Fight or Kite: Multiversus is actually still incredible – but it’s not without some missteps
I’ve been waffling on what MMOs to play in this upcoming holiday break since I’ve got a handful of long-term games already in session....
Wisdom of Nym: The highs – and lows – of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 7.15 stories
Technically, Final Fantasy XIV's patch 7.15 contains one piece of ongoing content... insofar as you're going to keep turning in custom deliveries to Nitowikwe...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Best MMO Business Model
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best MMO Business Model, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV last...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2024?
Layoffs.
OK, that one's a gimmie - and it hurts a lot more than MMORPGs. So let me pitch another one:
A bunch of MMOs either...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Best PvP MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best PvP MMO, which was awarded to Albion Online last year. We halted...
The Daily Grind: How much thought do you put into your characters in MMOs?
Not every MMO has a roleplaying scene. Heck, some of them make it difficult to impossible to even imagine roleplaying within them. In those...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Pantheon: Rise of...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy wearing winter outfits in MMOs during the holidays?
With winter setting in and Christmas right around the corner, there's no better time in my opinion to be wrapping up your virtual avatar...
WoW Factor: The pros and cons of stripping timer requirements from World of Warcraft’s Mythic+ runs
So the other day, an interesting topic came up in our feeds: Apparently, at least if you go by the survey, World of Warcraft's...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO Studio of the Year, which was awarded to Standing Stone Games...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best new zone or map of 2024?
The last couple of years, I've come full circle back to being a hardcore explorer in MMORPGs, and it's led me to some games...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
Casually Classic: Putting a cap on WoW Classic’s crazy 2024 run
While it got overshadowed by World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary this year, WoW Classic's fifth birthday was a thing that happened as well. It...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG accelerationism is a stupid sucker’s game
The most recent Warframe update starts with a solid chunk of story, and the story that it tells is that of a time loop....
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment
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Today's award is for the Biggest MMO Disappointment, which was awarded to Digital Extremes abandoning Wayfinder last year....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst for letting you earn (rather than buy) in-game cosmetics?
Every MMO on the market these days will let you slap down some money to look prettier. This, in and of itself, is fine....
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024
So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s Secret Level episode and Amazon’s odd priorities
Last week, Amazon's Prime Video launched its Secret Level anthology series of short animated episodes based on a variety of games. Included in this...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Best New MMO Class
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best New MMO Class, which was awarded to Elder Scrolls Online's Arcanist...
The Daily Grind: Do you stick to a uniform naming convention in MMOs?
Names are always a contentious and personal topic for MMORPGs, as they are our "face" by which others know us. And there are really...
