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Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Most Underrated MMO
Welcome to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards series.
Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...
EVE Evolved: The Siege of M-0EE8, the new largest battle in gaming history
In the political sandbox of EVE Online, colossal player-run military coalitions frequently war over territorial conflicts, in revenge for past transgressions or just for...
How 2016 took Lord of the Rings Online to the gates of Mordor
As Lord of the Rings Online nears its impressive 10th birthday in April of next year, we see a game that's in many ways...
Enter to win a Gigantic Ruby Code key from PWE and MOP
In honor of the staggered open beta launch of Gigantic yesterday, PWE and Motiga have granted Massively OP 10 Ruby Code keys to give away to our readers! What's...
Chaos Theory: Our guide to The Secret World’s Unseen achievement
For the last couple of months, I have been focused on trying to acquire The Unseen achievement in The Secret World. Why? It isn't...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2016
About a year and a half ago, my colleague, co-worker, and friend to man and beast alike Justin compiled a list of the healthiest...
Interview: ArcheAge 3.0 Revelation, fresh start servers, and the cash shop
ArcheAge’s big new 3.0 update is launching this week, and some big changes are happening with Revelation. And with big changes come questions, questions about...
Choose My Adventure: Assassinating randoms in The Elder Scrolls Online
It's weird how attitudes towards death vary depending on the video game and the structure set up. In Saints Row the Third, a friend...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online juggles making money and making content with Crown Crates
I think it's fair to say that the $15 subscription model just isn't cutting it for MMORPGs anymore. I understand that. The $15 pricetag...
Exclusive interview with Ashes of Creation’s Jeffrey Bard, formerly of Daybreak
Yesterday we covered a tip about a new MMORPG in the making: Ashes of Creation. Apparently we caught wind of this title before it was...
Jukebox Heroes: Massively OP’s guide to grabbing 120+ MMO soundtracks
One of the most common questions that I'm asked from my adoring throngs on the street is, "Justin, where oh where can I get...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s Machinist
About a year and a half ago, I first put (digital) pen to (theoretical) paper about Final Fantasy XIV's Machinist. At that point, Heavensward...
Epic MMO Battles of History: Star Trek Online vs. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Asking whether Star Trek or Star Wars is the better science fiction series is like asking whether Game of Thrones or The Tudors is...
MMO Mechanics: 2016’s MMORPG mechanics in review
The holiday season is finally upon us: My decorations are resurrected from their dark corner of my storage closets once more, Jack Frost is...
The Game Archaeologist: A talk with the man behind EQOA’s revival project
This past week we reported on an ongoing attempt by a small group of faithful EverQuest Online Adventure fans to bring back the MMO...
WoW Factor: Looking forward to World of Warcraft 7.2
It's been a little while, friends, but that happens. Last time I was making bets about what we'd see for World of Warcraft at...
Nature cops who punch kraken: Catching up with Project Gorgon’s Eric Heimburg
As many of you are well aware, we here at Massively OP are pretty fascinated with the work being done by MMO industry veterans...
EverQuesting: Preparing to play EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending
When I first spoke about preparing for EverQuest II’s latest expansion, Kunark Ascending, I pretty much focused only on leveling. That's because you can't...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMORPG stories of 2016
As we start to come to grips with the fact that we will be turning over the calendar into 2017 in one short month,...
Hyperspace Beacon: What to expect from SWTOR’s Knight of the Eternal Throne
After some of the major flaws with Knights of the Fallen Empire, I wasn't expecting much from Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest expansion...