made new again, particularly with a little work and attention from caring MMO developers. Take for instance Dark Age of Camelot's...
The Stream Team: Blue Mountain sabotage in The Secret World
It's a long road, but Massively OP's MJ is taking another step down that path towards the sabotage achievement The Unseen in The Secret World....
Massively Overthinking: The many ‘NGE’ moments across MMORPG history
Eleven years ago this week, the New Game Enhancements patch descended on Star Wars Galaxies, forever changing the trajectory of the game, SOE, and...
Dual Universe puts out a first draft of its lore bible
Technically, one could argue that you don't need lore to make an MMORPG work; it just helps players have an idea of who they're...
Path of Exile offers experimental 64-bit DirectX 11 client
Watch out: Path of Exile has split in twain! What has happened is that with this week's 2.4.2 patch, the MMOARPG has rolled out...
Santa Truck and the PlayStation 4 are coming to APB Reloaded
You'd better not honk, you'd better not drive, you'd better not rage-quit, I'm telling you why: Santa Truck is coming to town. Well, to...
Webzen releases G-Star trailers for MU Legend and Azera: Iron Heart
Going to Seoul for G-Star next week? Probably not, but if so, I'm jealous. If you were going, you'd be able to check out...
ELOA gets a do-over under new ownership
Elite Lord of Alliance might have been down, but it's not out -- not yet, at least.
Following the decision by Webzen to close down...
Shroud of the Avatar tackles combat and crafting in today’s 36th update
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 36 lands today, a little bit early because of next week's major holiday, Black Friday, which is preceded by...
Chaos Theory: The disappointment of The Secret World’s Samhain
The season to end all seasons has come and gone. The Secret World's Samhain has faded back into the fog, and it will be another...
Gamers rally behind Pokemon Go player mugged and left for dead in North Carolina
If there's one thing I've learned from Pokemon Go, it's that staying home and playing MMORPGs from the comfort of my pajama pants is...
