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 announces a year of high seas content, starting with publish 104: Rising Tide
A week ago, I finally sat down and cleaned out my ancient Ultima Online account, picking up a thousand items from my house and...
The MOP Up: Diablo III’s anniversary dungeon returns
Anyone who missed out on Diablo III's anniversary dungeon can get back in on the fun and rewards thanks to its reprise all month...
RuneScape hits record highs: 1M subs, 5M mobile downloads
It wasn't for nothing that Massively OP gave RuneScape our "Most Improved MMO" award last month. The long-running fantasy MMORPG saw a year of...
One Shots: Bullet hell
If you ever find yourself staring down an impossible spray of projectiles and energy blasts flying every which way and you freeze like a...
ReWorld lets you build your own fantasy MMO world
According to the developers, it's "Ultima Online meets Gary's Mod."
This is ReWorld, an upcoming multiplayer game that uses procesurally generated worlds that players can...
The Game Archaeologist: Project Copernicus
In the end, one of the biggest shames of the whole 38 Studios fiasco is that the MMORPG it was creating and the people...
RuneScape previews mining and smithing overhaul, a new elite dungeon, and more early-2019 plans
Now that the new year is officially here, the folks at Jagex have decided to release a new video to give RuneScape players a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 203: New year, same old loot
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris team up for an end-of-the-year roundtable to recap our massive annual awards rollout, our holiday gaming fun, and the Atlas launch.
Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2018?
Longtime MOP readers know that many our writers have a fondness for old MMORPGs, either because that's how we got into the hobby and...
Battle Bards’ 2018 roundup of MMO soundtracks
Every other week here at Massively OP you might see a post go up promoting the Battle Bards podcast. While not an official podcast...
Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v2.0
While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...
Battle Bards Episode 134: Halloween and Christmas
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! And, er, Halloween! Well, the Battle Bards were never much for subtlety, so you must excuse...
Interview: New World’s Rich Lawrence on solving PvP problems and defining the sandbox
I think it's fair to say that New World is the biggest MMO currently under production in the west, at least among those games...
Choose My Adventure: Summarizing our MMO adventures in 2018
Sometimes I wonder how people think things work behind the scenes here at Massively Overpowered, so let me give a little peek behind the...
The day twinkle trees killed Ultima Online’s Christmas
In a pretty amusing Twitter thread in which game designers admit to goofy and horrible mistakes, Ultima Online creator Raph Koster owned up to...
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2018?
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?
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
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...
