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The Daily Grind: Should gamers be able to make money off MMORPGs?
Last week, newly unveiled MMORPG Ashes of Creation explained that one of its seemingly unique features: the chance to make money from the game...
EVE Evolved: The Siege of M-0EE8, the new largest battle in gaming history
In the political sandbox of EVE Online, colossal player-run military coalitions frequently war over territorial conflicts, in revenge for past transgressions or just for...
The Daily Grind: What ridiculously specific award would you give your favorite MMOs?
Folks, I don't mean to alarm you, but our 2016 award spectacular starts tomorrow. Really! I know all of the results already and everything....
How 2016 took Lord of the Rings Online to the gates of Mordor
As Lord of the Rings Online nears its impressive 10th birthday in April of next year, we see a game that's in many ways...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gaming advice would you give to your younger self?
Hindsight truly makes us experts of everything past. Why couldn't we know the future back then? What fools we were not to develop our...
Chaos Theory: Our guide to The Secret World’s Unseen achievement
For the last couple of months, I have been focused on trying to acquire The Unseen achievement in The Secret World. Why? It isn't...
Ask Mo: Scoring last year’s Massively OP MMORPG predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to squint back a year, into the depths of a Massively Overthinking from the tail end...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2016?
MOP commenter deekay_zero proposed this week's Daily Grind in a roundabout way, and fair warning: It's a bit of a downer. He semi-jokingly suggested that...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG developer quotes of 2016
One of the fun things we implemented on the site this year is a database of quotes from developers (among other entries) that are...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2016
About a year and a half ago, my colleague, co-worker, and friend to man and beast alike Justin compiled a list of the healthiest...
The Daily Grind: What cosmetic options for your characters does your favorite MMORPG lack?
You know what games need? Piercings. More piercings in general. Why can I not have any piercings beyond my ears in Final Fantasy XIV?...
Choose My Adventure: Assassinating randoms in The Elder Scrolls Online
It's weird how attitudes towards death vary depending on the video game and the structure set up. In Saints Row the Third, a friend...
Mech_Con 2016: MWO skill trees, game modes, and MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
As one might hope for from a convention, Mech_Con 2016 was a time to not only hang out with other fans and meet the...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online juggles making money and making content with Crown Crates
I think it's fair to say that the $15 subscription model just isn't cutting it for MMORPGs anymore. I understand that. The $15 pricetag...
The Daily Grind: Which City of Heroes spiritual successor are you rooting for?
I was a tiny bit flabbergasted last weekend when I saw that there was yet another City of Heroes spiritual successor project in the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 94: Play this expansion, meatbag!
Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR KOTET, Elder Scrolls Online lockboxes, GW2, Black Desert, Daybreak, and Crowfall, with a mailbag question on the Nostalrius WoW emulator.
Jukebox Heroes: Massively OP’s guide to grabbing 120+ MMO soundtracks
One of the most common questions that I'm asked from my adoring throngs on the street is, "Justin, where oh where can I get...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG developer has the best communication with players?
MMORPG developers come in lots of flavors of communication, with PR and community teams that run the gamut from "oh, we still pay for...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s Machinist
About a year and a half ago, I first put (digital) pen to (theoretical) paper about Final Fantasy XIV's Machinist. At that point, Heavensward...
Epic MMO Battles of History: Star Trek Online vs. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Asking whether Star Trek or Star Wars is the better science fiction series is like asking whether Game of Thrones or The Tudors is...
