One Shots: Sailing into the port of 2022
Twenty Twenty-Two ho! As we sail into unexplored territories, Rees Racer is kicking off a new year of One Shots with a farewell to...
The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to MMO-wise in 2022?
It's 2022 now, so that's something! Feels a lot like 2021... in terms of the MMO landscape, I mean, because no major updates have...
The Massively OP Podcast in review, 2021 edition
Recap of all shows released over the course of 2021.
EverQuest II is merging its Rivervale heroic server in January
If you're an EverQuest II player with a character on the Rivervale server, it's time to start packing your bags. Daybreak and Darkpaw announced...
Global Chat: How do you deal with FOMO in MMOs?
FOMO -- or the fear of missing out -- is quite prevalent in the MMO gaming community. It's hard to resist that siren's song...
The best Massively OP streams of 2021
Massively OP's Stream Team had a most unusual 2021, as Mother Nature took a bite out of MOP's MJ's house - and her streaming...
Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2021 edition for 2022
Every year on New Year's Eve, we collect all the reasons we can't have nice things - all the worst things that happened to...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal PvP MMO setup?
Let me be very up front with you right now and say that I am quite out of my depth on this subject. I...
Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2021 edition
Years ago, we started binning all our positive stories under the "warm fuzzies" tag and our uggggg stories under "this is why we can't...
MassivelyOP’s 2021 Golden Yachties: Best headline on a site that isn’t ours
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards come to their conclusion today with our pick for best headline on a site that isn't ours. (If you’re wondering...
The Stream Team: Finishing 2021 off right in AdventureQuest 3D
How can you make memories of 2021 better? By making one of the last ones AQ3D! Massively OP's MJ is going to send off...
Massively OP’s 2021 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards! You thought we were done, but surprise: We have one more. Over the course of our...
Ravendawn prepares for Alpha 4 test in the new year
If you like to play your MMORPGs from the perspective of a parachute-less skydiver plummeting to the pixelated earth, then you've probably already got...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2022?
In years past, we've run a "most innovative" and "most potential" award, but today, I want to focus on the "most potential" part because...
The Stream Team: Wandering Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril
The year may almost be over, but holiday festivals aren't! And Massively OP's MJ is hitting up as many as she can. The Winter...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2022 MMO resolutions
Even if you're the kind of person who is deeply opposed to the idea of resolutions - or your typical resolution fizzles out by...
Wild Terra 2 is working on new pets, a quest board, and a continent expansion
So here's the thing about having a small team developing an MMO: It can really make small events lead to production functionally stopping for...
Past Fate introduces a third faction, new battleground, and revamped quests in latest update
The closed alpha of indie sandbox MMORPG Past Fate has made another update to its current build, and once again this one introduces some...
MassivelyOP’s 2021 Golden Yachties: Best worst MMO criming of the year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for best worst MMO criming of the year. (If you’re wondering what the heck a...
KingsIsle confirms new Pirate101 content for 2022 is in the works, looks back at 2021 design goals for Wizard101
Before launching into this story, let's put out a quick review. At the beginning of this year, players of Pirate101 started up a "flood...