Gankboxes are sandboxes that place such an emphasis on unrestricted free-for-all PvP that ganking comes to dominate the entire game, to the detriment of the rest of the world design.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 309: You can take my loot over my dead body
Justin and Bree discuss Valheim, Elite Dangerous' slave cult, BlizzConline, Hearthstone, WoW's valor, Neverwinter Nights Arelith, Phantasy Star Online 2, Black Desert, and Shadowbane, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWG Legends, and Farm Together, with mailbag topics on full-loot open world PvP and brute-forcing unpopular gameplay design.
EVE Online spotlights Reign, the return of Guardian’s Gala, and quality-of-life features
EVE Online has released the first episode of its video news digest series, The Pulse, of 2021, once again bundling together some of the...
Choose My Adventure: Battleground PvP in Warhammer Return of Reckoning is unexpectedly fun
I was not anticipating this.
I came to this week’s assignment with not an inconsiderable level of dread. My previous experiences in PvPing were coloring...
The first quadrant of EVE Online 2021, Reign, is live today with hefty fleet and travel updates
CCP Games has taken the wraps off EVE Online's quadrant series for the year, beginning with the first one: Reign, the first chunk of...
The MOP Up: Valentine spirit sweeps through MMOs
MMO Love Bear, shine! Warm fuzzies and romantical notions are washing through various online games this month in anticipation of Valentine's Day this month.
Ultima...
Mortal Online 2 adds the first taste of character customization and dungeons
Is there anything worse than not being able to customize your character in an MMO? Mortal Online 2 sure doesn't think there is, which is...
Pathfinder Online shares the final tally and rewards for its Pharasmin Sequences event
This past December, Pathfinder Online held a holiday event that involved... Escalation drops that ran in five sequences for materials. While the event had...
EVE Online commemorates the Massacre at M2-XFE with data and an in-game monument
We can now officially put a new marker on the annals of EVE Online history. The Massacre at M2-XFE, which was already shaping up...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon is expanding its paid dev team and launching in Asia
Here's some big news for fans of the Darkfall saga: The last Darkfall version still standing, Darkfall: Rise of Agon, is headed to a...
Perfect Ten: A guide to podcasts for your favorite MMOs
Clearly, your Tuesday schedule every week should have a big fat "LISTEN TO MASSIVELY OP PODCAST" written at 4:00 p.m. EST right on it....
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis announces an updated prologue demo for the Steam Game Festival
For those who have been following the development of Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, the standalone survival and resource management game set in the world...
MMO Business Roundup: Gamestonk is tipping toward over as shares dip below $100 a pop
Welcome back to a fresh roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news!
Gamestonk: It's starting to look as if last week's wild GameStop stock squeeze...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best-value MMOs at the start of 2021
What exactly is value, especially when it comes to MMOs? We all know what the word means, but the thing about "best value" is that...
Changyou’s World of Shadowbane opens its Steam page, lists a February release window
Back in December, we caught wind of the 2003 MMORPG Shadowbane preparing for a return on Steam after publisher Changyou snapped up the rights...
EVE Online player’s ashes take last voyage into space as CCP Games adopts ‘gaming genius’ label
Members of the EVE Online community were saddened back in 2019 as they lost one of their own: Bruce R. "Spike" MacPhee aka Paradox...
EVE Online’s United Eden event celebrates the arrival of Japanese capsuleers
In case you missed the news before, EVE Online made it easier for Japanese fans to enjoy the game thanks to some fresh localization...
Mortal Online 2 updates its engine, adds bow crafting, and stops AI from screaming at people
How do you craft a bow? It's probably not as simple as bending a flexible piece of wood and linking either end of it...
EVE Online now makes quantum cores in structures mandatory with latest patch
Got a structure in EVE Online? Then you better make sure it has a quantum core installed in it, otherwise it's going to lose...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2021?
Yep, it's that time of year again: We've been doing this recap for the last several years, although this one is going to be...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2020
Fun fact: The first Daily Grind on Massively was written on November 3rd, 2007, one day after Old Massively transitioned from a Second Life...
