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Wisdom of Nym: The little-explained lore bits in Final Fantasy XIV
This column, in part, is in honor of a random party member who had never realized that the currency you're picking up in dungeons...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2019?
Many years ago, we used to give an award for the most innovative MMO. It fell by the wayside as we expanded our awards...
Global Chat: How fast should combat be in MMOs?
The speed of combat engagements in MMORPGs -- as rare as they may be -- was the topic du jour on a couple of...
John Smedley and Scott Hartsman put out a call to help a former EverQuest II dev
This story crossed our desk with some signal boosting from John Smedley and Scott Hartsman this weekend:Â A little less than a year ago, former...
One Shots: Worse homes and gardens
Probably the only thing that is holding me back from embracing a career as a lifelong mega-villain is that I can't conform to the...
WRUP: How to use all the social media sites edition
Twitter: You have two options here. The first is that you can go around incessantly correcting people for things you think are errors based...
The Daily Grind: Capes or backpacks in MMOs?
2019 was a huge, huge year for MMORPGs. I'm mainly talking about how both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Guild Wars 2 got capes...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2020?
Every year, we dish out our "most anticipated" award, and you know what? It's almost never the same game twice, and sadly it's not...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Star Trek Online devs talk about 2019 content updates and vague 2020 plans in a podcast
Right before the folks at Star Trek Online took their holiday break, there was time to speak with the Priority One podcast about how...
Netmarble will begin merging Lineage 2 Revolution’s servers this month
Netmarble's Lineage 2 Revolution mobile MMO was one of the big mobile hits of 2017 and 2018, driving millions of players to yet another...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the loneliest one to play?
Social interactions are an important part of MMOs, but not every single MMO is hopping with players at all times. Sometimes you're alone, like...
Do you want to build a snowman? You can starting today in Black Desert
Do you want to build a snowman? Head on over to Winter Wonderland in Black Desert. PC players this week are being treated to...
EVE Online will run a PLEX for GOOD charity campaign to support victims of Australian bushfires
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I answered an email from an Australian reader (hi Jack!) and mused on how odd it...
Tamriel Infinium: My favorite things in The Elder Scrolls Online
If you’ve been following the Tamriel Infinium column at least since my own arrival at Massively OP, you may have noticed my propensity for...
The Daily Grind: How have you helped new MMO players?
This month, Bree cajoled me into giving Star Wars Galaxies Legends a try. The rogue server is only the second time I've ever played...
Guild wars come to Black Desert Mobile in today’s PvP-centric update
If Tuesday patch day feels weird to you for Black Desert Mobile still, then we get you - Wednesday's been the day for the...
Elite Dangerous’ latest update will launch ahead of schedule on January 14
Last fall, Frontier announced that in response to player feedback, it was holding off on Elite Dangerous' December fleet carriers update, bumping it to...
Choose My Adventure: Black Desert Mobile is absolutely crammed with stuff
This first-ever edition of Choose My Portable Adventure was more hotly contested than I was expecting. By the narrowest of margins – six votes,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2020?
Let's talk about money. Everyone knows that you can go over to Star Citizen right now and drop thousands of dollars on stuff in the...