non combat mmo
Massively Overthinking: If you were rich, would you buy an MMORPG you loved?
So here's a fun one. Over the weekend I was surfing YouTube trying to put together a Trove playlist because I think the Trove...
NetEase’s new multiplayer RPG Sea of Remnants is gorgeously weird and punk (and probably a gacha game)
NetEase is still cranking out new multiplayer games for the western market: Last night at the PlayStation State of Play event, it announced that...
One Shots: The Bridge of Nope
Minimalistway hit upon an absolute truth with this Star Wars: The Old Republic pic, saying, "How terrifying it will be if we have bridges...
Perfect Ten: Dead MMORPGs that were weird and I’m glad they existed
I am going to make what may be a contentious statement here: I am not particularly sad about a lot of MMORPGs that shut...
LOTRO Legendarium: The pros and cons of Lord of the Rings Online’s four newbie zones
When you're starting out in an MMO world, it's nice to have choices -- especially if you plan to roll up an army of...
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...
