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Path of Exile outlines its new Atlas Objective mechanics for Betrayal
Daily missions will be gone forever with Path of Exile: Betrayal. Daily missions are for people living in worlds with loyalty, apparently. But really,...
The Daily Grind: Do you think seasonal play in online games is worth the absurdity?
If you didn't catch the Diablo-themed Penny Arcade comic from a week or two ago, you should. Instead of taking the low road and...
Blizzard sources dish on Warcraft Go, Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, China, and Activision’s culture shift
Kotaku has a wild article up today ahead of the holiday with input from nearly a dozen anonymous current and former Blizzard employees spilling...
Even Blizzard was amused by the URL prankster who forwarded Diablo fans to Path of Exile
One of the fun sideshows going on during the whole BlizzCon Diablo Immortal center-ring fiasco was the dude who bought the playdiablo4.com domain and...
Path of Exile elaborates on the changes coming to Hideouts with its next major update
The next big update for Path of Exile will shake things up for hideouts. No longer will you be deprived of your carefully crafted...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 197: Crawl out through the fallout
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss FFXIV's Fanfest, Fallout 76, Hellgate, WildStar, plus patches for Black Desert, EVE, Secret World Legends, ArcheAge, TERA, and EverQuest II, with mail on MMO difficulty settings.
Diablo III PTS patch reworks class set bonuses, adds quality-of-life improvements
This Wednesday, November 21st, Blizzard will be bringing the Diablo III PTS up to give players the opportunity to preview and test the game's...
The Stream Team: Discussing Path of Exile’s upcoming Betrayal
With Path of Exile's next league coming soon, Massively OP's MJ is sure to ignore her poor fire witch and lose herself in Betrayal,...
Diablo’s David Brevik lambastes Blizzard over elimination of employee profit sharing
With the Diablo franchise taking heat from players over its mobile ambitions, Diablo II creator David Brevik decided to add more fuel to the...
One Shots: Take me home, country roads
I can't tell if Deekay Plus' headlining shot from Fallout 76 here is that of a gorgeous West Virginia sunrise -- or an in-progress...
Path of Exile’s revamped Hideouts make housing persistent in Betrayal
Hands-down, the most exciting thing to me - and I suspect maybe MJ too - coming out of the Path of Exile Betrayal expansion reveal...
Lost Ark addresses player questions on open beta connectivity issues
After what seems to be forever, Lost Ark is in testing right now in South Korea. Or launch, depending on how you look at...
Check out the trailer for Torchlight Frontiers’ Forged class
Oh yeah, you know a game is about to start really moving with its alphas when it starts dropping keys, business model blogs, and...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player
Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...
Path of Exile’s Betrayal brings back Bestiary, Incursion, and Delve plus better housing
Every time Grinding Gear games puts out a new update or expansion for Path of Exile - and they come like clockwork - it creates...
Torchlight Frontiers’ free-to-play model rejects pay-to-win and gambling schemes
Given that Torchlight Frontiers is being published under Perfect World Entertainment, you're probably not going to be shocked to hear that the MMO will...
Torchlight Frontiers is recruiting for its weekend alpha stress test
Check your inboxes and spamboxes, MMO fans, because it looks like Torchlight Frontiers alpha invites are headed your way. Perfect World says it's sending...
Analysts say Diablo Immortal will bring financial success despite fan outrage
Arguably the biggest thing to come out of BlizzCon 2018 was the sheer amount of unadulterated rage solicited by the announcement of Blizzard's upcoming...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of a reskinned MMO?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity penned a great piece last week discussing the practice of skinning as it pertains to casino games and mobile...
Path of Exile’s custom leagues are now live ahead of the expansion reveal
Path of Exile is on fire right now, and that was before Blizzard decided to botch Diablo Immortal and drive players into Grinding Gear...
