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Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs
EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...
Getting perspective on Chronicles of Elyria’s planned PvP and PvE featureset
Anyone on the MassivelyOP team will probably tell you that I won't shut up about Chronicles of Elyria. There's so much to like about...
EverQuesting: The gaffe of gating EverQuest II’s content behind a sub
With last week's release of GU100 in EverQuest II, an interesting conversation reared its head again -- a not necessarily flattering one for Daybreak. While...
Trove players protest the expansion’s new gem system
One of the selling features of Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, is its gem system. This new way of increasing your character's stats...
Stardew Valley announces co-op multiplayer and console ports are coming
Have you been sucked into the charming microcosm of farming, dating, and crafting that is Stardew Valley? This retro-designed indie title is one of...
MMO Mechanics: Innovating mechanics to refresh Guild Wars 2
I usually keep MMO Mechanics quite general by looking at several games as examples to highlight my point regarding the mechanics of choice in each article,...
The Black Death is now available through Steam early access
It's April 19th, which means it's early access launch day for The Black Death survival sandbox, the only kind of multiplayer game being made anymore....
One Shots: Farming at dawn
You people and your Black Desert fetish! Yes, the game is drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, it's the new hotness. Yes, you like sending in screenshots...
First player reaches max rank in The Division after 130 hours
Ubisoft recently revealed that a player reached the maximum level and Dark Zone rank in The Division just a week after its launch. While many players...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Are MMO communities real or fake?
We've come a long way in our discussion of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological...
Dwell is a top-down 2D sandbox MMO and it’s adorable
Let's dash your hopes a little bit right now: You cannot actually purchase Dwell at the moment. It has been voted on to Steam's...
The Daily Grind: What temporary MMO content do you wish would return?
Massively OP reader Guhracie emailed us a few weeks ago, upset about Guild Wars 2's popular Super Adventure Box. SAB was technically temporary content...
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts on hobbies, patch sizes, and bacon farming
Don't lie: You know you want to know what Chris Roberts likes to do in his spare time when he isn't manning the Star...
EVE Evolved: Analysing EVE’s new Economic Reports
EVE Online's massive and largely player-run economy has been a frequent topic of discussion on MMO blogs and gaming news sites over the years. The unregulated...
Massively Overthinking: The curse of player-generated MMO content
The influx of new player-generated-content-oriented MMOs might make you think that PGC is on the rise, but if you've been around the genre for...
SamuTale lets you explore a sandbox world as a samurai
"Boundaries" and "limitations" are not words that the makers of SamuTale like to incorporate into their design philosophy. This upcoming sandbox MMO seems to...
Jagex announces RuneScape: Idle Adventures
You know those moments when you are dying to get your RuneScape fix but you aren't anywhere near your computer? When you just need...
Pocket Guild offers pocket-sized MMORPG action without the first three letters
If you're fond of MMORPGs and you have an Android device, Pocket Guild is hoping you'll give it a go. It's everything you could...
Teleport into multiplayer Portal Knights this month
If you've been keeping your eyes peeled for more sandboxes and you don't really care how massive they are, there's a new one on...
