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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s year-end report card for 2018
Every year, I place Star Wars: The Old Republic on a scale and weigh it against the Bartle Taxonomy, giving the different aspects letter...
Vague Patch Notes: How to make your points and exit gracefully from online debates
It's 2019, people. Let's do this. And by do this I of course mean learn to actually debate things in a way that might wind up changing...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2018
A not-inconsequential part of me misses the days when every MMO would pump out boxed expansions. I like buying boxes of stuff I like...
Choose My Adventure: Sorry, everyone, but I had fun in Star Citizen
In spite of best efforts and even better advice, it's often pretty easy to have other folks bring you down for enjoying something. We...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018 in review
Sometimes I wind up starting these a bit early because there's just not much to write about; other times I'm writing well in advance...
The Stream Team: Hunting santas in TERA
Usually beating up on santas is frowned upon. Take our word for it. In the case of TERA, however, it's not just acceptable but...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2018
Over the last couple of years since becoming Massively OP, we've made a concerted effort to improve the quality of our gaming science-related articles, as...
LOTRO Legendarium: Eight tips for leveling up in Lord of the Rings Online
Typically around this time of the year, I'll offer up my wish list of features and changes that I'd like to see happen in...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Schlag meme of the year
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our blooper award for Schlag meme of the year. This is one of my favorite awards of the year. As our our regulars surely know, Schlag Sweetleaf is our resident comment section Master of the Meme, who crafts everything from weird to gross to hilarious gifs for big stories. He's amazing. Giving him his own award every year is the least we can do!
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Weirdest MMO cross promotion
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for weirdest MMO cross promotion. And the winner is...
WoW Factor: The zones that changed the most from Classic, Kalimdor edition
Yeah, so Kalimdor has changed a bit in World of Warcraft.
I'm going to be honest and say that I've never actually liked Kalimdor very much...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most times back from the dead
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most times back from the dead. And the winner is...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year 2018 awards draw to a dramatic close today with our award for MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to The Elder Scrolls...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Biggest resource crisis averted
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for biggest resource crisis averted. And the winner is...
EVE Evolved: How mass surveillance is improving EVE Online
When developers get on stage at an event and start talking about things like big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud solutions, it often sounds...
Vague Patch Notes: The complexity of classic preservation for MMOs
Here's a fun question to kick things off. Should old black-and-white films be colorized? The key word there is "old," because there are a...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Most Anticipated MMORPG of 2018 and Beyond
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Most Anticipated MMORPG of 2018 and Beyond, which was awarded to Crowfall last year - the...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most ridiculous article
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most ridiculous article that was specifically our fault. And the winner is...
Choose My Adventure: Star Citizen’s missions and their bugs
Before I begin, a bit of a program note for this edition of CMA: I kind of had to break from the voting selections...