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
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
Leaderboard: Where do you draw the line between griefing and roleplaying?
On the Morrowind subreddit a few days ago, a player was recounting a particular roleplay-slash-griefing episode on a hardcore-roleplay Ultima Online emulator. The player...
RuneScape DDoS hacker gets two years in U.K. prison
Ever hear that expression, "His name is mud?" It applies on every level to the incarceration of one Adam Mudd this week, who received...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes back old players, Ultima Online discusses summer updates
Broadsword's keeping fans of its MMORPGs Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online busy this week!
Dark Age of Camelot is running a Come Back...
RuneScape plans Menaphos update for June 5, addresses Spring Fayre uproar
RuneScape's been teasing its Menaphos: The Golden City update for what seems like months, but today, the expansion's getting a hard date: June 5th....
RuneScape’s Jagex flourishes under Chinese ownership
Following Jagex's sale to China's Fukong Interactive Entertainment back in 2016, there's been some concern and curiosity over the fate of the studio and...
This player is rebuilding Ultima Online in Wurm Online
One of the best parts of Wurm Online's Unlimited version is that players can run wild with their own custom servers, tailoring them to...
Funcom’s Joel Bylos on the difference between MMOs and survival sandboxes
Funcom's Joel Bylos features in a Twitch interview on Gamasutra this week talking up Conan Exiles and explaining the core difference between server-based survival...
Ultima Online prepares massive animal taming overhaul patch
Broadsword has been putting the final touches on Ultima Online's 97th publish all month, and as of yesterday, the release is on the guinea...
Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs
Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has seen the most improved graphics over the years?
In each of our articles about Black Desert's upcoming graphics upgrade, there have been a slew of comments about how the game doesn't really...
PSA: RuneScape’s sub fee is effectively $0 this month for Twitch Prime peeps
Remember last fall when Twitch and Amazon announced Twitch Prime, a new combined service for Prime that grants customers a bunch of video game...
Leaderboard: Are you sick of MMORPG quests?
When World of Warcraft was in beta and I first gave it a go, I remember being absolutely captivated by questing. It wasn't as...
The Stream Team: Completing Chronicle RuneScape Legends’ campaign mode (plus giveaway)
It's taken a few rounds, but Massively OP's MJ is nearing the end of Chronicle: RuneScape Legends‘ PvE campaign. She has only two more...
The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency
The graveyard of Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company is certainly full enough to be considered a threat if there was ever a...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, from hardcore to casual and back again
Massively OP reader Suikoden wrote this great question to the podcast -- too good to let just Justin and me answer it. It's a...
Crowfall’s destructible castles are hungry hungry hippos
One of my favorite early MMORPG PvP memories is from Dark Age of Camelot, where I liked to position my Huntress atop my side's...
Perfect Ten: Conversations with anthropomorphic concepts of MMO studios
Every so often, a man needs to have a conversation with some anthropomorphized concepts. I do that every few years. In the past, I've...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
RuneScape airs ’15 Years of Adventure’ documentary
"This is the story of a world created in a kitchen. Of a community bonding as they kill chickens or fish for sharks. It's a...
