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Vague Patch Notes: When MMO designers build traps for players
So last week, I spent a whole lot of words talking about what "the meta" actually means when it comes to MMOs. Put very...
Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?
For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....
The Stream Team: Searching spooky subterranea in Content Warning
MOP's Chris and his best friend are coming together for a spooky and silly good time, as today they're going to be playing Content...
Working As Intended: The top 10 hot tubs in MMORPGs
It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...
Diablo IV spruces up its looks, Diablo Immortal drops its first 2024 update, and Hearthstone updates its core set
Blizzard's being quite the busy little bee this week, so let's check in with the studio's multiplayer titles to see what's happening lately.
Diablo Immortal...
Vitae Aeternum: Analyzing New World’s ‘content drought,’ comms chaos, and lack of a 2024 expansion
The always cantankerous New World community is in even more of an uproar than usual lately. Go to any of its social media, and...
Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see
Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition
A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue,...
Roblox unveils horror-themed games featuring Poppy Playtime and Chucky
Roblox and horror aren't generally things that one assumes would blend together (unless you consider Roblox Corp's own real-world awfulness), but those two tastes...
Freaky shooter Once Human aims for a multiplayer beta next month
Just because the world has ended in such mind-boggling horror that it would erode your very soul doesn't mean you can't grab a good...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online proves the worth of a small story arc
It was the other day in Elder Scrolls Online's Northern Elsweyr that I stumbled upon a disgraced rogue that used to run a pit...
Perfect Ten: 10 problems that really hurt The Secret World
For whatever reason, The Secret World is one of those games that people keep going back over mentally, an MMO that still collectively has...
Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs
During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...
Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story
In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
Not So Massively: It’s okay that Redfall is just okay
I rarely let myself get too hyped for unreleased games, but I was keeping one eye on the vampire-hunting online FPS Redfall. When it...
Mad World begins Steam pre-registrations for this month’s re-launch
After shooting for and achieving some obscure record of "Longest Period of Time Between Promising a Steam Release and Delivering It," Jandisoft's Mad World...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
The Stream Team: EverQuest II’s Scary Little Frostfell
I'm dreaming of a new Frostfell quest,
Unlike the ones I used to know.
With brand new story,
and maybe it's gory,
with new loot, all bundled up...
Vitae Aeternum: Predicting New World’s 2024 roadmap
Every year, the Massively Overpowered staff gathers to make predictions for the year to come in MMORPGs. But I have so many thoughts on...
