Generally used to describe MMOs from before World of Warcraft’s launch in 2004, though sometimes shortened to describe just the first few MMOs launched prior to 2000.
classic mmo
Ultima Online rolls out Halloween, with PU95’s artisan festival next week
Halloween has arrived in Ultima Online, but the big news for the classic sandbox MMO is the patch arriving next week. Publish 95 is...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter brings the thunder to consoles (October 23, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Anarchy Online says that it is coming to Steam ‘soon’
One of the oldest sci-fi MMORPGs looks like it will soon become one of the newest members of the Steam club. On the official...
Crowfall on its player-driven economy as inspired by classic MMORPGs
If you've been keeping an eye on Crowfall's recent crafting updates and are wondering how exactly everything fits together in the PvP-centric MMORPG, then...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
Chronicle: RuneScape Legends releases solo Trials of Radimus today
RuneScape-flavored online card battler Chronicle: RuneScape Legends is unleashing a new campaign today called the Trials of Radimus -- and this one's meant for...
The Daily Grind: What made you try out your first MMORPG?
For today's Daily Grind, I'm not asking which MMOÂ you played first, and I'm not asking about your formative experiences. I'm asking why you came...
The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide
Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
Working As Intended: A tour of 19-year-old Ultima Online
Wanna feel old? Three years ago, I wrote a Second Wind piece for Massively-that-was on Ultima Online, which had recently been turned over to Broadsword...
Massively Overthinking: The classes MMORPGs never do
No one wants to play Uncle Owen, a certain MMORPG exec famously said -- except, you know, for all the people who really, really...
Perfect Ten: Incompetent leaders in MMORPGs
Leadership is difficult. You have to get a group of people to work together when they may or may not be naturally inclined to...
Battle Bards Episode 84: Ultima
Need a podcast with a world sampler? Look no further than this episode, where co-hosts from the USA, Switzerland, and New Zealand join forces...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with character boosts and Guild Wars 2's new cadence.
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for Amazon’s New World
The announcement of a new sandbox MMORPG last week -- New World, by none other than Amazon Game Studios itself -- has had both...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes old players back for its 15th birthday
Classic RvR MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot is unleashing a come-back-to-Camelot campaign in honor of its 15th birthday.
"Come back during the month of October...
One Shots: The Guild Wars franchise, then and now
Any time I see someone post an MMO screenshot from older games, I feel like it benefits the historical record by adding another visible...
Dark Age of Camelot has presents in store for returning players
Dark Age of Camelot is making a bid at winning back the hearts and game time of previous players with a new initiative that doles...
RuneScape dev Jagex helps form new Chinese company, saw ‘record profits in 2015’
Back in June, we were finally able to confirm the rumored $300M March sale of British MMORPG studio Jagex to China's Shandong Hongda, a...
The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?
Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...
