Fight or Kite: First impressions of newly free-to-play Albion Online
As soon as I heard that Albion Online was going free-to-play, I knew where I was going to spend the majority of my PvP...
Leaderboard: Do you plan to play on a City of Heroes rogue server?
I don't know whether people have guessed by now, but a lot of the City of Heroes screenshots we use here on Massively OP...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO in 2019 offers the best content for healers?
A few weeks ago, there was a neat post on the MMORPG subreddit about healing. Author Rapthorne Lightweaver points out that "the industry seems...
Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...
The Daily Grind: What MMO received far more effort to keep it alive than it deserved?
It's ironic that two of the games I regard most fondly are both titles that received a huge amount of support trying to make these titles...
LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking LOTRO’s festivals from worst to best
The schedule for Lord of the Rings Online's special events keeps us hopping most of the year-round, as Standing Stone Games weaves major festivals,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite version of your MMO’s theme music?
Recently I've been cruising back through Aion's soundtrack and made a discovery that, in hindsight, seems obvious: There are several different main theme songs...
First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr: Little cats fighting big lizards
After a week like this week, you might have forgotten that Elder Scrolls Online dropped its latest chapter on the public test server. Like...
Storyboard: Stop whining and accept your MMO plotline
I'm going to let you in on a very big and also very obnoxious secret. All right? No one is going to like hearing...
Lawful Neutral: Is it safe to play on City of Heroes’ inevitable rogue servers?
You CAN play on the City of Heroes rogue servers you're about to see springing up. But should you? Our law columnist looks into the legalities of the City of Heroes emulation situation.
The Daily Grind: What do you think about player-vs.-developer content in MMOs?
Launching into early access today is a new hardcore fantasy MMORPG called Astaria, as we've lightly covered before. (Edit: Apparently it's been delayed -...
Perfect Ten: MMOs for puzzle lovers
Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...
Not So Massively: First impressions from Pagan Online’s early access launch
Today, Wargaming's ARPG Pagan Online launches into early access on Steam. Just before this launch, the developers were kind enough to provide us with...
The Daily Grind: How long does it take for wipes to bother you in an MMO?
This is not a question about wipes in general. If the first wipe in a Final Fantasy XIV dungeon happens with a veteran party with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 217: City of Heroes after dark
Justin, Eliot, and Bree discuss the so-called "secret" City of Heroes SCORE private server slash emulator and why it has this long-running community up in arms.
Tamriel Infinium: Are Elder Scrolls Online’s events too much of a good thing?
The Elder Scrolls Online players are suffering an embarrassment of riches at the moment. The 25th anniversary of the Elder Scrolls franchise coincides almost...
Into the Super-Verse: The death of the City of Heroes community
Kingdom Come is a 1996 DC Comics miniseries by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The central conceit of the story is that it takes...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO minipet?
Minipets: Either you love 'em and collect 'em like crazy, or you don't care for 'em and resent that I've been shortening "them" for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 216: Star Wars frenzy
Justin and Bree discuss big SWTOR expansion news, plus news from WoW, Blizzard, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, TERA, Albion, Blade & Soul, and DDO, with a mailbag question on MMO expansion difficulty.
Choose My Adventure: The Slayer skill and the power of cabbage in RuneScape
Talk about a landslide decision. This round of adventuring for CMA saw my husband and I take up the Slayer path in RuneScape, which...
