business model
Fight or Kite: Starborne is the MMORTS I didn’t know I was missing
For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...
Elder Scrolls Online unlocks subscription benefits for a week
With Greymoor just on the horizon, Elder Scrolls Online is receiving a whole lot of attention these days. And now there's an additional reason...
First impressions of Fallout 76’s Wastelanders expansion
Everyone thought it was impossible, but somehow, Fallout 76 actually got good. And all it took was for Bethesda to not be Bethesda. That's a...
Make My MMO: Project Gorgon is working on an epic animal husbandry system
This week in MMO crowdfunding, MOP reader Dalton tipped us off to some fun stuff brewing in the near future for Project Gorgon. "Animal...
Massively Overthinking: MMO business models in the face of recession
MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...
RuneScape adjusts the Shattered Worlds (with help from the Ninjas), Jagex gives over $125k to charity
Normally, I don't think many are in the habit of thanking ninjas for what they do, but in the case of RuneScape's Ninja Team,...
Not So Massively: Comparing online ARPGs, from Wolcen and Diablo to Grim Dawn and Path of Exile
A while back in the Not So Massively column, I did a piece comparing the pros and cons of some of the biggest names...
Make My MMO: Following Chronicles of Elyria reports, state attorney general addresses crowdfunding scams
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria stirred fresh drama, as Soulbound Studios appeared to backtrack on its announcement that it had folded...
PSA: Champions Online is giving away free $30 freeform slots
One of the biggest flaws with Champions Online's business model has been that the game's greatest strength -- being able to mix-and-match powers to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Breaking down LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter
It may be a month or two overdue, but the producer's letter for Lord of the Rings Online finally arrived this week. While we...
Corepunk’s quarterly update removes gender locks, talks business model and masteries
Corepunk, the isometric MMORPG from Dutch developer Artificial Core, has shared its quarterly progress report, which has confirmed the removal of gender-locked hero choices,...
Vendetta Online is completely free-to-play until June
In this time, people need things to play indoors. That's why Vendetta Online has decided to go free-to-play until June. No, not "free-to-play with...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria becomes the highest-profile MMORPG Kickstarter to crash and burn
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Soulbound Studios, the team behind MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, announced that the game was on indefinite hold and all...
Saga of Lucimia shows off over two hours of stage three alpha gameplay
If you've got time to kill (and most of us do) and are following the progress of Saga of Lucimia, then the developers have...
Skyforge postpones its anniversary, gives a month of free subscription
Not even tinpot gods can make everything in the game universe bend to their will -- when delays happen, they have to sit on...
Make My MMO: Occupy White Walls, Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff, and Saga of Lucimia
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we've actually got two new relevant-to-us Kickstarters to linger over. Art-curation MMO Occupy White Walls, which has been in...
Into the Super-verse: Getting started with Champions Online in 2020
The sharp rise and fall of Champions Online back in 2009 resulted in a game that's made for an easy target of jokes ever...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?
A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO topics have you changed your mind on over the years?
On last week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering a fun question from MOP reader and listener Pieter about...
