Opinion

If you followed our EVE Fanfest coverage last year, you might remember CCP announcing plans to add a whole series of new deployable structures...

Last week, MJ and I were discussing a stream she was planning on Conan Exiles where she planned to help friends capture "thralls" to...

Like probably most of the population of Lord of the Rings Online, I was initially interested in player housing when it first came out,...

While MMORPGs are supposed to be these giant buffets of entertainment options available at our fingertips, the truth is that there are always parts...

It’s been over a month now since ArcheAge’s massive update 3.0 went live, adding oodles of new content to Trion’s expansive fantasy sandbox. The...

Blizzard Watch ran an editorial yesterday quoting former marine biologist and World of Warcraft Lead Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street on the subject of...

Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers. "I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...

It's no secret that The Secret World had a rough year in 2016. I just really wish I could say differently. And it's especially...

MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...

I don't think that being one of the only fully featured MMOs on a console is what has made Final Fantasy XIV successful. I...

Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which Massively Overpowered readers can have their guild-related questions or concerns addressed through...

In order to talk about WildStar, we kind of have to talk about Firefly. And no, not in the obvious way where we talk...

When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was champing at the bit for raids. Then when I heard about the launch bugs from...

One interesting trend that I've noticed is whenever an MMO shuts down or is about to close up shop, there are usually discussions popping...

Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WoW tokens, Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 2, and Revelation Online, plus financials on Blizzard, NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Funcom, with a mailbag question on playing what you love vs. going with the crowd.

On a couple of past occasions, I've amused myself by posting countdown lists of my favorite MMORPG theme songs in this column. I was...

Perhaps owing at least in part to the charisma of its chief executive, Camelot Unchained is one of those rare in-production MMORPGs that seems...

Boy, the wait for this one has felt long. It hasn't been any longer, and it's not as if we haven't had plenty to...

In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...

On those rare occasions when we mention EA's FIFA series, usually relating to court cases over online gambling, I'm always struck again by how...