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Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Chronicles of Elyria is still working on the botched Settlers of Elyria event – and future events too
Chronicles of Elyria has returned after winter holidays with a new newsletter for backers. As usual, the newsletter is pretty fluffy (I mean, there's...
Destiny 2’s Eververse cash shop begins to invade the game once again
There's just something about Destiny 2 repeating its own history. Think back to 2017, when the game's Dawning holiday event caused a furor over...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2019
Last year, I counted it up: The first Daily Grind on Massively was written on November 3rd, 2007, one day after Old Massively was...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2020
All right, 2019. We're done with you. We're moving on. We're in a whole new decade. We've got a brand-new year full of new...
Ashes of Creation’s 2020 outlook includes Alpha One, castle sieges
Promising "exciting announcements" and "significant team growth" in the new year, Intrepid Studios' Steven Sharif penned a letter that attempts to wrest attention back...
Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited
It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2019
I feel like a broken record saying this, but the success of a blog is not just about page views or ad impressions or...
EverQuest adds a memorial for developer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
If you find yourself wandering the lands of Norrath in EverQuest, do yourself a favor and head over to East Karana. There, you may...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2020
We're succumbing to tradition this week as we're counting down the days until 2020. As we do at the end of every year, we've...
Global Chat: The best action RPGs ever
Have you found yourself with some extra time this holiday season and not enough things to click, loot, and wear? Sounds like you need...
EVE Online abruptly removed ores from null sec as part of a wider resource distribution plan
Last week was likely a surprising one for the miners of EVE Online, as Veldspar and Spodumain rocks were abruptly removed from the asteroid...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards begin today, and you'll notice we've given them a new name this year: the Golden Yachties.
Many years ago on Old...
Global Chat: Is WoW Classic a mixed blessing?
Now that World of Warcraft Classic has been out for a few months and established itself, what's the verdict? Telwyn over at GamingSF said...
Guild Wars 2 previews early 2020 plans, promises Shadow in the Ice saga episode on January 28
If our retrospectives of Guild Wars 2's 2019 (found here and here) left you a bit unsettled about ArenaNet's future and communication, then feast...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020
With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...
Battle Bards Episode 158: Winter returns
Do you feel a little… frozen this winter season? Winter is something amazing to behold, especially when video game composers attempt to capture its unique magic...
One Shots: An epic year
Every one of us deserves to look and feel a bit epic from time to time in MMORPGs, even if it's all in our...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2019
Earlier this week, we granted our formal award for the biggest MMO story of the year. But biggest doesn't necessarily mean best or most...
Global Chat: Crafting is just the worst, Britta!
Advance warning: If you like crafting in MMOs, then you best not read the latest post from Contains Moderate Peril, who is not quite...
