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MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies
MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...
Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV
We used to do a column called Why I Play on Massively-that-was, and while I didn't originally plan on rezzing it here today, I did return...
Chaos Theory: Tips and tactics for The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon
After my initial dev tour through The Secret World's Issue #12 , I couldn't wait to get back into the newest dungeon, The Manufactory,...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 craziest skills in Project Gorgon
It's no secret that many of us in the Massively OP office have a little bit of a game crush on Project Gorgon. Personally,...
TERA is revamping its starting experience
After three years of operation in North America, TERA is overdue for a new starting experience. The most recent producer's letter for the game...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 raiding factsheet
If you're anything like me, you'll have been bursting at the seams to find out what shape the promised "challenging group content" will take...
Skyforge previews its next major update, Aelion’s Call
It hasn't been all that long since the first major update to Skyforge, but the developers are pushing full steam ahead on the game's...
Global Chat: Money prison
What kind of prison charges you money to stay there? An MMO prison, obviously!
The Ancient Gaming Noob has a few insightful words to say...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Jedi Knight and Sith Warrior changes aren’t bad
It's been two weeks since I visited Star Wars: The Old Republic in this column, and it's clear that two weeks is far too long...
Anime MMO Onigiri coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 ‘soon’
The anime-saturated Onigiri is about to make the leap from Japan to the west on consoles as a free-to-play MMO.
What we have here is an...
The Game Archaeologist: Lucasfilm’s Habitat
Some of you reading this may simply never have known a world before the internet existed by virtue of your age. It's not your...
A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland
I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...
The Stream Team: The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon, take two
The last time MassivelyOP's MJ poked into The Secret World's new Manufactory dungeon, she couldn't get past the first room. Apparently it would help...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12Â years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...
Guild Wars 2 unleashes fresh Mordrem event next week and blogs about raids
ArenaNet just confirmed the rumors it sparked about a Mordrem event coming to Guild Wars 2:
From 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) on September 10 through...
Skyforge dares you to enter its hostile territories
Group content in MMOs doesn't always have to mean "dungeon crawls" and "raids." For example, Skyforge has its hostile territories, challenging world zones that require...
PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2’s free-to-play model and publishing takeover
When I spoke to ArenaNet's Colin Johanson about raids in Guild Wars 2 at this year's PAX Prime, President Mike O'Brien was sitting right next to...
Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems
League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...
PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2 is never getting a PUG raid finder
Guild Wars 2 set its fanbase on edge this last week on Twitter and at PAX prime. We learned that raids are coming to GW2 with...
Sacrament looking to build an indie MMO with community involvement
If there's an overarching theme to the information that's been posted thus far for Sacrament, it's that the designers clearly want it to have...
