Opinion

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The Daily Grind: How much does raw graphical power matter to you for MMOs?

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Graphics matter. It's really appealing to go with the general approach of being above simple graphics informing your opinion about a game, but we...

Desert Oasis: A critique of Black Desert’s upcoming Tamer succession

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Well, it looks like successions are finally here. This month's going to be a pretty big month for Black Desert's western audience with the...
Here we go.

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019

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After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...

The Daily Grind: Do you ever pick a human skin tone other than your own in MMOs?

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If we may tread lightly around the topic of race this morning, I'd like to ask an honest question to elicit honest answers. Assuming...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 249: Houses and Ponies Online

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest, EverQuest II, Trove, Guild Wars 2, Book of Travels, Star Citizen, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on temporary hardcore MMO servers and PvE vs. PvP sandboxes.

Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults

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So here we are at the end of my first real deep dive into a survival sandbox. Citadel: Forged with Fire is, by all...

The Daily Grind: Do you ever play MMOs in synergistic pairs?

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I've noticed a pattern in my MMO play the last year or so. Ever since jumping into Star Wars Galaxies Legends last year, I've...

Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance

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Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
The most wonderful sound.

Wisdom of Nym: Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV and what the update needs to deliver

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The funny thing about Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV right now is that the only people still really mad about it are... the...

The Daily Grind: What MMO without mounts could really use ’em?

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A while back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I got to talking about Dungeons and Dragons Online's then-newly-announced mounts and how funny...

Learn how to play Project Gorgon with this community video series

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You have listened to us fawn over the unique spirit -- and mechanics! -- of Project Gorgon here on MOP, but chances are if...
You all just hate me because you don't like me and I'm mean all the time.

The Daily Grind: How quickly do you friend people in an MMO?

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As many of you probably know, my first MMO was Final Fantasy XI, which made adding someone to your friend list a sacred procedure in...

Massively on the Go: Pseudo-MMOing in Pokemon Sword and Shield

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So one of the big draws of the new Pokemon Sword and Shield is the open-world exploration area of the game. It's expansive: It has 4-four-player...

The Daily Grind: What has been your MMO gaming highlight of the year?

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I love December around Massively OP because it is a great time to reflect on the journey that we have taken over the course...
Big hall.

The Daily Grind: How much does fear of missing out motivate your MMO playtime?

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Here's the reality about Ishgard reconstruction in Final Fantasy XIV. There's stuff I want from it, I can do the crafting, there are many more...
We handled this.

Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre

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Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.

Battle Bards Episode 157: Chronicles of Spellborn

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An odd, offbeat, and short-lived MMO, Chronicles of Spellborn hardly registered on most of the gaming community’s consciousness. However, this fantasy title has not...
Full of sound and fury. Sadly.

Global Chat: Remembering the MMO fallen

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A discussion chain has been rippling across the MMO blogosphere as of late, with writers reminiscing about online games that have lived and died...
Friends now.

Vague Patch Notes: A look behind the magic at Massively Overpowered

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Here we are on another Thanksgiving holiday, and as with every year, one of the big things I'm thankful for is that I've now...
I've got a lot of problems with you people!

The Daily Grind: What’s the most awkward moment you’ve ever stumbled into in an MMO?

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Sometimes I feel disappointed that despite 16 years spent playing MMOs, I have never once stumbled into public ERP. Despite the reputations of places like...

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