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
Global Chat: Is WoW Classic a mixed blessing?
Now that World of Warcraft Classic has been out for a few months and established itself, what's the verdict? Telwyn over at GamingSF said...
The Massively Overpowered 2019 winter holiday MMO roundup
The holidays are here! Well, most of them are. Some of them might not be. And as is tradition here at Massively Overpowered, we...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
It seems like a lot of MMOs and multiplayer games are starting to realize that Christmas is arriving in less than a week. Case...
RuneScape kicks off its holiday festivities, reworks challenges, and fixes combat input issues
With the holidays fast approaching, RuneScape has been working up to its brand of seasonal goodness since the beginning of this month. The most...
Fight or Kite: 2010-2019, the decade when PvP boomed and MMOs languished
The end of the decade is upon us. Many are now reflecting on how our lives have changed over the past 10 years. We’ve...
RuneScape discusses initiatives to monitor extreme player spending as part of a ‘duty of care’
A bit of backstory here: In September of this year, a Parliamentary report on addictive technologies like gaming monetization pointed to the case of...
Battle Bards Episode 158: Winter returns
Do you feel a little… frozen this winter season? Winter is something amazing to behold, especially when video game composers attempt to capture its unique magic...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019
Everyone is healthy! Good news! Every game is super healthy and absolutely no one has a terminal playerbase disease that may result in the...
Corepunk is a new top-down Dutch game with all the MMORPG trappings
Who wanted a new MMORPG for Christmas? Well, Corepunk isn't getting here in time for this Christmas, but it's now been officially announced to...
The Daily Grind: How much do you mind loading screens in MMOs?
Maybe I'm showing my old-school nature here, but loading screens don't bother me all that much. I cut my MMO teeth on games like...
RuneScape prepares to release smooth movement this week while OSRS experiences connection issues
This coming week in RuneScape is going to be smooth. Smooth like a nitro beer. Smooth like room temperature butter. Smooth like a shimmering...
Warframe shows off Empyrean gameplay as iDreamsky contemplates buying Leyou
Warframe is one of those game that just doesn't like to have things spread out when it comes to announcements. Much like RuneScape, it...
Global Chat: Crafting is just the worst, Britta!
Advance warning: If you like crafting in MMOs, then you best not read the latest post from Contains Moderate Peril, who is not quite...
Ultima Online’s Jolly Roger update is officially live this week
Here we go: Ultima Online's last major update of 2019 is now upon us as the Jolly Roger has officially set sail on the...
The Daily Grind: What MMO will change its business model dramatically in 2020?
It used to be our tradition around the end of the year to speculate on which MMORPG that hadn't yet gone free-to-play would be...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2019
It's long-since become a multi-year and fun tradition on Massively OP to do an end-of-year recap of the best and worst MMO dev quotes...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
RuneScape shows off its holiday armor, the Christmas event, and smoother movement for December
Merry Christmas, RuneScape fans! Your holiday award this year is movement not looking horribly janky! Well... all right, your actual holiday event is going...
Anarchy Online’s progression server raises its level cap, but its future is uncertain
Here's a fun fact for you today: Did you know that Anarchy Online launched prior to the very first Harry Potter movie release? That...
