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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021
So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
Chronicles of Elyria is still in development, new video from Soulbound vows
Chronicles of Elyria's 2020 saga is without a doubt of the most concerning MMO stories of the entire year. This past spring, after reaching...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida pens heartfelt goodbye to the late Dad of Light blogger
Remember the Dad of Light TV drama that debuted on Netflix a few years ago? It told the story of Akio and his father...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions
Last December, when we sat down to write out our annual MMO predictions for 2020, I don't think anyone had "biggest global pandemic in...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2020
We have a fun end-of-the-year tradition on MOP to recap the best and worst MMO developer quotes of the year. In fact, I keep...
Dual Universe releases 0.23 beta patch as players lament grind and invalid keys
Dual Universe studio Novaquark patched up the beta this week, adding a range of quality-of-life and economy fixes with its 0.23 release. Most notably...
Temtem has officially rolled into $39.99 early access on the PS5
One of the biggest MMO-ish Kickstarters of 2018 was Temtem, a Pokemon-esque "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure" (MMCCA?) that pulled in more than half a...
Massively Uplifting: Giving while giving thanks as ARK, Ashes of Creation, Rainbow Six Siege, and more support charity
Around these parts, November highlights giving thanks (though no country has a monopoly on the practice!), and this past month not only gave us...
Neverwinter brews up a sweeping rework of its combat system
Considering how integral combat is to Neverwinter, you'd have to imagine that any changes that touch upon this system are going to be felt...
Battle Bards Episode 182: Last Oasis
What does the apocalypse sound like? That’s the burning question, so to speak, that the Battle Bards are investigating this week as they dive...
Former Anthem studio director Christian Dailey promises ‘talented’ leadership is still in place
As people collectively adapt, digest, and armchair analyze the departure of two of BioWare's top executives, there is one rather important piece of the...
Massively Overthinking: MMO cash shop confessions
Do you ever pick up a drink absentmindedly, thinking it's going to be something, but it's actually something totally different that you hate? You...
Global Chat: Shadowlands impressions from the community
With one of this year's biggest releases out this week, we've taken to the mean streets of Blogtown to see what MMO gamers are...
Dauntless posts an in-depth dev blog about the Slayer’s Path progression system and gear reforging
Dauntless is changing how the game is played wholesale with its Reforged update, replacing Pursuits and Patrols with the Hunting Grounds and adjusting how...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the devs of the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks up the creation of new Cartel Market items inspired by The Mandalorian
If watching The Mandalorian on Disney+ has made you want to dress up your own Bounty Hunter in Star Wars: The Old Republic (as...
Wild Terra 2’s early access has been postponed to the end of January 2021
My inbox is telling an interesting story today - the story of how gaming studios are busy dumping all their bad news right before...
Ship of Heroes outlines its mission creation process, promises about 40 hours of content for an alt
While the fact that Ship of Heroes is working on missions isn't anything exactly new, there is a dev blog posted today that takes...
TitanReach resurfaces with a new dev blog full of updates and promise of more communication
Hey, do you remember Titan Reach? It styled itself as a modern take on the old-school MMORPG and cast its fortunes with a Kickstarter...
Dual Universe makes permanent destruction a thing to aid the economy
Novaquark is riding a fine line with Dual Universe's ability to destroy and rebuild player-constructed objects. If the studio allows for indefinite reconstruction, the...
