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Wisdom of Nym: Why you should be cautious speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion balance
Whew. All right. So we've gotten the media tour information for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, and that means that people have gotten to...
WoW Factor: Does World of Warcraft have a plan?
One of the recurring jokes I use in this column's comment section is the statement that it'd just be sad to think that fans...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO-ish reveal or announcement of E3?
Another E3 has rolled in and rolled out, and it wasn't the worst E3 we've seen in recent years at all. In fact, insofar...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO superfans, zealots, and insidious tribalism
We recently received two pieces of mail from longtime MOP readers and commenters that worked together perfectly to form a unified topic. Alex emailed...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the shocker last line from Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ trailer
Oh dang. I had expected to learn some new things about Shadowbringers this week, maybe the lyrics to the theme song (what I hear doesn't appear...
The Daily Grind: Which optional subscription MMO justifies its subscription the best?
We talk a lot about how free-to-play (and its slightly more expensive cousin buy-to-play took over the MMO market, but a lot of these...
Tamriel Infinium: MassivelyOP’s guide to the best Elder Scrolls Online podcasts
While Twitch streaming and YouTube viewing may be the new hotness for some video game content, there’s something to be said for the simplicity...
Perfect Ten: How WoW Classic could advance beyond its phased content rollout
It's far too early to say that World of Warcraft: Classic will get more updates beyond the planned phases of vanilla content. It could be...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a technique for coming up with MMO character names?
My husband doesn't really take MMO names too seriously. The pigtailed City of Heroes toon floating in the image up above? Yeah, her name...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 224: Black Desert, Bless Online, and boats
Carlo, Bree, and Justin discuss Black Desert, Bless, Phantasy Star Online 2, E3, LOTRO, SWTOR, GW2, POE, City of Heroes, and boats.
Choose My Adventure: Did the Gunner class make TERA too easy?
A new month means a new game here at Choose My Adventure world, and this time around we're taking a trip through what I...
Wandering Wraeclast: First impressions of Path of Exile’s Legion
I did the unthinkable. In honor of Path of Exile's Legion League launch, I made a melee character. Yeah, MJ playing melee: No one...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Speculation on Guild Wars 2’s gods and dragons
Let's just note upfront that this edition of Flameseeker Chronicles will have lots of Guild Wars 2 spoilers, including but not limited to the recent Living World S3E6 War Eternal. Also, wild speculation that may well be completely wrong. You have been warned!
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Phantasy Star Online 2 next year?
The surprising E3 news that Phantasy Star Online 2 was finally, finally coming to western shores in 2020 made all of our eyebrows shoot...
Not So Massively: Cataclysm looks cool, but it’s not what Anthem needs right now
I am an unapologetic Anthem apologist. I think it's a great game, and I'm more than a little frustrated by the constant barrage of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – the final assessment
Expansion footraces are dumb in a lot of ways. Final Fantasy XIV has two expansions at this point, and the reality is that neither of...
Storyboard: Exploring religion in MMOs
One of the things I wanted to do in bringing back Storyboard was to expand a little bit beyond just roleplaying to the stuff...
The Daily Grind: What’s been the biggest change to the MMORPG genre in the last 20 years?
A while back, there was a thread on Reddit from a younger MMO player who was curious about changes to the way players perceived...
Global Chat: The NecroKitties of Elsweyr
Raise your hand if you're playing Elder Scrolls Online's newest expansion this week! Elsweyr has drawn many back in to Tamriel with the most...
The Daily Grind: Which non-MMORPG would you like to see expand into one?
It's common knowledge at this point that Overwatch is in small part salvaged from Blizzard's never-actually-made second MMORPG, although just how much of the game...