Lord of the Rings Online defends – and now pauses – controversial pay-to-win currency changes
(We've updated the end of this article with SSG's afternoon announcement that it will be pausing this plan. The original article follows.)
An abrupt announcement...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off All Saints’ Wake on January 20
After many delays and endless speculation, the Halloween event for Final Fantasy XIV is finally arriving on January 20th. What an absolute clown show. No, that's...
The Daily Grind: What do you think the end looks like for the ongoing Blizzard saga?
Folks, it gives me absolutely no happiness to say this, but it's increasingly difficult to see an outcome in the ongoing Activision-Blizzard scandal where...
Aion NA releases an FAQ and launches an event for today’s Classic server merges
Today, January 12th, will see Aion Classic merge the Siel and Israphel servers, which probably means players on either of those worlds have some...
Final Fantasy XI launches its January update with new Ambuscade and harder Odyssey monsters
There's no new story content in this month's update for Final Fantasy XI, but since at one point the game was supposed to never get...
Riot Games lays out five-year plan, partial ownership for employees
Yesterday, Riot Games' Nicolo Laurent released a length letter to workers and gamers, essentially outlining what the next five years of Riot will look...
Elyon adds the archer, balances all classes, and revamps RvR in today’s update
It's go-time for Kakao's Elyon: The Archer class is live with today's update.
Readers will recall that Elyon, once called Ascent: Infinite Realm and developed...
EVE Online offers guides for new players ahead of tomorrow’s Doctor Who crossover
The Interstellar Convergence - aka the improbable crossover event that links Doctor Who to EVE Online - is arriving to the space sandbox game...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022
One of the reasons that I have been a huge fan of MMORPGs for nearly two decades now is that they offer a terrific...
Elder Scrolls Online PvPers are grumpy over an out-of-context stream clip
(We've updated with Matt Firor's new statement on PvP at the end of this article.)
Longtime players know that The Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director...
Fractured Online takes a closer look at its knowledge-based character progression systems
"Goodbye grinding and power disparities, hello Knowledge System," reads the opening that heralds Fractured Online's latest feature spotlight, which takes a closer look at...
Lord of the Rings Online plans ‘significant’ changes to Ember, Mote, and Figment currencies
While Lord of the Rings Online is putting out a small adjustment patch today, it has much bigger things in store for the game's...
DC Universe Online is turning 11 years old, and it brought you a huge present
If you missed our DC Universe Online stream last night, you might have missed the fact that Daybreak's superhero MMORPG is celebrating its 11th...
Black Desert claims a 230% increase in new western daily players on PC thanks to class reboot
Back in December, Black Desert implemented a major reboot of all of its classes in the PC version of the game, alongside the launch...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO dungeon grouping tools be standard features?
I've noticed that when the topic of LFG tools and dungeon finders for MMORPGs arises, people have... opinions. Strong, fervent, hearty opinions with chunky...
The Stream Team: Happy 11th birthday DC Universe Online!
Massively OP's MJ was all set to commemorate DCUO's 11th birthday early, but the servers denied her entrance. That's understandable, it takes time to...
Ashes of Creation recaps its big December announcements
With one big alpha test under its belt, Ashes of Creation is looking forward to the new year and additional opportunities to bring players...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 355: All your ships are belong to us
Justin, Colin, and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Lost Ark, ArcheAge, Elyon, EVE Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, ESO, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on choice in MMOs and resurrecting Landmark.
The Stream Team: Getting back into Guild Wars 2’s personal story
While most folks likely started Guild Wars 2 with their personal story, Massively OP's MJ actually skipped all that to jump right into Path...
Black Desert Mobile launches events to fight bosses, grow account characters, and celebrate bagels
Sure, there are events that involve beating down foes or logging in, but have you ever dared to dream of an event that celebrates...
