Massively OP Podcast Episode 66: Meridian 59’s Brian Green
Justin interviews Brian Green, who's worked on Meridian 59, Storybricks, EverQuest Next, and Camelot Unchained in his long MMORPG career.
Project Genom doubles its world size and improves character progression
In-development sci-fi MMO Project Genom released a big patch this week. The inconspicuously named 0.6Â update, studio NeuronHaze says, represents big changes to "the bulk...
Here’s how commercial buildings work in Chronicles of Elyria
Chronicles of Elyria's latest Kickstarter update is all about commercial buildings, which would sound super boring if this were real life. But it's video...
Asta officially launches with its first major expansion
It is just a little bit odd that Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is launching when its first expansion drops. Those two...
Blade & Soul introduces pets with its next major update
Do you want a cute pet to follow you around in Blade & Soul? Good news, then, because you can have exactly that with...
Tamriel Infinium vs. Hyperspace Beacon: Elder Scrolls Online and SWTOR as storytelling giants
I think it’s all but obvious that Elder Scrolls Online and Star Wars: The Old Republic are enriched with lore. The Star Wars universe,...
Star Trek Online plans to improve performance with more elegant math
If you aren't super interested in reading detailed technical breakdowns of changes to game clients, you can just accept that Star Trek Online's developers...
Project Gorgon’s new patch buffs guilds and pigs
Project Gorgon has been graced with a huge patch this week, the star of which is probably a massive overhaul of guilds. "Guilds can...
Wurm Online introduces player cave structures
You know what's awesome? Player housing in MMOs. You know what's even more awesome? Player housing in MMOs that is also underground. That's more...
‘Boundless MMO’ Dual Universe announces itself to the world
Back in February of this year, Massively OP got wind of an upcoming science-fiction MMO in development called Dual Universe. This looked like an interesting...
Darkfall: New Dawn developers outline rewards for players on the InDev setup
The ultimate goal of the Darkfall: New Dawn team is not just to relaunch the original Darkfall with no alterations, hence the subtitle. However,...
Riders of Icarus on open-target action mode and phase three of beta
Everyone has their own pet peeves when it comes down to a game's combat. Some people really like to just have the traditional MMORPG...
Guild Wars 2 hacking post sheds light on 300 cheaters caught last April
If I had a dollar for every time someone wrote us a letter or comment about how he'd been unfairly banned from an MMORPG,...
Don’t hold your breath for Black Desert’s class awakening system
In response to a lengthy (and apparently frequently posted) player complaint thread about class balance and the pace of class awakening delivery, Black Desert's...
Chronicles of Elyria rules out PvE servers, non-human races, and mages (sorta)
Chronicles of Elyria's latest Kickstarter updates lean to the informational side. Up first is a run-down of its next stretch goal, Wards of the...
Crowfall shows off the making of the visuals for Gaea’s Wail
Gaea's Wail is a Druid spell in Crowfall in which the Druid summons a spectral bear to attack people. This is, quite obviously, the...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s lingering quality-of-life issues
The next big Final Fantasy XIV patch is bringing us flowerpots and new housing plots. These are both good things. The housing plot prices...
The Stream Team: Looking for (dungeons to) love in Landmark
MassivelyOP's MJ is a sucker for player-created content, and Landmark's improved gallery makes finding new stories to play through much easier! With categories for...
Get the rundown on what we know of Camelot Unchained’s classes
Quickly, how much do you know about Camelot Unchained's classes? Do you know all of them? Do you know how they work? Would you...
Final Fantasy XIV’s live letter reveals more about patch 3.3
The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is arriving on June 7th, and just like other patches, it's bringing quite a lot of...
