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First, if you're hoping this is going to be an article hating on server merges and declaring them the ruination of an MMO community,...

If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...

My kids, being of a younger age, tend to find dinosaurs pretty darn awesome. They went bananas the other day when they saw a...

It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...

Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, the mobile MMO avalanche, in-development MMOs from AAA studios, Black Desert's Kamasylvia, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on the MMO industry going backwards and the small touches in MMOs.

The next major patch for Star Trek Online is here today, and as the game frequently does, it kicks off with a new featured...

Do you ever give MMOs a questioning stare and find yourself asking to no one in particular, "What is up with Daybreak these days,...

It may be the "no-win scenario," but Star Trek's Kobayashi Maru has a lot to teach captains about enduring in the face of failure. Inspired...

Neverwinter players, the fierce jungle of Chult isn't quite done with you yet -- nor you it. Next month on October 24th, Swords of Chult...

MMOs are complicated. This seems like a fairly non-controversial statement; there are more or less complicated games, but they all tend to be complex...

Justin, Bree, and Tina discuss Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire, Guardians of Ember, the EverQuest franchise, Villagers & Heroes' Starfall, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, and Ultima Online F2P, with mailbag questions on the best time to join a guild and deal-breaker MMO features.

If you are constantly rolling up new alts in Neverwinter and despair at never seeing them arrive at the level cap, here's some great...

Remember a few weeks ago when Wizards of the Coast announced Magic The Gathering Arena, an online card game headed up by former Turbine...

Did you get a chance to watch the debut of Star Trek: Discovery over the weekend? It is pretty exciting to see the first...

Anyone remember BioWare's Neverwinter Nights from back in the day? Those who have fond memories of that game and its bustling online mod community...

To celebrate the arrival of the Tomb of Annhilation expansion for Neverwinter on console, PWE has granted Massively OP 100 Firesoul Gorgon mount keys to give away to our readers-- 50...

It's time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, so it would be weird if Star Trek Online let that...

Apologies for being extensively absent from this column over the last few months! Every day the Massively OP offices are deluged with fan mail...

Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.

Inventory management in MMORPGs is critical -- I can't even imagine playing something like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online without inventory mods...