An NCsoft studio known primarily for WildStar.
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The Daily Grind: Which online game has suffered the most from its own hype?
I've still got hype on the brain. We've talked about the length of hype cycles and under-hyped MMOs. Now I want to talk about...
One Shots: My name is Captain Vanity
As I'm off on vacation this week, I knew that I wasn't going to be able to cull through the previous One Shots comment...
Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?
Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry.
"Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
The Stream Team: The wacky world of WildStar turns four
Who needs a colorful party for your fourth birthday when you are already the most colorful? WildStar celebrated its fourth birthday on Sunday, and...
One Shots: The crane… the crane…
I love crane machines. Yes, I know they're a total scam, but I won something in one once, and I can't help but throwing...
Happy birthday to WildStar, Crossout, and World War 2 Online
The beginning of informal summer is a favorite time for MMO launches, which also means it's prime time for birthdays and anniversaries. WildStar, for...
WildStar’s residential renovation event returns
WildStar's residential renovation event, first introduced back in summer 2017, is making a return for another short-lived run. Considering how many players feel that...
WildStar compensates players for March downtime
WildStar's North American server, Entity, recently went through the ringer as a procedure during downtime to optimize its backend caused a host of issues...
Perfect Ten: MMO missteps that didn’t have to happen
Around the time I started working at Massively-that-was, there was an article that I quite liked talking about how four high-profile MMO failures were...
Citadel Studios and Nexon are recruiting talent
If studio job postings get your blood pumping with the thoughts of what could be, here are a couple of tantalizing tidbits that perhaps...
Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
Perfect Ten: RIFT features that deserve praise
Maybe it will be short-lived, but it is exciting to see attention and excitement return to the sphere of RIFT following the announcement of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most creative fauna?
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I am always fascinated with the beasts, creatures, and enemy NPCs that developers create for MMORPGs. While there...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 154: A Prime experiment
Justin and Bree discuss Trion's big RIFT and Devilian news, Camelot Unchained's $7.5M investment, Darkfall New Dawn's launch, and layoffs for Albion and Elyria, with a mailbag question on what went wrong with WildStar.
WildStar pens a retrospective on the game in 2017 while looking ahead to 2018
How would you rate the year 2017 for WildStar? As far as director Chad Moore is concerned, it went pretty well as a whole....
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2018
This is, bar none, the column I hate doing most on a regular basis. None of the games I highlight in here is something...
The Daily Grind: What MMO zone biome puts you in an adventuring mood?
Two of my favorite MMORPG zones are World of Warcraft's Mulgore and WildStar's Algoroc. Both managed to catch some of the spirit and flavor...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the smallest MMO you’re willing to play?
A comment on Reddit about the current size and viability of Kritika Online got me thinking about MMO playerbases in general lately. We all...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2018
With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold...
