non combat mmo
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2021
Healthy MMOs are a good thing. They have smooth, glossy coats, strong teeth capable of snapping bone, a full-throated call, and it just occurs...
From the Depths: Seven tips to improve your World of Warships experience
It’s no secret that World of Warships has had a rough year thanks to dodgy monetization mechanics and Wargaming’s treatment of employees and players....
Lord of the Rings Online accidentally – and then deliberately – gives out extra level boosts
Some Lord of the Rings Online players are going to be logging into some unexpected good fortune this week. Standing Stone Games said that...
Massively Overthinking: How hard should MMOs be?
This past summer, MMO dev Damion Schubert posted an epic tweet-thread about MMOs; in fact, we've already dipped into the part on "load-bearing" playerbases,...
Perfect Ten: How MMOs explain away our infinite resurrections
Why? Why do we die in MMOs and keep coming back to life? Are we in a type of hell defined by endless combat...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that waved goodbye without ever making it to launch
If you've somehow missed this fact, then I hate to be the one to inform you of it, but it's time you learned: MMOs...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite type of MMORPG raid?
Raiding is one of those very simple MMO concepts that has somehow become a contentious one in the broader discourse. A "raid" in MMO...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any ‘blue oceans’ left in the MMO market?
Level Up Labs' Lars Doucet recently penned a blog post practically begging people not to try to compete with ROBLOX by remaking it as...
MOP’s quick and dirty guide to finding the perfect MMORPG for your tastes
Probably one of the most commonly asked questions both here on Massively OP and in various MMORPG discussions everywhere else too is simply, "What...
Palia is a new ‘community simulation MMO’ from former Blizzard and Riot devs
A few weeks ago, I attended a press event for a new game assuming I would not be impressed by the offerings. Instead, I...
A Tale in the Desert starts its tenth ‘telling’ since 2003 today
Seasons come and seasons go, and no MMO knows this better than A Tale in the Desert. Ever since the non-combat, crafting-centric game went...
Casually Classic: Ranking WoW Classic’s racial and class mounts
Now that the pre-patch has arrived for WoW Classic's Burning Crusade, leveling characters are enjoying being able to snag a mount at level 30...
Project Gorgon is adding an optional subscription and perks with today’s update
Project Gorgon is much-loved around here, winning best indie MMO several years running thanks to its dogged devotion to being, well, the weirdest and...
Battle Bards Episode 193: Tribal jams
Strike up a drum, flourish a flute, and howl to the moon — it’s time to get funky with some tribal jams! In this...
Desert Oasis: So Black Desert wants to be an esport now
Even though the San Francisco Giants threw away a 6-2 lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, the real highlight of my weekend was...
Combatless MMORPG A Tale in the Desert reboots later this month
A Tale in the Desert, which MUD creator Richard Bartle called the "most innovative MMO from the last decade," is starting all over. Yet...
Stick and Rudder: The frustrating and unsuccessful search for life in Elite Dangerous Odyssey alpha phase 3
I should have been more capable. If I were a better exploration pilot in Elite: Dangerous, I suspect I would have had a better...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs should be adapted to mobile?
Sometimes the success or failure of a game may come down to its availability on certain platforms and systems. Sometimes an MMO that didn't...
Magic Legends doubles spell drop rate, gives a week of free battlepass XP
Cryptic Studios is listening to -- and acting upon -- player feedback regarding Magic Legends following its recent soft launch. In the ARPG's second...
