Spun out of EA as one of the last remnants of Mythic Entertainment, Broadsword now runs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.
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Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster shares the secret of good social design in MMOs
Raph Koster, the game designer behind Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and Playable Worlds' upcoming project, has posted yet another essay about MMORPG design,...
The Daily Grind: Do you usually pick low-pop or high-pop servers in MMOs?
The other day, MOP's Carlo posted a pic of Black Desert's server selection screen, showing a ton of servers flagged "crowded" even at a...
The MOP Up: Skyforge takes Switch players to the moon
Earlier this year, Nintendo Switch users were treated to a full-fledged MMORPG with the launch of Skyforge on the platform. Now, Skyforge is taking...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG character you still play?
Every year or so we'll do a conversation topic about the oldest MMO we still play. But realistically, the same couple of MMOs always...
The MOP Up: Red Dead Online is off to the races
Whether you head off to the horse races or play in a posse in Red Dead Online, you're going to get extra rewards for...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster posts a manifesto on the future of MMOs
Believe us, we here at Massively OP are dying to know all of the details about the online game project that Raph Koster and...
Massively Overthinking: What are your MMO character customization dealbreakers?
Back in February, when BlizzConline was at its height, part of the World of Warcraft community lost its mind over the revelation that Blizzard...
Five pioneering game titles that laid the groundwork for MMORPGs
The easy (and tired) joke to make is that WoW was the first MMO, but there were plenty of ambitious multiplayer games that predate...
Ultima Online releases pub 110, stresses that New Legacy is not just Classic UO
Ultima Online's 110th update has officially rolled out to the live shards this week, and as promised, it includes tweaks to dynamic events and...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways that MMOs kind of used to be worse
Believe you me, I know quite well the arguments that have been rehashed over the years about how the MMORPG genre and these online...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO bonus for not-playing?
So I've been playing a lot of City of Heroes lately, and I've roped in my son to play with me, which is always...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 sanctions unorthodox raiding
Just because the devs think you're going to play the game one way doesn't mean that players aren't going to pour a whole lot...
Dark Age of Camelot’s leveling event draws ‘thousands’ of characters
It's Fast Times at Dark Age High these days, as DAOC is in the midst of a 10-day "Catch Up in Caledonia" event to...
Ultima Online’s Publish 110 nerfs auction hall access for free-to-play players
As promised, Ultima Online's Publish 110 release has landed on the test server, offering players a first full glimpse into what this release entails....
Dark Age of Camelot plans Catch Up in Calendonia fast-leveling event, Ultima Online previews Publish 110 and New Legacy’s map
Broadsword's antique MMORPGs are still chugging along, both with news of note this week.
In Dark Age of Camelot, players are being invited for a...
The MOP Up: Dauntless dials up the dazzle
Patch 1.5.4 roared right into the online monster slayer Dauntless this past week, giving players a non-RNG way to grab desired Behemoth dyes.
Also, the...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO chat bubbles the best thing ever or an interface eyesore?
One of the more unassuming threads to blow up on the MMORPG subreddit lately was one that asked about - wait for it -...
The Daily Grind: What’s your absolute favorite dungeon in an MMORPG?
A while back, I asked our readers about the most boring dungeons in MMOs. It's The Oculus, by the way. That's the only right...
The MOP Up: Apex Legends Mobile is on the way
The multi-platform hit Apex Legends is finally making the jump to mobile. Droid Gamers reported that Tencent and Respawn are working on a phone...
Valentine’s Day begins in Star Citizen, SWG Legends, DAOC, and more
OK, MMOs, we get it, you have chocolate and pink stuff and hearts. This is the last one of these roundups I'm doing this...