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Unlike with Halloween and Christmas, it seems like MMORPG developers never quite know what to do with the Thanksgiving holiday. Vastly fewer games celebrate a fictional form of it than other popular holiday clones, and most studios are simply content to use the weekend to offload some Black Friday sales. But we're nothing if not diligent here at Massively OP,...

Players haven't had a whole lot of time to get a sense of what does or doesn't work in MapleStory 2's endgame, but there have already been some problems noted by the developers, which is why there are big changes coming to the gearing structure. As it stands right now, it was too difficult to target specific slots for...

A lot of the time, we use this space to ask serious and thought-provoking questions, but today is a holiday in the US, and thus we're just asking the obvious question. What MMO are you thankful for today? What game just makes you happier because it exists? It's not really a surprise to hear from me; I'm hyped up for...

With many pies to make and food to prepare for tomorrow's day of feasting, Massively OP's MJ does the only thing she can -- she takes off for the stars! Yes, escape is the best answer. Star Citizen has a free fly event coming up this weekend, and in fact, alpha 3.3.5 just pushed out a bit early to...

Kotaku has a wild article up today ahead of the holiday with input from nearly a dozen anonymous current and former Blizzard employees spilling tea on Diablo, Warcraft, Titan, and... well, if you can imagine it, they're talking about it. Here's the executive summary: On Diablo III: Sources say Blizzard canceled a second expansion for Diablo III, unenthused about the game,...

Sanctioned Darkfall spinoff Rise of Agon has been busy since its 2017 launch with multiple content and quality-of-life patches - it's even been teasing dynamic housing. The game's latest patch is a bit more modest, however, introducing new named mobs with old-school spawn clearing, tweaks to shipbuilding and crafting costs, and new monster toys. Perhaps the more urgent of the...

Yes, Albion Online fans, the Nimue update has finally arrived for the game! Now you can properly enjoy the new Sealing Wizards in Trees system, as well as potentially raising knights who will subsequently have an affair with the queen, and... wait, hold on, let's re-read those update notes. Something doesn't sound right here. No, this is not an update...

Hoist the sails, swab the decks, and all that good stuff, because in the latest preview for World of Warcraft's upcoming Tides of Vengeance update, Blizzard is showing off the new adventures that await players in Island Expeditions. Tides of Vengeance will bring two new islands for players to explore (Havenswood and Jorundall) as well as two new events...

Fun fact: I live pretty far from my nearest family, so I don't have to get to go home and partake of the American tradition of stuffing mostly unpalatable food in my face on this holiday weekend. My husband and I stay home with the kids, watch movies, eat whatever we want, catch up on work, and play MMOs....

The newest patch for Black Desert Online has arrived just in time for Thanksgiving, and it brings with it some new, turkey-day-themed events. Until December 5th, players can defeat monsters to get their hands on a variety of Thanksgiving sundries that can be combined together to create a full roast turkey feast. But unlike most holiday feasts, these aren't...