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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most adorable mascot?
While not every MMO has one, mascots are an interesting phenomenon that some developers promote and communities latch onto during their time with the...
TERA is merging its PC servers too – here’s how it’s all going down in September
Last month, En Masse dropped its console servers for TERA from 22 down to 7. Now, the company is planning a similar round of...
The Survivalist: A new dawn for Osiris New Dawn
Such is the circle of space life: As one survival sandbox shuts down development indefinitely, another powers up. I mentioned last week that ROKH...
Vague Patch Notes: Casual no longer means anything in MMOs
Every time I see someone write something about casual players - including me because heavens know I've done it too - I feel a...
The Daily Grind: If you were an MMO NPC, what items would you drop for the players who slay you?
I fell in love with an epic and frankly underrated Twitter thread from game dev Ben Porter this week. "If you were an NPC,...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMORPG swag of all time?
In a conversation about the recent Starflight 3 Fig campaign - which you won't see covered here since it's not multiplayer, but let me...
Leaderboard: Does an MMORPG’s publisher factor into whether you’ll play it?
I was genuinely surprised to see so many people flip out over August's reveal that Ashes of Creation will be using My.com as its...
The Daily Grind: Are free-to-play MMO conversions saviors or signs of doom in your eyes?
When Dungeons & Dragons Online converted to a free-to-play business model, it was back when I was first working as a writer in the...
Hyperspace Beacon: How BioWare could get SWTOR back on track
If you have yet to experience the conclusion to the traitor storyline from the latest story update to Star Wars: The Old Republic and...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the most needlessly obtuse stats
One of my favorite reviewers of tabletop RPGs at one point opined that percentile systems were one of the best tabletop mechanics possible, simply...
The Daily Grind: How much of an MMO graphics snob are you?
Pretty much any time that Project Gorgon comes up in discussion around Massively OP, a discussion invariably takes place among readers that weighs the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 184: Gamescom spectacular
Justin and Bree discuss Gamescom, anticipated MMOs, Ashes of Creation, New World, Maplestory 2, Torchlight Frontiers, Just Survive, and World of Warcraft, with mailbag entries on racing to the level cap and amazing visual moments in MMORPGs.
Blizzard is disabling Overwatch and HOTS lockbox purchases for Belgian players
Earlier this year, Belgium took up the anti-lootbox cause, becoming one of the first countries to investigate lockboxes in online games and ultimately threatening...
Global Chat: Why roleplaying in MMOs matters
If you haven't visited Psychochild's Blog -- the brainchild of former Meridian 59 and Storybricks dev Brian Green -- lately, you are missing out...
Working As Intended: Returning to Star Wars Galaxies – in 2018
If you've followed the Massively OP Podcast this summer or read any of my ramblings in Daily Grinds and WRUPs, you probably know that...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any strange MMORPG memory associations, and what are they?
I've been thinking about this topic for a few weeks, ever since MJ and I did a stream on the City of Heroes base...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV hits the big five-year mark
Game anniversaries are a little weird. The anniversary we're celebrating now for Final Fantasy XIV is from its relaunch, not its original launch. For...
The Daily Grind: How much effort do you put into your MMO guild names?
I don't think I am alone in thinking way, way too much about guild names, at least when I was first starting out in...
Global Chat: What MMO bloggers think about Battle for Azeroth
There certainly is no shortage of opinions concerning World of Warcraft's latest expansion out there lately. The blogosphere by and large turned its full...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO shutdown surprised you the least?
The sudden announcement on Friday that Just Survive was being shuttered wasn't exactly welcome, but it also wasn't surprising either. Splitting the games always...
