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Palia is a new ‘community simulation MMO’ from former Blizzard and Riot devs
A few weeks ago, I attended a press event for a new game assuming I would not be impressed by the offerings. Instead, I...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s last stretch of Bozja is pretty good, but a little annoying
For various reasons, it doesn't seen as if it's been only a week since the last Final Fantasy XIV patch. (All right, it's technically...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s June events bring slowpoke days and poison pvp buffs
Ah yes, summer. Relaxing on beaches, letting shellfish pokemon bite your tail or head to cause evolution, maybe move to an England-inspired territory and...
Perfect Ten: MMO quests where you literally kill 10 rats
Webster's Dictionary describes "kill 10 rats" as "something nerds do, now shut up and read a few intelligent words." I think the editors are...
Perfect Ten: Everything in MMOs that is pay-to-win
I have stated before that I have a complex relationship with the term "pay-to-win." On the one hand, it tends to refer to something...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your frustration with MMO griefers?
I was hanging out in an MMO's Discord channel a while back when I skimmed through a convo where some folks were grumping about...
Multiplayer colony-building survival title CryoFall has officially stepped out of early access
This past Thursday saw a significant milestone achieved by the large-scale multiplayer survival colony builder CryoFall, which left early access after two years and...
Arcane Waters is the adorable pixel pirate MMO you’ve always needed
You know a title has that something special about it when the Massively OP writers drop what we're doing to crowd around it. That's...
Why I Play: Monster Hunter Rise is still worth it one month later
It's been over a month since Monster Hunter Rise was released to the public. I was feeling good about the game during the press...
Classic Guild Wars is about to turn 16 years old and the party has begun in Shing Jea
If you want to get absolutely technical about it, Classic Guild Wars doesn't officially turn 16 years old until Monday. But if we waited...
Perfect Ten: Here is the stuff you can have when I quit this MMO
Paul Simon once said that there had to be at least 50 ways to leave your lover. Back in the day, however, there was...
RuneScape begins ‘awesome April’ with a week-long boost to gathering skills, welcomes in the final wave of locked accounts
It's time for April to be awesome by RuneScape's reckoning as the MMORPG's latest update has kicked off Skilling Week for players. Between now...
Why I Play: Multiplayer sandbox Eco is so much more than just an ecology simulator
I’ve been struggling to come up with a succinct way to describe Eco. The game was recently the subject of a Whatever Happened To...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the worst ‘wealth gap’ between old and new players?
Folks, I want to talk about money - video game money. I was surfing the City of Heroes subreddit a while back when I...
Wild Terra 2’s newest patch adds criminal status, more farming crops, and a new combat skill
Good news to all innocent players who don't want your stuff ruined in Wild Terra 2: The game's latest patch has added something to...
Crayta is a newer, Fortniteyer Roblox, and it’s now live on the Epic Games Store
If Roblox hasn't already permanently taken the "games-within-a-game" spot in your heart - or on your kids' devices - then you might want to...
The Stream Team: St. Qubeslick’s shenanigans in Trove
Being Irish herself, Massively OP's MJ loves to celebrate St. Patrick's Day any and everywhere. And Trove's St Qubeslick event is the perfect place...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a modern remake of Guild Wars 1?
Every couple of months, we'll mention Classic Guild Wars in an article, and we'll get deluged by fans of the 2005 MMO. There appears...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Island Sanctuary and the descent of peace
If you look at it from an obvious thematic standpoint, the whole Island Sanctuary idea makes no sense for this particular expansion for Final...
The Stream Team: A very Valheim day
After super eventful first prey fights in Valheim, Massively OP's MJ is looking forward to a more relaxed look at the life of a...
