classic mmo

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.

The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2018?

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I have a feeling I know what the answer to this question is going to be for a lot of folks - WildStar is...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal as of 2018?

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We don't give out a formal end-of-the-year award for MMO graphics at Massively OP. It'd be almost impossible to come to a consensus. As...

Ultima Online’s Raph Koster says Fortnite is more like an MMO than we might think

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It's like people are discovering MMOs all over again. Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster recently expressed amusement at the culture and...

The MOP Up: Echo of Soul returns

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Korean MMO Echo of Soul is now back on Steam early access after the title was shut down back around 2015 and 2016. It's...

Perfect Ten: MMOs to watch in 2019

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The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...

Camelot Unchained teases ‘epic siege battles’ as beta development continues

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Hey, old school Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer fans, you might want to take a peek at the latest Camelot Unchained studio report....

The Game Archaeologist: Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2

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At the end of June 2014, dozens of online worlds flickered and vanished with the flip of a switch. It was a online apocalypse...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions

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As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later? So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.
I'm definitely an elf!

Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2018

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Another year is coming to a close! That means we're doing all of our usual end-of-year recaps, and that also means that we're once...
Cramping!

Ultima Online patches in its new Krampus battle

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The Krampus, once an obscure bit of Christmas trivia, has become a blessing for MMOs eager to let you fight something for the holiday....

RuneScape deleted its RTS minigame-within-a-game with today’s patch

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RuneScape dev Jagex is clearly feeling the Christmas madness already with today's update. "Remember when they used to count down to Christmas with shopping...

RuneScape decks the halls for its Winter Weekends holiday event

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It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas, at least in the world of Jagex's popular free-to-play MMO RuneScape, which this week announced that...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Smed vows he’ll someday make a game akin to EverQuest Next

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Earlier this week on the podcast, Justin and I were joking around about how one of our favorite fun things to write about is...

Ultima Online is adding whips and Krampus for Christmas

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Thanksgiving? Pff. Broadsword's already gearing up to launch Christmas in Ultima Online. Publish 103 with the winter festivities hit the test server last week...

The Game Archaeologist: Castle Infinity, the MMO that was literally rescued from a dumpster

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In the grand history of MMORPGs, kids games seem to have it rougher than most. Developers have had a hard time cracking into that...

RuneScape rolls out a time-traveling whodunnit quest today

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RuneScape's got a fun romp planned for launch today: It's a murder mystery dubbed The Needle Skips, as first teased at this year's RuneFest....

Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player

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Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...

The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together

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Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...

The Game Archeologist: Halo Universe

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Since its debut on Xbox back in 2001, the Halo franchise has been a massive powerhouse and a mainstay for shooter fans. To date,...
SO many things.

Jukebox Heroes: RuneScape’s orchestral album

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I have been saying for years that RuneScape has a truly impressive yet overlooked body of video game music. To my knowledge, it's the...

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