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Elder Tales is a developing MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon
We'd like to introduce you to another in-development MMORPG. It's called Elder Tales, an MMORPG based on the anime Log Horizon, and by all...
TERA declares Kaia’s War – and no egg thief is safe
A war has begun in TERA -- but would you expect anything else? En Masse Entertainment dropped the Kaia's War content update, with new...
EverQuest II discusses solo content, crafting, and auto-attack updates in a podcast
Kyle "Kander" Vallee, creative director for EverQuest II, has recorded and shared the third episode of his Kander's Candor podcast, which talks about, among...
Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.25 with new Relic weapons
It's time for players to start in on the latest set of relic weapons for Final Fantasy XIV today, as patch 5.25 opens up...
Population Zero talks about the Hub location and its features, kicks off a day-long stress test
Calling your most important location in the world the Hub is probably not the most imaginative thing, but then again, the NPCs of Population...
TERA’s latest console update brings back Manglemire and adds a bounty hunt system
Console players of TERA have some fresh content to look forward to now. Or at least a couple of things. There's a returning fan-favorite...
Desert Oasis: A guide to getting started with Black Desert’s lifeskill system
For pretty much all of my MMO-gaming career, I avoided anything involving crafting, gathering, and cooking. If the problem can't be solved with a...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
Choose My Adventure: Albion Online, chestnut logs, and terrible mistakes
I regret to inform you all that my final moments in Albion Online were something of a bellyflop. A number of smaller frustrations just...
Camelot Unchained details work on Devout classes, new crafted traps and barricades, and Soul Essence Shards
In spite of a work-from-home policy, the folks at Camelot Unchained have been spectacularly busy. In the end of the month update for March,...
The Stream Team: Plagued by pink bubblegum boulders in Astroneer
Massively OP's MJ is in the middle of unlocking the planet Vesania in Astroneer, a land of pink bubblegum boulders that keep trying to...
DarkStory is a 2-D MMORPG that hearkens back to 16-bit era RPGs
I admit that my RPG gaming sensibilities are greatly informed by the SNES age of JRPGs. Games like Illusion of Gaia, Secret of Mana...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Legion
Ah, good. This one is more fun than last week. As much as the latter half of World of Warcraft expansions heads into more...
Massively Overthinking: What do you hoard in MMORPGs?
Last week, online gamers made headlines for hoarding toilet paper. No, not in real life - in Fallout 76. Way to embrace the apocalypse,...
First impressions of the elusive Phantasy Star Online 2
We certainly live in interesting times. Last year, the idea of playing Phantasy Star Online 2 while I'm explicitly told to not leave the house...
Massively on the Go: Why MMO players will love Animal Crossing New Horizons
Some of you may have noticed that several staffers and fellow MassivelyOP readers noted that they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons last weekend....
Choose My Adventure: In which Albion Online decides to beat me up
OK, Albion Online. I get it. You're a tough guy. You see a soft, doughy person like me and decide to lull me into...
Survival MMO Population Zero previews world design and exploration
Need a break from watching the news in horror? Population Zero's dev diary might do the trick. Developer Enplex Games has a new one...
The Survivalist: Last Oasis virtual dev tour highlights nomadic life and offline safety
At this stage of the survival genre game, you need more than just a novel idea for the setting. You need unique features to...
Wisdom of Nym: Expected expansion features still unseen in Final Fantasy XIV
We're still not into the period of time in which we'll learn about patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV. Indeed, there's a lot of life left...
