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
RuneScape bans dozens of accounts for exploiting Clue Scrolls
RuneScape players who've been enjoying the new Clue Scroll content have seen the fun dampened by - what else - rampant exploiting. Jagex hopped...
Ultima Online’s 99th update preps free-to-play conversion, adds new official forums
Before the free-to-play conversion for Ultima Online launches this spring, Broadsword is hard at work updating the early game experience for the newbies and...
Raph Koster on the ESA’s DMCA battle: ‘Preservation matters’
Remember last week when we covered how the Entertainment Software Association is fighting a proposal to amend the DMCA that would help preserve online...
Funcom reports that 2017 was the most profitable year in its history
With significantly higher revenue and sales coming in 2017, Funcom announced to its investors that it just came off the most profitable year in...
Treasure hunt in RuneScape with its updated clue scrolls mechanics
RuneScape is getting yet another update today, and it's another feature players begged for in last year's round of Jagex surveys. We're talking, of...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
Elite Dangerous and RuneScape devs are auctioning off fun perks for a good cause
Multiple gaming studios and groups in the UK have teamed up with the Special Effect charity for #GameBlast18 happening this very weekend, including Elite...
Old School RuneScape turns five, kicks off $20000 prize pool tourney
It's time for parties and cake in Old School RuneScape. That's because the throwback version of the game is turning five years old today....
Catching up with the Ultima Nostalgia project that’s rebuilding Ultima Online in Wurm
If you found last week's community discussion on whether (good) bots could help save dying MMORPGs fascinating, then the video hereunder will suit you...
Dark Age of Camelot lays out the groundwork for new and more frequent RvR events
Another week, another grab bag community Q&A with the Dark Age of Camelot development team. This edition's pressing issue was the promise of more...
The MOP Up: FFXIV’s Eorzean Symphony (February 18, 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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines
Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.
Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs
One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Today’s RuneScape update finally fixes the freakin’ mining system (sort of)
RuneScape players are finally getting something today that they've been wanting for half of forever: a mining and smithing update, or at least the...
The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)
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 Game Archaeologist: BBS door games
When you think of MMORPGs, I wouldn't blame you if your mind stayed rooted firmly in the past decade or so, perhaps taking a...
Old School RuneScape trots out graphical improvements while RuneScape heads into a month of revamps
It comes with the territory of Old School RuneScape that players are more interested in the systems and content offerings than the visual pizazz....
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings
Justin and Bree discuss MMO and MOBA sunsets, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Alganon, DDO, Star Citizen, and Blade & Soul, plus a bit about Ultima Online and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2's classes and the state of MMO communities.
Dark Age of Camelot hints at future class/race combos
Dark Age of Camelot has a busy February planned, starting with a new patch that includes a mess of class, RvR, and battleground changes....
