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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Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016
Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...
Global Chat: Boobs and wrinkles edition
Is the infamous "chainmail bikini" slowly disappearing from western RPGs and MMOs? Pete at Dragonchasers thinks that it is... and he kind of laments...
EVE Evolved: 2016 EVE Online year in review
It's been another busy year for sci-fi MMO EVE Online, and an absolute roller coaster ride for both players and developer CCP Games. On the...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon team updates community on progress
Transparency is vital to smaller, indie MMO projects, especially ones driven by a volunteer team. The crew over at Darkfall: Rise of Agon have...
Massively OP’s MMO guide to the Steam Winter Sale
Do you have any money left after all of that holiday shopping, travel, and dining out? Steam would very much like to have what...
Gloria Victis brings out new character models
The "biggest update ever" for Gloria Victis has finally arrived, welcoming brand-new character models that should make the game look better than before. This is...
MMO Year in Review: WoW’s legacy server snarl (April 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2016
One of my favorite things to do every year is break down the top articles on the site for our readers. You might think you...
EVE Online brings out better NPC artificial intelligence
CCP's Team Phenomenon is hard at work on some interesting tech for EVE Online, designing brand-new AI systems that are currently in testing. A...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG had the best community in 2016?
A loss of a sense of community is something many MMORPG players lament as our genre approaches two decades, whether they think communities slip away...
One Shots: Lost in space
You might think you're having a bad week. You would be wrong. A bad week is getting podded in the void of space as...
Mortal Online revamps all of its racial textures
Rebuilding a game's models is hard and somewhat grueling work. Luckily, you can get some of the same impact at times by just providing...
Gloria Victis enlists Witcher animator for weapon overhaul
Have you ever picked up a class in an MMO, only to find yourself disenchanted by the lackluster or wonky way that the class...
EVE Online improves the new player experience further
The free-to-play option in EVE Online brought with it a revamp to the starting player experience, so new free players would be able to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 95: Rising from the ashes
Justin and Bree discuss end-of-the-year coverage, ArcheAge, Ashes of Creation, Elder Scrolls Online, CCP, Cold Iron, The Secret World, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on MMOs we wish we liked and the New World's timeline.
The Daily Grind: Are you worried for EVE Online’s safety if CCP is bought out?
Following the Bloomberg-floated rumor last Friday that CCP Games might be up for sale, we've had nothing but silence from CCP on the topic, so bloggers...
H1Z1: Just Survive gets a dedicated team and fix-it leader
New H1Z1: Just Survive General Manager Landon Montgomery is attempting to show that his leadership will see a more open and forthcoming Daybreak with...
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...
Rumor: EVE Online’s CCP Games is considering selling itself off
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that CCP Games is "exploring strategic options including a sale of the business after receiving interest from potential bidder"...
CCP has launched EVE-franchise Gunjack 2: End of Shift on the Daydream
Announced just two months ago, CCP Games' Gunjack 2: End of Shift has officially launched today for the Google Daydream, on which platform it...
