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The Daily Grind: What MMO had the best player community in 2018?
One of the informal award type articles we've done every year for the last couple of years is this one: the one sussing out...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing the last live letter before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5
The last letter from Naoki Yoshida didn't really drop much in the way of bombshells on the Final Fantasy XIV community, especially as there had...
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 Daily Grind: What trivial MMO grievances will you air for Festivus?
Friends, it is December 23rd, and that means that it is the traditional date of Festivus! My wife and I celebrate Festivus every year,...
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...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever get pressured into playing a role you’d rather not in MMOs?
A post that we did earlier this year pointed me to a rather funny and catchy song called "No Mercy" by The Living Tombstone....
WoW Factor: The great Superdata fall-off
The one down side to working ahead is that sometimes your schedule gets nudged around more than expected. I promise that a further look...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2018?
Last week, as part of MOP's 2018 awards rollout, we asked you about the best trend of the year for our genre. We were...
EverQuesting: Why I’m hesitant to jump on Daybreak’s lifetime membership deal bandwagon
Well there's something I wasn't expecting, and I admit it: I am not really sure what to think about it. Daybreak just jumped on...
Vague Patch Notes: Understanding systems before you talk about them
Here's a fun question to consider. What were Emblems of Valor and Emblems of Heroism designed to do in World of Warcraft? Yes, they were...
The Daily Grind: How consistent are your MMO character names?
I seem to be something of an abnormality among MMO roleplayers, because most of the time I play the same character across multiple 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...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value going into 2019
Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...
The Daily Grind: Do you start over when you come back to an MMO?
In looking over my history with MMORPGs this year, one trend leaps out at me: In pretty much every old favorite that I returned...
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...
Choose My Adventure: I am not good at drug running in Star Citizen
There's a rather popular quote in military circles that goes "no plan survives contact with the enemy." This quote springs to my mind as...
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...
Wisdom of Nym: No, Final Fantasy XIV reliability isn’t a bad thing
There's a common criticism of Final Fantasy XIV that I frequently see and agree with. The argument goes that basically, five years out from the...
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...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends has a Krampusnacht content gift – here’s your guide
Whoot! Secret World Legends delivered a nice surprise gift for Krampusnacht 2018: new content! As in, new new, not returning-from-TSW new. Not just "stuff"...
