The Stream Team: Gotta get gold for a Guild Wars 2 griffon
After getting to test-soar on some quest griffons, Massively OP's MJ is even more determined to get her own gliding mount in GW2. She...
Neverwinter patches in balance tweaks and bug fixes as Vault of the Stars is live
Sometimes, even minor patches for Neverwinter have a clear and understandable throughline of what's being changed. Other times, you wind up with the game's most...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 311: The day the MMOs died
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem Next's demise, Defiance and Gamigo's MMO purge, DDO's big news, Black Desert's free-play, Riot's MMO, and mobile Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO, City of Heroes, WoW Classic, and Elder Scrolls Online, plus mailbag topics on post subs, Valheim, and MMOs as they used to be.
Dark Age of Camelot plans Catch Up in Calendonia fast-leveling event, Ultima Online previews Publish 110 and New Legacy’s map
Broadsword's antique MMORPGs are still chugging along, both with news of note this week.
In Dark Age of Camelot, players are being invited for a...
Fractured updates players on the tech tree and studio investment while delaying its next test
You probably don't need anyone to tell you that the winter test for Fractured is not taking place in February, due to certain little indicators...
A Star Trek Online player opened 12,000 lockboxes so you don’t have to
You may have had your fingers in an MMO lockbox or two over the years, but we're willing to bet that you don't count...
Choose My Adventure: The combat is the sauce in Wizard101
It’s only been a little bit of time, but I am already mightily impressed with Wizard101.
The game has a pretty rich and involved following,...
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s champion point system is changing with update 29
Elder Scrolls Online's champion system has been been around since 2015, and through it all, it's been a bit of a thorn in the...
Casually Classic: What’s the point of playing WoW Classic in 2021?
Welcome to Casually Classic, a new column here on Massively OP dedicated to examining World of Warcraft Classic from the vantage point of a...
After just four months in open beta, pixel MMO Naïca is already in maintenance mode
Naïca hasn't been around long enough for anyone to remember the combination of keys to make the ï without copypasta, and now it's over,...
Guild Wars 2’s ‘Balance’ episode launches March 9 – here’s the new trailer
Guild Wars 2 next big thing - Season 5: The Icebrood Saga: Episode 5: Champions: Chapter 3: Balance - is launching next week. ArenaNet...
Blizzard puts out new job calls for unannounced multiplayer projects
We're back with another bit of pondering and theorycrafting spawned by game dev job postings. This time we're looking at Blizzard's careers site, which...
ArcheAge Unchained begins the process of its EU and NA ‘server evolution’
You've got it wrong, friends. The servers aren't merging to fewer servers in order to keep game populations together; they're evolving into something new....
Massively Uplifting: Love and generosity in Sea of Thieves, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, and more
February is often known as the commercialized month of love (Happy Hallmark Day!), but that doesn't mean there wasn't genuine love abounding throughout the...
The Stream Team: Happy 10th birthday RIFT
It's a big deal to hit double digits, and RIFT has just hit the big 1-0! In celebration of the milestone, Massively OP's MJ...
Black Desert Mobile announces the arrival of the Shai and a new PvP mode in March
The little character with a big boomerang is headed to Black Desert Mobile. Yes, the Shai class has been officially confirmed for the mobile...
ArcheAge opens a new server and launches Garden of the Gods for Southeast Asian players
While ArcheAge's fortunes -- and its servers -- continue to dwindle on our side of the globe (and Gamigo has been on an MMO...
Bless Unleashed is adding new weapons, timed dungeons, and gear and stamina tweaks this spring
Spring is ready to bloom in Bless Unleashed, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there will be new plants to enjoy. Instead there will...
Hamilton in Animal Crossing New Horizons is the unofficial crossover the world needs more of
While painting my entire house this winter, I listened to Hamilton approximately 300 times and am now a little bit obsessed, which means that...
Wurm Online tests a combat overhaul on PTS and discusses content update plans
It's an inevitability in Wurm Online that players are going to have to fight things, and the process of fighting is the focus of...
