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The Daily Grind: What do you do about ‘underperforming’ groupmates in MMOs?
A while back, Visionary Realms posed a brutal question to Pantheon players: How do you handle underperforming people in your MMO groups? The question...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
Aion EU previews more PvP and a new character sprint event for patch 8.3
Are you looking forward to Aion patch 8.3 on the EU servers? If your answer is "no, I stopped playing that game ages ago,"...
Jagex announces new hires for a new ‘open world survival game within the RuneScape universe’
There's something cooking in Cambridge, UK, and the smell of a developing game is wafting from the direction of Jagex, which has proudly announced...
Vindictus opens the Cavern of Enmity raid and hands players free gear for the summer
The latest raid added to Vindictus features a suitably dramatic name and a lady who was sealed inside of it for unexplained reasons, and...
RuneScape celebrates summer and teases Legacy of Zamorak, OSRS celebrates Pride
Whether you're in RuneScape or Old School RuneScape, there's a little something for you to take part in. We'll start with OSRS, which is...
Black Desert PC celebrates Pearl Abyss’ South American publishing takeover with a laundry list of events
Regular players of Black Desert already know that the game loves to throw events with every update it makes, but this time around it...
Dungeons and Dragons Online goes prehistoric with Isle of Dread launch
Watch out for the enormous piles of dino doo-doo, and welcome to Isle of Dread! Dungeons and Dragons Online brought the classic D&D module...
Final Fantasy XIV makes more wards available to private buyers starting on July 10
Finding a house in Final Fantasy XIV can be a challenging prospect just insofar as needing to have access to a plot before you...
Lost Ark delays June update to June 30 as anti-botting efforts continue
A bit of bad news for Lost Ark players hit Amazon's official forums last night: The studio is delaying the June update - but...
WoW Classic begins Wrath beta, defends #SomeChanges design philosophy
Are you ready to return to the Northrend of your fathers? Or at least of "you but about 12 years ago?" Beta testing for...
PSA: Lord of the Rings Online has even more corgis to dump into your lap
The corgi invasion of Middle-earth hasn't stopped just because Lord of the Rings Online's anniversary celebration did. If you missed out on snagging a...
Guild Wars 2 previews better strike mission rewards, class tweaks, and a new system for raid accessibility
ArenaNet just dropped a fresh studio update and a state of the game blog for Guild Wars 2, featuring check-ins from Game Director Josh...
Lord of the Rings Online previews summer content and race/class combos, will sunset Anor server in August
Lord of the Rings Online's latest producer letter dropped this afternoon with the outlook for the July to September quarter - and it's packed...
The Stream Team: More roulettes and duty runs in Final Fantasy XIV
The thing about having one character capable of holding every job in Final Fantasy XIV is that you have to level them up. That's...
Perfect Ten: The old-school guide to grouping up in Final Fantasy XI back in the day
Recently, our resident Choose My Adventure expert Chris has been taking on Final Fantasy XI, and he's come away with a somewhat... let's say...
World of Warcraft begins Midsummer Fire Festival, WoW Classic previews new group finder
Ah, the Midsummer Fire Festival in World of Warcraft, the time of year when everything feels like it's already on fire so you might...
The Stream Team: More smashing and bashing Guild Wars 2 dragons
Having finished up End of Dragons, it's only fitting that Massively OP's MJ celebrates by participating in Guild Wars 2's Dragon Bash event. After...
Old School RuneScape answers questions about its polling process and expanding content in Q&A video
It's time once again for the devs of Old School RuneScape to come together for its regular Q&A session. This week, many of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 378: That MMO fresh start feeling
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Diablo Immortal, Neverwinter, Echo of Soul, Gloria Victis, Palia, and Marvel Heroes, with adventures in Elder Scrolls, Arcane Waters, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on MMOs and accessibility.
