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Raph Koster will give more insight on Playable Worlds’ in-development MMO next year
We've been wondering just what Playable Worlds, the dev studio headed by Raph Koster, has cooking for the MMORPG world. During a an "MMO...
Wisdom of Nym: The ‘problem jobs’ of Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers
When Final Fantasy XIV launched Shadowbringers, every job had issues, but most of them were fairly minor. That was not universally the case, to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG sees the most multiboxing as of 2020?
A couple of months ago, I read a post on the Nomadic Gamers, Eh! blog where Stargrace begins her post talking about multboxing in...
The MOP Up: Granado Espada got a brand-new server
Have you completely forgotten that Granado Espada -- also called Sword of the New World -- still exists? It does, and in fact, the...
Global Chat: Phantasy Star Online 2 tips and tricks
As you... may have heard, Phantasy Star Online 2's PC launch was all sorts of horrible, especially from an installation perspective. Belghast over at...
Dungeons and Dragons Online gives everyone 46 free quest packs, posts hardcore season leaderboard
Just in case you missed seeing this the other day, Dungeons and Dragons Online is making a huge bulk of its content completely free...
One Shots: Do you have a few moments to talk about Jediism?
Here's a player housing pro-tip that is useful when striking up a settlement in a risky location: Make a door. A big door. A...
EVE Online’s Invasion event overtakes the galaxy while new ships approach
EVE Online's galaxy is on fire -- more than usual, we mean. As MOP's Brendan covered last week, the Invasion event of the past...
The Game Archaeologist: Were sequels ever a good idea for MMOs?
From movies to books to video games, sequels (and all related spin-offs) are a common sight when a property is sufficiently successful enough. Even...
The Stream Team: Going for Guild Wars 2’s glider
So many times in Guild Wars 2 Massively OP's MJ has been teased with the chance to jump in the air and glide away...
The Stream Team: A hodge podge of AQ3D adventures
Massively OP's MJ might have worked through the current story offerings of AQ3D, but that doesn't mean she has run out of things to...
Black Desert staff help throw a wedding for stuck-at-home players
Turns out Guild Wars 2 wasn't the only MMORPG to host an honest to goodness player wedding this week. Kakao Games let us know...
WoW Factor: Behind blue (elf) eyes (in World of Warcraft)
Players were very excited when blue eye options were datamined out for Blood Elves in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, then less happy when it was...
Old School RuneScape’s vampire patch triggers a rollback, Jagex supports Black Lives Matter
Here's the good news for Old School RuneScape fans: The 2007-era MMO just unleashed its Darkmeyer update on the world, which "introduces the Sins...
Final Fantasy XIV cancels its North American fan festival for 2020 over COVID-19, delays patch 5.3
One of the later events scheduled for this year has still been claimed by the global pandemic; Final Fantasy XIV's fan festival scheduled for...
The Stream Team: Bring on Neverwinter’s Barrow Lords!
There are a host of Barrow Lords in Neverwinter, and Massively OPs MJ is ready to meet and greet them. But it won't be...
Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them
Two ideas floated across my virtual desk in recent weeks, neither directly relating to MMORPGs, but they put the nugget of an idea in...
Ultima Online revamps event gamemaster tools ahead of its big secret announcement later this year
It sounds as if even 23-year-old Ultima Online is benefiting from the continuing stay-at-home state of many players, as the game's latest newsletter declares...
Path of Exile explains changes to Brands and shows off new Brand Gems coming with the Harvest League
We're once again in that point in time where Path of exile is eager to hyper-explain updates that are coming as a result of...
Black Desert recaps the Heidel Ball announcements in a Twitter thread
You're a busy person. You've got things to do, monsters to slay, countless upgrades to chase, and nodes to war over. You missed Black...