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Let's be honest: We all are so egotistical and opinionated that we totally think we could design a better MMO than World of Warcraft....

So c'mon, we all know what the big MMOs are right now, the ones that always come up in conversation. You know, the ones...

Those of you who remember this column from Massively-that-was are invited to take a shot, as was the running joke. Because it turned out...

It’s been an interesting few weeks for gaming. We saw the announcement of Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, and then Apple’s subscribe-to-access game service,...

That feeling when something is so close yet misses the mark -- in a painful, how-on-earth-can-you-miss-that-giant-glowing-target way. The good news is that a Secret...

As part of our planned expansion for 2019, Massively OP brought on a slew of new writers to perk up our pages with new...

There's a meta discussion happening across games Twitter and elsewhere over the last week or so thanks to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In a...

This week's Overthinking topic comes from longtime MOP reader and commenter Sally Bowls. It's about monetization, but it's a nuanced argument we don't see...

Just because Path of Exile is more than five years old doesn't mean the influx of new players has dwindled. In fact, for quite...

Well hello there, news on April 1st. I really have a tendency not to put much stock in anything revealed on April Fools' Day because...

They were called Failure Force, and they were the team that could never make a roll. My roommate, my wife, and myself were playing a...

My wife has long had an affection for Nagrand in World of Warcraft, and that makes sense to me. The gentle rolling terrain looks like...

Given the volatility in today’s video game industry, it’s nice when an MMO is able to celebrate some longevity. Elder Scrolls Online has not...

Does it ever slightly bother you that in these alternate fantasy and science fiction worlds that we explore there just so happens to have...

I don't think it can be overstated enough that the introductory experience of an MMO is absolutely crucial to pulling in and retaining a...

Justin and Bree discus MMO April Fools' Day, Jumpgate's sequel, Funcom's new Secret World project, EverQuest 3, Rend's abrupt launch, Star Citizen's ladies, and Neverwinter and DDO's expansion dates, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, DDO, and Blade & Soul, and a mailbag question on MMO emulators.

So now we've gotten the ending. And... gosh, sometimes these patches really do not merit splitting up, which is kind of the case for Final Fantasy...

As much as I enjoy the new guard of MMORPGs, with their quick-hit content and action combat models, I'm also not completely ignorant to...

Thus far, Guild Wars 2’s story has revolved largely around the six elder dragons. The base game’s personal story crescendoed with the slaying of...

It was the late aughts. My husband and I had scraped together money to fly to London for a meet-up with our Europe-based guildies....