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WoW Classic prepares for old-school battlegrounds next month
When it comes to PvP in WoW Classic, the honor system and battlegrounds are meant to go hand-in-hand. But while the honor system arrived...
ExileCon 2019: Path of Exile 2’s skill system reboot and Ascendancy classes
After the surprise reveal of Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon 2019, players were understandably hungry for more details. And that is exactly what...
Lord of the Rings Online says it has ‘a good 20 years’ of content left
Lord of the Rings Online players looking for an inside scoop are in for a treat today, as Destructoid visited Standing Stone Games' offices...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most treasured EverQuest or Vanguard memory?
EverQuest was not my first MMORPG, but it's certainly one that shaped me profoundly. While I look back and grumble at the antique design...
Path of Exile explains the Atlas changes coming in Conquerors of the Atlas
The system changes in Path of Exile tend to be well-considered and arrive in reasonable timeframes. As the game prepares for the upcoming Conquerors of the...
Guild Wars 2 admits new fractals, raids, and even hairstyles are many months away
As we're mulling over our own impressions of Guild Wars 2's latest content release, Whisper in the Dark, the players who've likely already finished...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
The Covenant abilities for Death Knights in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands have been revealed
When World of Warcraft: Shadowlands arrives, every individual class will be choosing between four different class-specific abilities via the Covenants. Of course, enterprising fans on...
Perfect Ten: When MMO lore is at odds with the game
Lore is made up. We all know that. People who write the lore for games are not doing research into the real story and...
Neverwinter begins its Infernal Descent pre-events on November 21
Yesterday, we covered the news that Neverwinter's next module, Infernal Descent, is on the way in January, with an adventure in the hellish territory...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark
ArenaNet has just dropped the first full installment of Guild Wars 2's the Icebrood Saga after a strong start with its prologue, and I'm...
Black Desert teams up with anime Berserk for themey ‘grim fantasy’ questing
Anime fans, today's Black Desert PC update is for you. As teased, Kakao and Pearl Abyss have dropped some transmedia synergy all up in...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to mourn in MMORPGs?
Our team is still in shock over last night's news that legendary MMO dev Brad McQuaid has passed away, and I can only imagine...
Veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has passed away
I'm sorry to report another MMORPG genre obituary tonight: It's just been announced that veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has died.
McQuaid was probably best...
Black Desert Online introduces PlayStation 4 players to the world of fairy companions
There are some players who think that Black Desert Online is an intensely hardcore game that rewards nothing so much as brutal combat efficiency. Then...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds
Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
Grab an adorable Vigo companion and free sub time in our Skyforge Ocean Invasion giveaway!
Skyforge! Skyforge is the MMO I forgot when I was rattling off a list of MMORPGs that have made the jump from PC to...
Leaderboard: Are you still playing WoW Classic?
On today's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I briefly discuss WoW Classic and how quiet the buzz around it's gotten lately. It actually irks me that...
The Stream Team: Dancing through some dailies in Final Fantasy XIV
MassivelyOP's Chris just has to dance. Don't worry, he's not actually going to be on camera and dancing -- nobody wants or needs to...
Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark saga chapter is live this afternoon
At the tail end of this summer, ArenaNet revealed that it was changing up Guild Wars 2's content cadence by ditching the "seasonal" content...
