Vague Patch Notes: The ever-changing costs of playing an MMORPG
It was a pretty big deal back when I had first started working at original Massively when the trend started, and I can still...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Lost Ark last year. Longtime...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs did you actively play in 2023?
This truly awful year is almost over, and that means it's time for all of us to look at what happened over the past...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Most Anticipated MMO, which was awarded to Soulframe last year. This award can...
The Daily Grind: What non-standard MMO server ruleset do or did you love?
Much earlier on in the genre, MMOs often fielded numerous types of server rulesets. It wasn't just PvP and PvE; there were those that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 451: MMO mailbag-o-rama!
Justin and Bree deliver a mailbag show for the holiday, tackling MMO food, indie news blogging, streaming for charity, granular MMO quests, kids and MMOs, MMO content cadence, stuff we wish we knew when we started in MMOs, and IPs we want turned into MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
Wisdom of Nym: My Viper wishlist for Final Fantasy XIV
One of the things I like about Viper in Final Fantasy XIV is that it fills a gap that the game has heretofore been...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2023?
At the end of the year, I always start rounding up things like patches and dramas, and that always means sunsets too. Last year,...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Best MMO Housing
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best MMO Housing, which was awarded to SWG Legends last year. MMORPGs eligible...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2023?
"Best community" is one of our recurring Daily Grind topics every year, and I always stick it on Christmas because I can't stand the...
Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday
The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Indie MMO of the Year, which was awarded to Zenith last year. All...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best holiday decorations?
'Tis the season to see your favorite MMORPGs decked out in all the festive colors you can imagine. The zones are awash in pine...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Not-So-Massively Game of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Not-So-Massively Game of the Year, which was awarded jointly to MultiVersus and...
The Daily Grind: On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad an MMO altoholic are you?
Alts. They're an unavoidable part of the fabric of MMOs, especially considering how these games are designed to make you want to keep going...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation and Age of Water target next year for more testing
Turns out that this week you were obligated to have some testing plans ready for 2024 if your game title is structured as X...
Fight or Kite: Multiplayer games to play over the holidays with friends and foes, 2023 edition
Tis the season, everyone! Grab your loot and get ready. I hope you have a little bit extra time to yourselves or at least...
WoW Factor: Evaluating World of Warcraft’s 2023 progress and performance
So 2023 is not completely in the rear view yet, but at least in terms of major developments for World of Warcraft we can...
