A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 pulls back the curtain on narrative design
Guild Wars 2 Associate Narrative Director Bobby Stein has an interesting essay up about "shepherding stories" for the MMO with a focus on diverse...
The Stream Team: Getting reacquainted with Neverwinter
After Massively OP's MJ was forced to take more than a four-month break from the game (Bard creation excluded), Neverwinter went and did a...
The Stream Team: Star Trek Online Reflections giveaway
Are you a fan of the Mirror universe? As problematic as it can be, there's adventure and fun to be had as folks...
Star Trek Online patches in a new warship event as Reflections is live for console players
Who doesn't like a free warship? It is suspected that Star Trek Online console players like free warships. Presumably non-console players also like free warships,...
Neverwinter comes under siege starting on November 11
So... hey, Neverwinter players, quick round of questions. Who exactly was it that told the Cult of the Dragon that they needed to siege...
Neverwinter will soon sell tokens to unbind equipment
One of the immutable laws of MMORPGs is that bind-on-pickup or bind-on-equip gear, once used, can never be transferred or sold to another party...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Charles Boyd on BioWare, newbie acquisition, economy, and beyond
So it’s been two years since I wrote a piece on Star Wars: The Old Republic. I’m sorry. You’ll have to tell me what...
Star Trek Online adds a new slot to characters for EV suits
Hostile environments in Star Trek Online are an occasional reality of being on a starship exploring the distant reaches of space. After all, space...
Neverwinter begins the second milestone of its Echoes of Prophecy campaign on all platforms
It's a new month, which means a new milestone step in Neverwinter's Echoes of Prophecy campaign for PC and console players. This next phase,...
The Stream Team: Black cats and witches in Star Trek Online
Black cats and Halloween are two of Massively OP's MJ's favorite things! And now STO has joined them together in a new holiday TFO...
Cryptic gives Magic Legends a one-day stay of execution
Those who want to get their last dose of Magic Legends before its closure have a little more time to do it -- but...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Champions Online’s official costume contest invites players to bring their best squad look
Having an iconic singular look in Champions Online is pretty good, but if you've got several friends that dress up in a squad look...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMORPGs you’ve already forgotten about
Not every MMORPG can remain in the spotlight forever. Time has a nasty habit of making us forget titles that used to rile up...
Star Trek Online’s going to make your failure look fabulous
Dying in Star Trek Online has always been paired with a bit of a fireworks show as your starship blows apart and the kindergarten...
Into the Super-Verse: Has Homecoming torched the plans of City of Heroes successors?
Anyone who has followed my career for a while is probably aware of the fact that I love City of Heroes. This is not a...
Aliens Fireteam Elite is already struggling, but you probably guessed that
You'd be forgiven if you've already forgotten about Aliens Fireteam Elite, so let's recap: It's an Aliens franchise title by former Cryptic devs at...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 343: Mysterious and spoopy
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween MMOs, Path of Exile, Star Trek Online, Book of Travels' early access, DDO's freebies, LOTRO's latest patch, and the FFXIV Endwalker media tour, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World, and Book of Travels, plus a mailbag question on orbital video game enjoyment.
Neverwinter brings around its Masquerade of Liars for more Halloween fun this year
In a world filled with polymorph spells, costume contests probably have a very different feel. Neverwinter is not going to explore that possibility, however. It's...
The MOP Up: Profane pitches its ‘true sandbox’ design to you
Citing buzzwords like "true sandbox" and "player freedom," upcoming MMO Profane hopes that it can grab your attention long enough to read this Reddit...
