The Daily Grind: What’s the best present an MMO ever gave to you?
Let's be frank: While it certainly is enjoyable to give gifts, very few of us are going to be upset to be on the...
Hands-on: Blade & Soul’s early beta has solid mechanics, but not much else
I've had some time to think about Blade & Soul, and I'm still not sure exactly what I want to say about it. I...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our award for MMO of the Year.
In 2014, we couldn't reach consensus on an MMO of the year. In fact, enough...
The Daily Grind: Should MOBAs have an ‘endgame’?
Earlier this week, RPS did a piece on Jeffrey Lin, League of Legends' "social systems" dev. One question about the MOBA's "endgame" struck me because he...
Massively Overthinking: The next big Star Wars MMORPG
In honor of Star Wars week (and rumors that EA is working on another Star Wars game), let's talk Star Wars MMOs.
Star Wars Galaxies...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Recapping Guild Wars 2 in 2015
The holiday season is well and truly upon us, so it's that most wonderful time of the year during which the Massively OP reporters...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMORPG news stories of 2015
For as long as Massively Overpowered exists, this will be one of the most memorable years in our site's history. It was the year...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Anticipated for 2016 and Beyond
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for most anticipated MMO for 2016 and beyond.
In 2013 and 2014, EverQuest Next and Landmark took home...
The Daily Grind: When is an MMORPG rare drop too rare?
The new Anima Weapon quests have me started on that process over in Final Fantasy XIV. It's a slow process toward the high end,...
Global Chat: Being thankful in MMOs
Last month's Thanksgiving holiday in the US prompted several MMO bloggers to share their thanks for gaming and other geeky goodness. Stars of the...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for best MMO update or expansion of the year.
Last year was a bit heavier on MMO updates...
The Daily Grind: Is early access creating gated MMO communities?
I'm not generally interested in early access programs these days. For one thing, there are so many fully fleshed-out MMOs on the market that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 42: Starstruck
Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, Devilian, WoW, WildStar, Landmark, Cube World, and Mytheon, with mailbox questions on multiboxing and MMO monogamy.
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online predictions for 2016
Speculation can be dangerous because I tend to be too hopeful for the MMOs that I play. I've been critical of The Elder Scrolls Online in...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for biggest MMO blunder of the year.
Last year, we called developer hubris and obstinance the biggest blunder...
The Daily Grind: Are you an MMO ‘harbinger of failure’?
Earlier this year, blog Kill Ten Rats wrote about "Harbingers of Failure," a term coined by a quad of marketing researchers to describe people...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at Final Fantasy XIV’s 2015
I realize that this is arguably a little early. We've still got a couple of weeks left in 2015, after all, and patch 3.15...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO Trend of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the best MMO trend of 2015.
Last year, we chose sandbox and social gameplay as the awardee...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio maintains the best community presence?
Last week, when the Massively staff was debating internally which MMO company deserved our best MMO studio of 2015 award, I argued that overseas studios...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Likely to Flop
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our most likely to flop in 2016 and beyond award.
Last year, Star Citizen took home this dishonor, leading to...
