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MMO Year in Review: Expansion 2 for Guild Wars 2 (September 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
MMO Year in Review: Johnny Depp + Secret World = profit? (August 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the end of 2017?
We talk about money a lot here on Massively OP. Business models. Stupidly expensive things we've bought. Annoying cash shops. Even things we'd like...
MMO Year in Review: July was the high mark of the year for MMORPGs (July 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Most egregious use of buttcapes in an MMO
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Most egregious use of buttcapes in an MMO. And the winner is...
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The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2017
One of my favorite things to do every year is drill down the top articles on the site for our readers. I don't mean...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A Guild Wars 2 2017 column retrospective
Welcome along to a rather festive retrospective in which I sum up 2017 for both Guild Wars 2 and Flameseeker Chronicles! A large glass of...
Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Best MMO Studio of 2017
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Studio of 2017, which was awarded to ZeniMax last year. We asked our...
The best Massively OP streams of 2017
As captain of our Stream Team, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie and Larry Everett were joined by Andrew Ross this year to play zillions of...
The ultimate guide to The Game Archaeologist’s MMO archives
When we moved over here to Massively Overpowered, some of us transplanted our long-running columns to the new space. I perhaps felt most devastated...
Guild Wars 2 outlines its plans for forum chats next year
Would you like to have Guild Wars 2 developers arrive at your home unannounced to talk with you about various issues with the game?...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2017?
Earlier this week, we posted our award celebrating what we thought was the best MMO-related trend of the year: a renewed focus on building...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2018
With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value at the start of 2018
Let's talk about value. A couple of weeks back, I did an article on the healthiest games at the end of the year; today,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO had the best 2017 overall?
This is it, people. We are counting down to the final days and hours of 2017, and I know that there is usually this...
The Stream Team: Jump for joy, it’s Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday!
If Guild Wars 2 were to implement an easy version of the Wintersday jumping puzzle, would Massively OP's MJ try it? Yes, yes she...
Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Biggest MMO Industry Blunder of 2017
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Industry Blunder of 2017, which we awarded to the industry's VR obsession...
MMO Mechanics: 2017’s MMO Mechanics in review
I cannot quite believe that we're saying goodbye to 2017 and ringing in 2018 so quickly: It certainly doesn't feel as though an entire...
Guild Wars 2 shares how it built its Hall of Chains raid
If you've ever thought that creating MMO raids is easy, it would be educational to sit down with a developer and get a tall,...
Global Chat: Something fishy in these MMOs
Fishing in MMOs: You either really get it or you really don't. Ancient Gaming Noob Wilhelm is among those who enjoys taking every opportunity...
