Wisdom of Nym: The next few months for Final Fantasy XIV
Fellow fans of Final Fantasy XIV, I'm not going to lie to you: The next few months in the game will be rough. Not...
The Daily Grind: How might your favorite MMO capitalize on nostalgia?
It would be an understatement for me to say that I'm stupidly excited to see Morrowind come to The Elder Scrolls Online this summer....
MMO Mechanics: 2017’s take on the sandbox MMO
I am finding it hard to believe that we are two months into 2017 already, especially since I've had so many pressing Guild Chat...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your character goals in MMOs?
The second Final Fantasy XIV expansion is just around the corner, if "just around the corner" means "a few months away" for you. Me?...
The Game Archaeologist: Earth and Beyond
Personally, I prefer science fiction over fantasy nine times out of ten, even though most of the MMOs that grace my desktop are fantasy...
The Daily Grind: What’s the strangest MMO you ever tried?
Last month, I wrote a column on several MMOs that walked on the weird side. Even though many online games play it safe with...
The Soapbox: Pokemon Go Generation 2 still isn’t a real MMO
Pokemon GO Generation 2 is out now, and it feels a lot like an MMO expansion in a lot of ways:Â We have new features,...
WoW Factor: Where do we go after WoW Legion?
So at the risk of being dinged for spoiling the current World of Warcraft expansion, let me say this: Azeroth is not going to...
Massively Overthinking: Is the MMORPG genre taking a much-needed breather?
Massively OP donor and commenter Tibi sent this epic question to our podcast and kindly allowed me to share it here instead for maximum...
EverQuesting: What I’ll do in EverQuest II, 2017 edition
A long time ago, in a spring far, far away (2016 feels that way already), I noted that there is simply too much to...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that help you get your spaceship on
Sometimes even the most die-hard MMORPG player finds him or herself a little tired of constantly looking at the back of a head and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO musical tune annoys you the most?
The worst part of going through World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is the inn music. I don't know why, but that has literally...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in WildStar
There are times when I've been away from a game for a while that I'm honestly not sure if I remember something correctly. I...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest MMO glitch you’ve ever experienced?
Have you ever fallen through the world in an MMO? Good times, right there. It's a jarring, crazy experience in which you see just...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 105: Samurai and Smedley
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss FFXIV's fanfest reveals, John Smedley's new Amazon studio, Path of Exile's expansion, Skyforge's console plan, and the Dociu/Taylor moves, with mailbag questions on level scaling and replacing favorite games.
Leaderboard: If you solo in MMORPGs, why?
Solo players in MMORPGs are a strange case, chiefly because they are treated like an outlier when they aren't. The fact is that almost...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake
Now that I've had a little time to sink my hours into completing the episode after my initial impressions piece two weeks ago, I'm...
The Daily Grind: Do you use plugins for your main MMORPG?
As one of Massively OP's resident modding nuts, I am drawn to MMORPGs that offer plugin support and modding APIs. World of Warcraft's modding...
Wisdom of Nym: Gauging predictions after the Final Fantasy XIV fanfests
It finally happened, folks; we're done with the fan festivals until next year. (Yes, I fully expect to hear about the next set when...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite part of MMO gaming conventions?
The last of the pre-Stormblood fan festivals for Final Fantasy XIV has come to a close, and as with the prior two fan festivals,...
