non combat mmo
Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?
Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...
Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs
Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...
Perfect Ten: The wild MMORPGs that came out in 2011
Not every year sees equal releases in the MMORPG genre. We've had years of starvation and years of plenty. Every so often it's fun...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
Age of Water stealth-launched out of early access this week with the release of Beyond the Waves
Remember back in November when seafaring survival MMO Age of Water announced a launch and then immediately walked it back, saying it was just...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2025
I am the sort of person who derives no small amount of ongoing satisfaction from the idea that I have had an influence upon...
Whatever happened to crafting sandbox A Tale in the Desert?
It's been a couple trips around the sun since we last checked in with 2003's A Tale in the Desert, an old MMO that's...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMOs at the top of 2025
So here we are again, at the transition for another year, and let me tell you that I am glad this column went a...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMO expansions of 2024
Around the Massively OP office, the common consensus is that 2024 ended up being the Year of the MMO Expansion. After all, we got...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives, 2024 edition
While MMORPGs constitute a shifting, ever-evolving market, their history remains surprisingly evergreen. That's what history is: Facts and stories stamped and preserved for our...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024
So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
PlanetSide 2’s holiday event, Auraximas, has returned with a new Ice Dragon weapon
On the first day of Auraximas, my true love gave to me... a legitimate reason to use the goofy snowman in a pilot cap...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take to level to endgame in MMORPGs?
Right after New World's Aeternum launched, we did a piece looking into how the game was faring - and one complaint I saw over...
Age of Water’s ‘launch’ today was a technical glitch – the seafaring survival MMO is still in early access
We were mighty shocked this morning when Steam issued a news blast announcing that Age of Water was moving from early access to launch,...
Astroneer’s first-ever DLC, Glitchwalkers, gets a release date of November 13
The axiom "better late than never" most certainly applies to Astroneer's decision to announce a DLC pack seven years after its launch, but sure...
The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches on PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows Store
The magical co-op realm of Fae Farm expanded to even more platforms this past week: "Phoenix Labs today celebrated the release of Fae Farm...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...
World of Tanks invites you to its 14th birthday party with presents and events
Earlier this week, we noted that Wargaming had dropped a new trailer for World of Tanks, but the timing was far from random. In...
