action combat
Massively OP Podcast Episode 216: Star Wars frenzy
Justin and Bree discuss big SWTOR expansion news, plus news from WoW, Blizzard, Guild Wars 2, Skyforge, TERA, Albion, Blade & Soul, and DDO, with a mailbag question on MMO expansion difficulty.
The MOP Up: Grab your Harry Potter nickname now!
When Harry Potter: Wizards Unite arrives later this year, by which name will you be known and feared? Lord Scooby? Mr. Cheddar? Fluffybutticus? The...
Battle Bards Episode 142: Sunrise, sunset
In MMORPGs across the world, days are beginning and days are ending — and with them come the catharsis of the sunrise and sunset....
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: TERA Origin, Astaria, NosTale, and Veloren
Welcome back to another brief roundup of MMOs and other online games you’ve (probably) never heard of!
Let's kick off our roundup with something for Japan...
Into the Super-verse: Trying DC Universe Online for the first time
While this column will no doubt be looking at the superhero MMO releases that are currently in development, it's also here, as we said,...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer target locks or free aiming in MMO action combat?
In the world of active combat, the mechanics are split between two separate yet equally important combat styles. The first is the open free-aiming...
TERA is rolling back all progress since yesterday’s patch thanks to a nasty economy exploit
Yesterday's TERA Skywatch: New Heights update brought along a bit more than En Masse bargained for, and now the servers will see a rollback...
Blade & Soul’s Legends Reborn is live today as NCsoft merges western servers down to two
It's time to be legendary in Blade and Soul, or at least adjacent to the rebirth of legends. Or something like that, as the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 215: Anthem exposed
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem and BioWare, Guild Wars 2, DCUO, RIFT, Albion, DDO, Dragon Quest X, and Black Desert, plus a mailbag topic on event fatigue in MMOs.
TERA releases the Skywatch: New Heights update
It's time to reach new heights in TERA. It will be, anyhow, when the Skywatch: New Heights update launches today after maintenance. And it's...
Blade & Soul is patching up its dungeons for its next event on April 10
The upcoming event for Blade & Soul is all dungeon-based, so it makes sense for it to come alongside a patch that's all about dungeons....
TERA’s Reloaded update slams into consoles
It's not quite an expansion, but TERA's Reloaded update for consoles is being welcomed with the same kind of pomp and circumstance by En...
Blade & Soul brings in two new dungeons for the Legends Reborn event
Do you have a deep desire to fight a turtle with sharp weapons? If so, you are a monster for that fact. However, Blade & Soul...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 214: No fools we
Justin and Bree discus MMO April Fools' Day, Jumpgate's sequel, Funcom's new Secret World project, EverQuest 3, Rend's abrupt launch, Star Citizen's ladies, and Neverwinter and DDO's expansion dates, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, DDO, and Blade & Soul, and a mailbag question on MMO emulators.
The MOP Up: Warframe descends to Deck 12 on consoles
Warframe's Deck 12 has unlocked for console players -- and there are deep, dark secrets to be uncovered by descending to it.
"Now is the...
Vindictus introduces a whole different kind of portal gun on April 30
Hero number 14 is coming to Vindictus in just over a month, and her name is Eira, the Void Witch. To celebrate, Nexon is...
SHAZAM! Justice League Dark has landed in DC Universe Online today
It's time for the anti-heroes to jump to the forefront. Daybreak added Episode 34: Justice League Dark to DC Universe Online. It's no accident...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 213: FFXIV’s first world problems
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's controversial reveals, WoW level squish, Albion Online F2P, Glitch, Age of Conan, and Google Stadia, with adventures in Trove, SWG, Starmourn, LOTRO, and Rock Band, and mailbag letter on feeling perpetually behind in MMOs.
One Shots: Selfish selfies
Hey! Hey man, what do you think you're doing? You're a bleeding Division agent, all right? You're the thin line that holds back anarchistic...
DC Universe Online launches Shazam movie tie-in lockboxes
Get your transmedia synergy tag out folks because DC Universe Online is literally built on it, and this week, it's launched a big ol'...
