The Daily Grind: What frustrates you the most about your MMO’s dev team?
I guess I want to preface today's discussion by acknowledging that there are a lot of terrific developers and teams out there in the...
Battle Bards’ 2018 roundup of MMO soundtracks
Every other week here at Massively OP you might see a post go up promoting the Battle Bards podcast. While not an official podcast...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Best article joke (almost) nobody got
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for best article joke (almost) nobody got. And the winner is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 202: The all-mailbag show
Justin and Bree pore over the mail bag to answer questions on WoW, the state of MOP, future columns, favorite MMO music, MMO communities, lockbox RNG, MMO sunsets, open dungeons, and LitRPG.
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Event of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Event, which is sort of a new category for us this year....
The Daily Grind: What MMO had the best player community in 2018?
One of the informal award type articles we've done every year for the last couple of years is this one: the one sussing out...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Best feel-good moment for the MMO genre
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for best feel-good moment for the MMO genre. And the winner is...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last live letter before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5
The last letter from Naoki Yoshida didn't really drop much in the way of bombshells on the Final Fantasy XIV community, especially as there had...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Most Improved MMO of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for the Most Improved MMO, which was awarded jointly to Trove and Guild Wars 2 last...
Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2018?
Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion back in 2016, we've been debating the best new zone added to an MMO every year.
Obviously, your answer...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most bizarre thing in an MMO this year. And the winner is...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Crafting of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Crafting, which was awarded to EverQuest II last year. Once again, we’ve opted to...
One Shots: Christmas delivery
We all know that Amazon delivers pretty much everywhere with its crazy two-day shipping, but did you realize that the company could do so...
The Daily Grind: What trivial MMO grievances will you air for Festivus?
Friends, it is December 23rd, and that means that it is the traditional date of Festivus! My wife and I celebrate Festivus every year,...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most vindicating story
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards begin today with our blooper award for Most vindicating story. And the winner is...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v2.0
While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for the MMO with the Stormiest Future, the equivalent of which was awarded to Star Citizen...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever get pressured into playing a role you’d rather not in MMOs?
A post that we did earlier this year pointed me to a rather funny and catchy song called "No Mercy" by The Living Tombstone....
WoW Factor: The great Superdata fall-off
The one down side to working ahead is that sometimes your schedule gets nudged around more than expected. I promise that a further look...