RIFT’s newest raid world bosses are basic creatures that are super-sized and super angry
Taking out masses of basic creatures like squirrels and spiders in MMORPGs is generally an inconsequential part of the player character's journey. Today it's...
World of Warcraft appears to be quietly ignoring Battle for Azeroth’s genocidal intro in Shadowlands
Calia Menethil: "All right, fellow Forsaken... I know a lot has happened over the past however long it's supposed to have been since this...
Elder Scrolls Online’s ZeniMax Online Studios snapped up a BioWare vet for what sounds like its new MMO
We've known that ZeniMax Online Studios, the Bethsoft sibling behind Elder Scrolls Online, has been working on another MMORPG for a while - since...
Final Fantasy XIV previews patch 5.3, Reflections in Crystal
The upcoming patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV might be taking a little longer to arrive than originally planned, but it's still on the...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Hunter, Priest, and Mage ability changes
Here we are again, and we've got a new mess of classes that got changed! Although in many ways these are the classes that...
Funcom: DUNE still ‘a few years away,’ will be a ‘more ambitious and robust version of Conan Exiles’
This week, Funcom dropped its financial report for the entirety of 2019. It's not going to be a shock, since we covered all the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG boasts the best animal husbandry or taming system?
Last week, we wrote about Project Gorgon's animal husbandry system thanks to a tip from MOP reader Dalton, and I have to say I...
The Stream Team: Helping out Helm’s Hold in Neverwinter
After concluding business in Neverwinter's Neverdeath Graveyard, Massively OP's MJ has moved on to fighting devils -- specifically, devils that are causing a ruckus...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play a housing-only MMO?
Last week, MOP's Justin put up a neat post on his personal blog about the potential for bringing back just the part of WildStar...
MMO Business Roundup: Warcraft modding, Valve source code leaks, and Nvidia goes good
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Warcraft modding: Polygon has an interesting explainer up on Blizzard's recent changes to its...
Lineage II launches the Dawn of Heroes update with your own ready-made homunculi
The latest update for Lineage II has arrived, and it brings with it the option to make your own homunculus to tag along beside...
Legends of Aria’s May update will add new PvP zones and themed seasons
With its paid Dark Sorcery DLC a few weeks behind us now, you're probably wondering what exactly is next for sandbox MMO Legends of...
WoW Factor: Everything can be an allied race, but nothing *must* be one
As the alpha builds continue to mount along for World of Warcraft's next expansion, a new debate has begun that is kind of difficult...
Dungeons and Dragons Online discovers Update 46: The Lost Gatekeepers
While it's all well and good to release high-level content in Dungeons and Dragons Online, sometimes you want some good, clean fun for lowbies,...
Blue Protocol’s beta test starts with delays, heavy demand, and some notable software scanning
The Blue Protocol beta finally started up! But it started up a bit later than expected because it turns out... lots of people wanted...
World of Warcraft Shadowlands’ latest alphas has dark-skinned human options, new customization, zone selection
Another alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has gone live, and that means both more features to test and more gameplay elements to...
Lord of the Rings Online turns 13 years old, gives players a self-crisping pig, and releases Mists of Wilderland
What do you call a pig who's toting a cart of active fireworks? A medieval bacon-making machine? Country celebration? Or the herald of an...
The Daily Grind: Do you take part in absurd general chat in MMOs?
For all that Barrens Chat in classic World of Warcraft has long been considered vile enough to break out the capital letters, it's easy...
The Stream Team: Catching the Phiarlan Carnival in Dungeons and Dragons Online
There's a carnival in DDO town, and Massively OP's MJ is excited to go! She and her group are embarking on the final mission...
Neocron works on futuristic tanks and re-opens the spider cave
It's been a while since we last checked in on Neocron, the cyberpunk MMO that's been in community-developed hands for a while now. The...
