character creation
The Daily Grind: Does your character have a backstory?
One thing that greatly bugs me about MMORPG character creation is how little thought that these games give into providing any sort of backstory...
EverQuesting: Landmark is offering new races – for a price
I knew that new races would eventually come to Landmark! From the beginning it didn't make any sense to me that Daybreak would ignore something...
The Game Archaeologist: The Shadow of Yserbius
Really, I blame my parents for not being filthy rich.
If they had been, we could've afforded the $130/month unlimited subscription fee to the ImagiNation...
EverQuesting: First impressions of Landmark’s launch
So it finally happened. Really and for truly! Landmark launched into the realm of released games. I can officially remove the alpha/beta tag off...
The Reliant and Caterpillar will be Star Citizen’s next hangar-ready ships
Pulling together a game as complex as Star Citizen involves so many moving pieces and topics that it's almost impossible to wrap your head...
Perfect Ten: How to enjoy the alt lifestyle in MMORPGs
Not everyone is into creating alternate characters -- alts -- in MMORPGs. This is understandable: Some people don't have time to play more than...
Getting perspective on Chronicles of Elyria’s planned PvP and PvE featureset
Anyone on the MassivelyOP team will probably tell you that I won't shut up about Chronicles of Elyria. There's so much to like about...
Asta officially launches with its first major expansion
It is just a little bit odd that Asta: The War of Tears and Winds is launching when its first expansion drops. Those two...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s lingering quality-of-life issues
The next big Final Fantasy XIV patch is bringing us flowerpots and new housing plots. These are both good things. The housing plot prices...
Massively OP’s guide to the Project Gorgon starter island
If you get past its (hopefully improving) looks and to the substance of the long-in-development Project Gorgon, you'll find that this game is a...
Camelot Unchained demos ballistae, introduces backer-inspired lore
The crunch toward beta 1 continues for the Camelot Unchained staff this weekend. Last night CSE boss Mark Jacobs told followers that the team...
The Daily Grind: Where do you want MMOs to offer more character customization options?
We've gotten lots of good character creators in recent years. Sure, there are things I might not like about Black Desert's character options, but...
EverQuesting: First impressions of life after Landmark’s latest wipe
When Daybreak drops a big Landmark patch, it apparently does so quite literally... onto hard, unforgiving concrete... from the top of a tall building....
Massive Landmark patch revamps terminology, harvesting, and gear
A major patch has landed in Landmark in preparation for the title's full launch later in the spring. It's not a patch aimed just at veterans...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character creation process?
I don't know about you, but I love a great character creation segment before getting into any RPG or MMORPG. Don't rush me; let...
Perfect Ten: What your MMO racial pick says about you
In real life, we can't (usually) pick our race; we kind of get assigned one at birth, thanks to our parents, and we go...
The Division is datamined out with a bit more Brooklyn than expected
The Division is almost here full-time, all the way live, and so forth. Don't want to wait until tomorrow, though? You can just jump...
The Stream Team: Back in another Black Desert closed beta
Last time in Black Desert's CB1, MassivelyOP's MJ tried to race through the extensive character creation (a feat in itself!) in order to have...
Hanging with my Gnomies: A first look at DDO’s newest race
Small races in MMOs always have their die-hard supporters (as well as haters), so it's not hard to imagine that there are those who...
Amazon reveals new game engine and multiplayer game service
Engines have been big news for MMO players in recent months as indie sandbox The Repopulation's struggles with Hero Engine drove it offline and...
