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Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
Vague Patch Notes: Do video games really need trade shows anymore?
The past few years have seen some really big seismic shifts in the game industry. In the time that I've been working here alone,...
Someone in RuneScape spent $62K on microtrans according to UK Parliament report
Remember last year when we polled our readers on how much money they'd spent on their Steam accounts? Most people seemed to track under...
Global Chat: Fallen Earth, Asheron’s Call, Albion Online, and Project Gorgon
Is it ever too late to take a look back at old MMORPGs -- even ones that have passed away? Not when there are...
Lawful Neutral: Examining Ashes of Creation’s controversial referral program
I have a really hard time taking anything seriously that refers to money as "bucks." You'll recall that I opened the Lawful Neutral column...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online is losing players, and no one can agree on why
Nobody wants to think that a favourite MMO is losing popularity, but with EVE Online now being over 15 years old, it's a possibility...
Dungeons and Dragons Online dishes out anniversary gifts
While we usually convene here at Massively OP to discuss game launch anniversaries, today we have something slightly different: the launch of a business...
Vague Patch Notes: Timesinks, sunk time, and MMOs
Here's a fun question I asked myself a lot back in the day: Why, exactly, did leveling take so long in Final Fantasy XI?
The obvious mechanical...
World of Warcraft’s private servers are emptying in the wake of WoW Classic, but they aren’t empty yet
So, who figured that the people playing World of Warcraft emulators would all jump ship in order to play on the official version of WoW Classic?...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 237: Fallen Earth’s final glorious sunset
Justin and Bree tackle Fallen Earth's sunset, WoW Classic, going back to Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Astellia Online's monetization, CCP's new MMO, City of Heroes, and a mailbag question on swatting.
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.6.2 is live, but some features have been postponed
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen finally pushed out alpha 3.6.2 after a bit of delay - and that's not all that's being...
Astellia Online offers $10 subscription as an alternative to buy-to-play
With Astellia Online coming out in a few weeks on September 27th, two questions sit on the table. Will you be playing? And how...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
First impressions of WoW Classic – from a total World of Warcraft newbie
The gaming world is abuzz with excitement over World of Warcraft Classic. Players around the world are gushing with nostalgia over this trip back...
Legends of Aria tackles next major release, premium subscription, and community events
With Legends of Aria now well past its Steam early access launch, it's time for the developers to move forward with what's next....
Gamigo’s ArcheAge Unchained stream explores the Steam launch, housing, and the Shadows Revealed update
Stream notes are at the bottom of this post!
Gamigo is just about to go live with ArcheAge Unchained's deep-dive stream here today, live at...
ArcheAge Unchained is launching on September 30 with founder packs live today
The rumors from that weird edited press release are indeed official now: ArcheAge Unchained is dropping on September 30th.
As we've previously covered, ArcheAge Unchained...
SWTOR explains just how you’ll get that free Nautolan unlock
If you were paying attention to anything other than WoW Classic on Monday, you might recall that Star Wars: The Old Republic slipped in...
Square Enix vows to support Final Fantasy XIV instead of working on another MMO sequel
Regular readers will note that Final Fantasy XIV earned our MMORPG of the Year award last year, with many of the staff citing the...
Make My MMO: Zenith’s Kickstarter, Ashes of Creation’s battle royale, and Elite’s next big thing
This week in MMO crowdfunding, cyberpunk MMORPG Zenith joins our list; it's already blasted past its original $25,000 Kickstarter ask with a whole month...
