character creation
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues to roll through testing with new transport animations and customization
There are some races that are still waiting on new customization options within World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' alpha testing. But others are getting their...
Black Desert writes a season server guide and opens character pre-registration, mobile adds New Valencia
If you're among the Black Desert players eager to find out about the upcoming season server type that was announced at this year's Heidel...
Star Citizen’s free fly event extends due to consistent technical issues
This past weekend was meant to be a big moment for Star Citizen, with the start of its Invictus Launch Week free fly event...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMOs need ‘adult’ character customization?
A Random MMO Fan recently wrote to us with a fun topic, linking to an article about Cyberpunk 2077's ESRB rating, which is apparently...
Jukebox Heroes: Lime Odyssey, Yasunori Mitsuda’s hidden gem
Even the most casual of video game soundtrack fans must know the name Yasunori Mitsuda. The legendary composer is perhaps best known for his...
Choose My Adventure: Seriously, the Roblox community is pretty impressive
Over the course of my time in Roblox for this round of Choose My Adventure, I've come to appreciate the value of community creativity....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO race is too ugly for you to play?
In graphical games, looks matter -- even when we claim we're above such petty eye candy. And when we're crafting a character to represent...
Elder Tales is a developing MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon
We'd like to introduce you to another in-development MMORPG. It's called Elder Tales, an MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon, and by all...
Here’s what you can do in Ship of Heroes’ surprise beta right now
Last week, Ship of Heroes' Heroic Games announced a "surprise" beta test round - open to the public - during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now,...
Massively on the Go: Why MMO players will love Animal Crossing New Horizons
Some of you may have noticed that several staffers and fellow MassivelyOP readers noted that they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons last weekend....
Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic
So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...
Choose My Adventure: An impressive and empowering first few steps in Albion Online
Albion Online has been one of those sandbox MMORPGs that I’d always had a passing curiosity about, but was never really eager to take...
Not So Massively: First impressions of Wolcen, a familiar but fun ARPG
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem isn't a game whose development I followed super closely, but I'd seen it on Steam aways back and thought it...
Hands-on with Dragon Raja: First impressions of Tecent’s new mobile MMORPG
I enjoy mobile MMOs. It's a hit-or-miss kind of genre: Some are great, others are terrible. I personally love the adventure of finding those good...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What Eye of the North means for Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga has so far been filled with plenty of nostalgic callbacks to the original Guild Wars’ Eye of the North...
Blue Protocol shares more character creation and initial gameplay, Reddit fansubs the closed beta trailer
The first few moments of an MMORPG are certainly the most impactful, and in this new look from Bandai-Namco's upcoming Blue Protocol, that first...
Star Trek Online player creates a Justice League away team, Sea of Thieves players host a fashion show
I want more MMO fashion reports. Character creation is one of the first avenues of player self-expression and it very often is one of...
English localization for MMO Blue Protocol suggests a westward push after all as alpha NDA drops
While it's not an official announcement of a western release, the news that Bandai Namco is reportedly on the lookout for an English localization...
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Villagers & Heroes, our indie MMO of the year
"Gee," you say to yourself, "I sure wish there were a good cross-platform MMORPG I could play on my phone and PC. One that...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
