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Fun fact: Google search trends don’t tell you bupkis about MMO popularity
You know what the surest sign of an MMO's popularity is? Whether or not World of Warcraft fans are defensive about its popularity. That apparently...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2020?
It's become a bit of an unhappy tradition here on MOP to take stock of Daybreak at the start of every year, due in...
Neowiz takes another stab at the Bless IP with mobile MMO Bless Eternal
Will we ever find time to properly process our grief and mourn the late Bless Online? Not bloody likely, as the necromancy team at...
The Stream Team: Hitting the Neverwinter campaign trail
With the start of the new year, Massively OP's MJ is hitting the Neverwinter campaign trail. First, she needs to finish up The Staff...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2020
All right, 2019. We're done with you. We're moving on. We're in a whole new decade. We've got a brand-new year full of new...
TERA runs bonus reward events as its winter events wave farewell
Gosh, we really hope you got everything taken care of in TERA's holiday events. The Yule War has concluded. Wintera has concluded. The Golden Beetle...
Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI offer new year’s greetings
The new year has arrived once again, and for fans of Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI that means letters from the producers of both...
Albion Online takes a look at its 2019 and shares a mid-season report on the Avalonian Invasion
It's time to look back at the past and report on the present of Albion Online, as the devs have written up a couple...
Classic Guild Wars 1’s December patches are apparently still causing lag and crashes
Classic Guild Wars players know better than to look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to patches. After getting some significant...
Desert Oasis: Fun things to do in Black Desert in 2020
With the new decade upon us, I think it's a good time to do some goal-setting for the upcoming decade. I might be biased...
Camelot Unchained to reveal a ‘massive, immersive experience’ this month
What will the new year bring for the long-awaited, long-brewing Camelot Unchained? You might find out sooner rather than later according to the very...
Vague Patch Notes: How to make your corner of the MMO space more pleasant
It's 2020, people - let's do this. What do I mean by this? Unscrew our MMO living space. That one's a lot more fun...
World of Warcraft botches its third Battle for Azeroth PvP season
"Oops" is not something you want to hear from your surgeon, your kids in another room, or your MMO development team. But an "oops"...
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2019?
Let's be honest: The last time a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY was when Black Desert ran away with it. This is why...
Black Desert news: Mobile’s Node War pre-season, PS4’s Altar of Blood, and PC’s content update preview
Every edition of Black Desert has something new to show off heading into 2020, whether it's the start of the Node War in Black...
Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited
It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...
Final Fantasy XI’s January update includes an Ambuscade fight, Beastmaster adjustments, and Domain Invasion tweaks
Final Fantasy XI has a few things planned for the month of January according to a recent forum post from the devs. Players...
Leaderboard: Are you onboard with the online gaming industry’s new take on sequels?
Overwatch 2 and Path of Exile 2 being announced in such close proximity, plus rumors of an Anthem reboot in the weeks and the...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2019
The down side of doing these columns at the end of the year every year is that there's a certain challenge of writing the...
The best Massively OP community polls of 2019
Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...