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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs do away with stat armor entirely?

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While I'm all about progression and acquisition for my MMO characters as they journey through the levels, I'm less and less enthused about collecting...

Monster Hunter World preps November Resident Evil collab, counts 14M sales

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If you twist them enough, the parallels between single-player zombie horror series Resident Evil and multiplayer action RPG Monster Hunter: World can be found....

Secret World Legends’ Moons of Madness spinoff gets a creepy ARG

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Halloween is right around the corner, and while Secret World Legends fans are still in a holding pattern for actual new content in that...
There is a metaphor here somewhere.

Battle Bards Episode 154: Death and decay

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Get an early jump on Halloween with the Battle Bards, as they grab the nearest shovel and start unearthing all sorts of morbid and...

The Stream Team: S’more Camp Gonnagetcha dungeon fun in AdventureQuest 3D

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It may not be Friday the 13th anymore, but AQ3D's Camp Gonnagetcha is still open, and Massively OP's MJ is going to take advantage...

Don’t panic, but Tencent just bought 29% of Funcom

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Whether you follow Funcom for its old-school MMORPGs like Anarchy Online and Secret World Legends, its survival sandbox Conan Exiles, or its up coming...
We got it back, after all.

City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers are now blocking copyright-infringing characters

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Players on the City of Heroes Homecoming servers enjoyed a privilege they were never afforded during the game's pre-shutdown run time: While NCsoft was draconian...

The Envoys of Avalon Equinox event has returned to the Secret World Legends

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So technically, the first day of fall this year for those of us up in the Northern Hemisphere is Monday, but that means nothing...

Star Trek Online is bringing back the horror-themed Hearts and Minds mission for Friday the 13th

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At the time of this story's writing, it is Friday the 13th, which either brings to mind goofy horror monsters, bad luck traditions, or...
Oh, please be all right.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 237: Fallen Earth’s final glorious sunset

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Justin and Bree tackle Fallen Earth's sunset, WoW Classic, going back to Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Astellia Online's monetization, CCP's new MMO, City of Heroes, and a mailbag question on swatting.

Funcom is still working on co-op shooter and multiplayer Dune game, according to Q2 2019 financials

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Buried under all the WoW Classic news at the end of August was Funcom's second quarter financial report. Let's rectify our oversight with a...

First impressions: WoW Classic is fun but anachronistic

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I'm not really one to follow trends or scamper along the zergeist (a combination of zerg and zeitgiest that I've decided perfectly encapsulates the...

Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs

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A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

The Matrix is getting a fourth movie – so can we have The Matrix Online back now please?

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Last night, Twitter exploded with the news that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss - along with Lana Wachowski - will return for another go...

The Game Archaeologist: Dungeons & Dragons

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Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as we...

Massively Overthinking: The first 10 minutes of an MMO

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So here's the thing about Elder Scrolls games: Most of them start out with the same hook. From Morrowind to Oblivion to Skyrim, you...

One Shots: The secret life of NPCs

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What goes on with NPCs when you're not looking? Egocentric adventurers think that they're sitting around, sharpening blades, and preparing their spellbooks for encounters,...
If this went away, I would be pissed.

Secret World Legends and Trove offer compensation to players for recent bungles

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For those of us who weathered the early days of MMOs when downtime and rollbacks were a daily occurrence, the idea of compensation might...

The Stream Team: Taking long enough in Secret World Legends?

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You know that look you get when you still haven't finished something you started? Yeah, Massively OP's MJ is getting that look about her...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 231: EverQuest and Secret World prognostications

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Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Pagan Online, EverQuest 3, Guild Wars 2, and Worlds Adrift, with adventures in WoW, SWG, and Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on The Secret World and MMO fashion.

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