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Warframe shares how its business model keeps players happy and giving

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One of the reasons we and our readers admire Warframe is that this title hasn't descended into the questionable, aggressive, and despised business tactics...
You aren't going anywhere for a while, right?

ESA pushes back against World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification

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In case you missed it over the holiday break, but the World Health Organization announced it would be adding "gamer disorder" and "hazardous gaming"...

The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a retro-styled MMORPG?

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As it's been about a year now, I know that pretty much nobody remembers John Smedley's ill-fated Hero's Song. For a while there, we...

Exclusive: Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever on the superhero MMORPG genre

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Ship of Heroes is super-jumping right into 2018 with two documents of note. The first is a retrospective of what the Heroic Games team...

Worlds Adrift’s team had a blast in 2017

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While Worlds Adrift's end-of-year video isn't heavy on any juicy details of upcoming testing and development, it does convey Bossa Studios' enthusiasm and goofy...

Guild Chat: The best MMORPG advice of 2017

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There's no more perfect time to reflect on the last twelve months than when you're ringing in the new year, so that's precisely what...

Chaos Theory: 2017 was a big year for the Secret World IP

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Well, 2017 was interesting. It's not often that your favorite game starts off as one game at the beginning of the year and then...

The best Massively OP MMO reader polls of 2017

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Polls are a quantitative sort of magic that we don't often get from our other articles - at least when they aren't being brigaded...

Sumo Digital picks up CCP’s ejected EVE Valkyrie studio

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Good news for anybody out there worried about the future of EVE Valkyrie: CCP's Newcastle studio, the one that runs Valkyrie, has been acquired...
Big time.

Kickstarter reports $172M raised for games in 2017

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Here's something interesting to chew on today: Kickstarter actually had an incredible 2017 when it came to funding games and raising money. Head of...

Here’s everything you need to know about World of Warcraft’s Patch 7.3.5

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With the community consensus that World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3.5 will be coming out prior to January 21st, some excitement and interest has been...

The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future looking into 2018?

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One of the most popular annual roundups we do is on the healthiest MMORPGs in the genre, both because it reminds us that the...

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2017

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Last week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG articles of 2017, calculated strictly by the number of pageviews they got. Today, we're going...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG studio has the best communication?

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A few weeks ago, we ran a poll asking MMO players how they want developers to communicate. What sparked it was our readers' annoyance...

One Shots: Riding the unicorn charge into 2018

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That's it, folks. It's time to put the wraps on the bumpy, odd year that was 2017 and get ready to flip our calendars...

LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at the road we traveled in 2017

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"The road goes ever on" is one of the most well-known phrases from Lord of the Rings, alluding to the ongoing journey of the...
They exist.

WRUP: Thanks a bunch edition

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So it's the end of the year, and rather than the usual nonsensical stream of consciousness that I usually put here, I wanted to...

The Daily Grind: What were your best MMORPG gaming achievements in 2017?

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Before we jump into 2018, let's take a moment to ruminate on our personal accomplishments in MMO gaming this year. While I didn't get around...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the end of 2017?

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We talk about money a lot here on Massively OP. Business models. Stupidly expensive things we've bought. Annoying cash shops. Even things we'd like...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 2017 year-end report card

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I love the Bartle Taxonomy; it's been around for a long time, and it's still relevant today. This is why when I am given...

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