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The Daily Grind: Has eating and drinking in MMOs become passé?
It's sometimes so odd to me what game mechanics aim to mimic real-life behaviors and activities while so much else is ignored. We drink,...
The Stream team: Soaking up SWTOR’s story XP bonus
Star Wars: The Old Republic is tossing out story XP willy-nilly right now, and Massively OP's Larry has talked MJ into diving back in...
WildStar subreddit mod bans F2P and B2P discussions
Hope you didn't have plans to talk about WildStar's possible conversion to a new business model on Reddit because one of the game's subreddit...
The Daily Grind: Are modern console MMO communities worthwhile?
This morning's Daily Grind hurtles through space and time to us from Kickstarter donor Kenneth "Fizwocket" Gonsalves, who wonders about the console community potential in...
MapleStory 2 ends Korean CBT, eyes July open beta
Expect to hear a lot more about MapleStory 2 now that the game has wrapped up with its Korean closed beta test cycle. Steparu.com...
League of Legends community forms rival subreddit in response to heavy moderation
In response to the heated debate over alleged heavy-handed moderation and undue studio influence on the League of Legends subreddit, a group of players...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish had turned out differently?
Back in the day I was a big fan of Darkfall. I remember waiting an eternity for the game's 2009 launch, and then I...
One Shots: Bugs Bunny 2099
What would Bugs Bunny look like if he were a futuristic space mercenary who chomped on freeze-dried carrots and spat out, "What's UP, doc?"...
Star Citizen reveals Star Marine’s SATA Ball and a whole lot more
Cloud Imperium has dropped a huge info bomb regarding Star Marine, which is what the firm is calling Star Citizen's first person shooter functionality. Like...
LOTRO Legendarium: The return of the dungeon
While I've been playing Lord of the Rings Online as one of my main MMOs for almost a decade now, it's primarily been for...
WRUP: Chroma Squad is a thing of joy edition
If you had told me when I was 17 that I wanted to play a pixelated turn-based strategy game in which I got to...
The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to evacuate from your game?
This right here is your friendly neighborhood evacuation droid. If you will but calm down and follow his directions, he will lead you away...
Daybreak’s John Smedley: ‘Modders getting paid is an awesome idea’
Where do you come down on the subject of paying for game mods? While the reality of the issue might be off the table...
RIFT’s Hammerknell instant adventures open for business
While the new Hammerknell instant adventure was originally slated for RIFT's 3.2 update, the team held it back for additional work and testing. The...
Talking with Trion about the future of Trove
If you dismissed Trove early on as an insignificant game or a thinly veiled Minecraft clone, then it might be time to take a...
Smedley has bright predictions for PlanetSide 2’s future
It's been said before and will be said again a few more times before it's no longer true: Fans of Daybreak games are a...
The Daily Grind: Does WoW’s dramatic sub dip worry you?
So World of Warcraft lost three million subs in the wake of Warlords of Draenor, bringing it back down to right about where it...
SWTOR players harass a BioWare dev and his family
What do you do when MMO devs mess with your favorite class? If you're a handful of Star Wars: The Old Republic players,...
Blizzard still succeeding despite World of Warcraft slide
There's no doubt that Blizzard took a mighty hit this past quarter as it lost three million World of Warcraft subscribers in the post-expansion,...
Meta: Support Massively Overpowered on Patreon
Three months ago almost to the day, the Massively OP team came to you, the MMO community, with a promise and a request. AOL...
