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End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
MMO Hype Train: Pantheon Rise of the Fallen was not ready for early access
It's absolutely surreal to see that, despite the odds against it, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen actually released -- albeit in early access --...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMO expansions of 2024
Around the Massively OP office, the common consensus is that 2024 ended up being the Year of the MMO Expansion. After all, we got...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives, 2024 edition
While MMORPGs constitute a shifting, ever-evolving market, their history remains surprisingly evergreen. That's what history is: Facts and stories stamped and preserved for our...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm celebrates Christmas
Are you ready for some classic low-poly holiday cheer? Then you're in luck because the EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm has kicked off...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?
I'm well aware that this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to answer because it used to be an award, and it...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024
You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...
Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s unusual gift of time
When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling!
Earlier this year, I...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
EverQuest and EverQuest II break out another holly jolly Frostfell
Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter, the EverQuest franchise is going to treat you very well either way (but we...
Vague Patch Notes: Nostalgia isn’t the problem with pining for your MMO past
So it hasn't been long since World of Warcraft launched a new set of WoW Classic servers, except this time it's WoW Classic Classic,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025
One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...
Classic EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, is live – and so is a brand-new EverQuest book
As promised, EverQuest's 31st expansion officially launched last night, unleashing The Outer Brood on classic EQ players in its 25th year of existence. The...
EverQuest II announces item cycling for its cash shop, EverQuest hands out a baby dragon metamorph
The Year of Darkpaw is almost over with, but the month of in-game items is already upon us in both EverQuest and EverQuest II,...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs are more popular than you think
Last week, I ended the Vague Patch Notes column with something of a tease suggesting that maybe, just maybe, MMORPGs are not an unpopular...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 495: EverQuesting for a sequel
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest 3, EverQuest II's latest expansion, FFXIV Mobile, New World's roadmap, Path of Exile 2, and Stars Reach's housing, with adventures in WoW Classic and Guild Wars 2.
Four Winds: The early leveling experience in Amazon’s Throne & Liberty
In the last edition of Four Winds, I covered the opening hours of my journey through Throne and Liberty. Overall, the tutorial island did...
