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Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Vague Patch Notes: The power of the middle bit in MMOs
I knew that Tales of Arise wasn't really working for me like its immediate predecessor when I started kind of avoiding combat.
Now, to a...
The Stream Team: Search and rescue in Elder Scrolls Online
Since the Ascendant Magus threatened everyone when he crashed the big party on Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle (and what a party it was...
One Shots: Time for a well-deserved bio break
One can only imagine how it would be if our MMORPG characters were like the Sims with bladder meters. We'd have to pause raids...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more
Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO tutorials continue through the whole game?
A while back, there was a random thread on the Elder Scrolls Online subreddit from a poor lost soul desperate to figure out what...
One Shots: Dragons don’t like to be in the dark
Just because dragons are big and scaly and can nuke cities from orbit doesn't mean that they lack insecurities. In fact, it's a little-known...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
MMO Burnout: Lessons MMOs can learn from The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
Like most MMO players, I am, first and foremost, a PC gamer. However, like many gamers born in the '80s and '90s, I also...
Elder Scrolls Online launches Necrom for console, patches companions on PC
Console players eager to return to Morrowind can do so today as the Necrom expanshapaign has fully launched for Elder Scrolls Online on Xbox...
The Stream Team: Of Knights and Knaves in Elder Scrolls Online’s High Isle
What happened to the alliance vessels on their way to the peace talks in Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle? That's precisely what MassivelyOP's MJ...
One Shots: Lost in a quest-free painting
So you're stuck in a painting. Don't panic, for starters. Sure, you're compressed to a 2-D existence, but it isn't all bad. The scenery...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors
During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 424: Blue Protocol, red Diablo
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, Elder Scrolls Online Necrom, Blue Protocol's delay, Swords of Legends Online's sunset, WoW Classic's WoW Token, PSO2 housing, Tarisland CBT, and Embers Adrift's new model, with adventures in LOTRO, plus MMOs for families.
The Stream Team: Hightailing it to High Isle in Elder Scrolls Online
Although she's a bit late to the party, Massively OP's MJ finally gets to go experience Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle expansion. Well, at...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Necrom chapter is officially live – here’s the launch trailer!
Happy Necrom launch day to The Elder Scrolls Online, which is sending players to mainland Morrowind for a deeper look into Dunmer culture and...
The MOP Up: CDPR lays off the rest of Gwent’s dev team
As CD Projekt Red prepares to end development of its card battler Gwent, it announced that it'll be letting the remaining 30 developers on...
Storyboard: Managing the escalating stakes in MMO storytelling
Everyone who has at least passing familiarity with stories, whether they be in MMOs or elsewhere, roleplayed or canonical, realizes that stories need stakes....
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs offer great treasure hunting systems?
A post on Nomadic Gamers a few weeks back caught my eye because it was about treasure hunting in MMOs. Now listen, I don't...
