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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...
Old School RuneScape provides an updated deep-dive into its new Sailing skill, confirms alpha for 2025
It's been quite a while since Old School RuneScape talked about the development of its new Sailing skill, but that's not because Jagex has...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes back the Yule Festival, adjusts account reputation system
The snowballs are flying and the theater critics are sharpening their quills as the Yule Festival returns for another season in Lord of the...
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...
Former Dauntless dev decries Awakening update as ‘blatantly not player focused’
It's not just the veteran players who are extremely upset at the Awakening update for Dauntless; the game's former associate producer Jessie Leigh Gagnon...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen announces early access head start today and delay of buddy key delivery
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen continues to perform its pre-flight checks before it takes off for early access tomorrow, which means that once again...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up the Gianthold Wastes Saga in DDO
The end is nigh! The end of Dungeons & Dragons Online's Gianthold Wastes Saga, that is. Tonight, Massively OP's MJ is embarking on the...
World of Warcraft shows off the new zone, story, and activities of patch 11.0.7
The next patch for World of Warcraft arrives on December 17th, and it's bringing a storm. Specifically, it's bringing regular storms to the new...
Final Fantasy XI unveils its latest version update for December along with new login rewards
It's not fair that players of Final Fantasy XIV are getting a weekly raid that lets them dress up in outfits from Final Fantasy...
Lost Ark promises an upcoming roadmap and its final update for the year
The good news is that Lost Ark is not only going to release a roadmap for the next few months of game updates, but...
Chronicles of Elyria dev claims development is ‘progressing steadily,’ but no, you can’t see it
When last we heard from Chronicles of Elyria, Soulbound Studio's Jeromy Walsh explained that the company was once again struggling financially and that he...
Black Desert marks 10 years with a livestream and five years on mobile with in-game events
There's a festive atmosphere covering all of the versions of Black Desert, and it's not just because of the season; the MMORPG is ready...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases update 71: Fall of the Night Brigade
Did you think that you were going to get out of 2024 without becoming a rat? Your number's up, pal, because Dungeons and Dragons...
Path of Exile 2 is scrambling to hire more support folks following its massive early access launch
Grinding Gear Games warned Path of Exile 2 players ahead of early access that the first era of the game might be a little...
Pantheon sets ground rules for character names and support ahead of early access
This Friday, December 13th, will see the early access floodgates open for sandbox MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, but before then, Visionary Realms...
The Stream Team: Adopting Guild Wars 2’s Mr. Ribbington
Disappointingly, after making Mr. Quiggles in Guild Wars 2 last week, Massively OP's MJ did not get one to carry around with her (although...
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.
Final Fantasy XIV returns Starlight to the game on December 16
It's just about time to drench everything in red felt, silvery tinsel, and a heaping dose of hot cocoa. Wait, you probably shouldn't drench...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday has returned through January 2 with plushie weapons
Guild Wars 2 friends, it's time to head to Divinity's Reach in your festive snow gear because Wintersday has returned to Tyria this afternoon....
