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One holiday season, I was playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. There was a sale for cartel coins running. I decided to buy in (there...

When we sit back to look at the biggest headlines of the year, we don't have to look far. These are the stories that...

The first half of 2019 was a rough time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan. It wasn’t without its bright spots, but it...

As a fan of Cryptic Studios and its games, here is something that I have pondered for a while now: Is the studio generous...

Many of us here on the Massively OP staff have our own personal pet projects and interests that might not be as widespread as...

You’ll probably notice that last week’s CMA was absent, and that’s because Project Gorgon intimidated me. I basically was scared off for a bit. I...

The end of the decade is upon us. Many are now reflecting on how our lives have changed over the past 10 years. We’ve...

I'll have you know that fighting over MMO graphics is a time-honored tradition around here. It's a straight-up RvR showdown between the photo-realism side,...

I did actually sit down for the most recent live letter, which was only halfway intentional. It's not like I didn't want to hear...

EVE Online has been a PC MMO staple now for over 16 years, carving out a niche for itself as a long-term hobby with...

You might recall that in 2018, we swapped out our award for best PvP MMORPG. Neither our writers nor our readers in the years...

Just because the newest area in Skyforge is described as a "toxic wasteland" doesn't mean that you should change your vacation plans. Gullible players...

Pandaren in World of Warcraft have always bothered me. Not because the expansion that introduced them was bad (it was certainly better than the expansions...

Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...

In the past couple of Lord of the Rings Online expansions, I've noticed that the writing team has kind of created a breakout character...

I have a vivid memory from when I was younger - about 12 or so - of walking through the local Walmart with my...

The day has come: the day when we look back at last year's predictions for this year and see how we did. Yep, this...

Last time around in WoW Factor, we took a nice healthy look back at how itemization has evolved in World of Warcraft over the years....

Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion way back in 2016, we’ve been debating the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of...

Here we are. The newest Final Fantasy XIV patch is as much a proof of concept as the original Blue Mage launch was, showing how...