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
The Daily Grind: Do you have a hard time connecting with isometric MMOs?
Let's talk perspective today. No, not your general outlook on life -- which I'm sure is cheery and as non-cynical as can be --...
The Daily Grind: Do MMORPGs still need traditional guilds?
In the game's design docs and our interviews, Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs is positively adamant that multiguilding (that is, being able to join more than...
Massively Overthinking: Epic Tavern-style player-generated content in MMORPGs
Ever played Epic Tavern? Massively OP reader Uli though it would make an interesting point of comparison for MMO content. "Epic Tavern is a...
RuneScape runs Twitch promotion, adds more Old School quests
Don't mind trading some of your time for entertainment and free in-game goodies in RuneScape? If you're cool with this, you might want to...
Global Chat: The MMO community’s Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire impressions
It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes players back with a free month for its birthday
Happy birthday Dark Age of Camelot! This month, Mythic's (now Broadsword's) classic realm-vs.-realm MMORPG celebrates its 16th birthday following its 2001 launch.
The team raised...
The Stream Team: Peeking into NosTale
What is NosTale? Massively OP's MJ aims to find out! She's prying the doors open and sneaking in... oh, ok -- so the anime...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits record concurrency (October 1, 2017)
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...
The walking dead stagger into RuneScape for a new battle royale-style survival mode
Staggering and shuffling their way into players' worst nightmares, zombies have infested the normally cheery arena of RuneScape and need a little pruning. That's...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Raph Koster on how Ultima Online pushed the MMO industry forward
Game Designer Raph Koster continues to ponder the significance of Ultima Online on this, the 20th anniversary of the MMORPG's historic release. In a...
Jagex disqualifies botfarming winner of $20K Old School RuneScape tourney
Last weekend, Jagex held its annual RuneFest event in London, where the studio demoed its mobile edition and teased plenty of upcoming content for both...
Legends of Aria begins final alpha
Rest time's over, boys and girls, so dust yourself off and get back into the thick of the alpha. In this case, it's Legends...
Ultima Online’s F2P mode launches spring 2018, limits housing, boats, and banks
Two decades after launch, Ultima Online is still going strong, and as we reported over the weekend, soon - spring 2018, to be exact...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 137: Hotfooting down the Path of Fire
Justin, Bree, and Tina discuss Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire, Guardians of Ember, the EverQuest franchise, Villagers & Heroes' Starfall, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, and Ultima Online F2P, with mailbag questions on the best time to join a guild and deal-breaker MMO features.
The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW
Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...
Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on guilds, groups, and the social systems that make an MMORPG go ’round
Over the weekend, the studio behind crowdfunded RvR MMORPGÂ Camelot Unchained released a hefty chunk of its ongoing beta one document, revealing extensive insight into...
RuneScape’s RuneFest features mobile clients, 2018 content plans (including the bank rework)
At this weekend's RuneFest event in London, Jagex homed in on RuneScape's promised mobile client and its upcoming content.
First, let's tackle mobile. Fans in...
Happy 20th birthday, Ultima Online! Here’s how to get caught up on the OG MMORPG
Just about 20 years ago, my boyfriend and I were wandering through Media Play (heh) when he picked up this box for some new...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs get rid of levels?
I would like to say that when I was a kid playing my first MMORPGs, I was impervious to the grind, that I embraced...
