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Path of Exile 2 wrestles with database issues and half a million Steam concurrent players
So how did your early access to Path of Exile 2 go? Because in the macrocosm sense, it was an extremely busy start to...
Casually Classic: Ranking WoW Classic’s six starting zones
Part of the sheer fun of fresh start servers and going through WoW Classic again is becoming reacquainted with that old and welcome friend,...
The Stream Team: It’s finally time for AQ3D Frostval fun!
One of the (many) things Massively OP's MJ loves about AQ3D is that it waits until December to begin the winter holiday festivities! That's...
AdventureQuest 3D welcomes you to the snowy bliss of Frostval
Ho ho holiday jingles are in the air over at AdventureQuest 3D, as the quirky MMO welcomes back the seasonal event of Frostval.
The winter...
Final Fantasy XIV continues to offer new Endwalker stories to players
Every year, Final Fantasy XIV offers players a set of short fiction pieces on the site for the game's anniversary, exploring little spaces that...
Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability customization in MMORPGs
I will never know who it was working behind the scenes at City of Heroes who first had the idea to let players customize...
EverQuest and EverQuest II break out another holly jolly Frostfell
Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter, the EverQuest franchise is going to treat you very well either way (but we...
Path of Exile 2 warns of launch queues and server issues as preorders surpass one million
Man, I wouldn't want to be an RPG or MMO launching right about now because everything's about to get wrecked by Path of Exile...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat as of 2024?
Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you're a rogue and you're about to chime in with turn-based...
The Stream Team: Hobgoblins and A Cabal for One in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Massively OP's MJ and her D&D night crew are on hand to help open the gates into Gianthold Tor in DDO. However, apparently a...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
Here’s how Dark Age of Camelot’s latest Caledonia catch-up works
The Caledonia event is running right now in Dark Age of Camelot and it's letting all players start right off at level 30 and...
Old School RuneScape applies another round of Leagues V updates and transforms its gods into plushies
It's probably going to come as little surprise to Old School RuneScape players that Jagex is absolutely laser-focused on Leagues V. Following a dev...
Albion Online continues patching up Horizons with armor, weapon, and potion buffs
The application of patches to the Horizons update continues for Albion Online, and this time around it's everyone's favorite kind of patch: the item...
Lineage II releases new individual updates and a snowman hunt event for all three versions
Yep, there's another news update for Lineage II that effectively condenses four stories into one, as Live, Aden, and Classic have all received their...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Swashbuckler Companion Pack to celebrate Return to Pirates’ Skyhold
In celebration of last month's multiplatform launch of Neverwinter's latest module - As Above, So Below - Return to Pirates' Skyhold - Arc Games...
Vague Patch Notes: Nostalgia isn’t the problem with pining for your MMO past
So it hasn't been long since World of Warcraft launched a new set of WoW Classic servers, except this time it's WoW Classic Classic,...
MMO Hype Train: My growing obsession with Stars Reach
As much as I respect Raph Koster for all of his passion and pioneering of MMORPGs, I've rarely crossed paths with his games, notably...
Throne and Liberty’s Call of the Spear is live with the new spear weapon and dimensional trials
As promised, Throne and Liberty is patching up morning with the Call of the Spear update. If you've been following New World or Lost...
World of Warcraft shares the behind-the-scenes of its Ibelin-inspired charity bundle, the Reven Pack
World of Warcraft has made a tradition for years of selling charity pets which offer all of the profits to charity for a limited...