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EVE Vegas 2015: Further Citadel details, Valkyrie, capitals, and skill packets
Though most of the big reveals for EVE Vegas 2015 were front-loaded into day one's EVE keynote talk, a lot of questions were left...
The Soapbox: MMOs and the power of habit
I've been reading this book by Charles Duhigg called The Power of Habit. Actually, the full title is The Power of Habit: Why We...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying bit of randomness you’ve experienced in an MMO?
Randomness has been a part of most computer games since the beginning because computers can do math very quickly and randomness is exciting. Oh,...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Initial impressions
I've now put a solid day of playtime into Heart of Thorns, so I decided that it was finally time for the first of my...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about Knights of the Fallen Empire?
I'm kinda feeling the urge to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Can you blame me? There's a new expansion, but more importantly that...
Leaderboard: Are you worried about the westernization of Black Desert?
I've been looking forward to Black Desert for quite a long while. Sure, the B2P-with-an-item-mall business model dampens my enthusiasm, but I'm still keen on...
WoW Factor: A decade of Blizzard’s bad habits
The funny thing about World of Warcraft - and I should note here that I'm using "funny" in this case as a synonym for...
Nexus Telegraph: The problem with WildStar’s paths – and how to fix them
When the path system was first revealed close to WildStar's initial announcement, it was presented as a major tentpole of the game to set...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite obscure MMORPG?
Even at a site like Massively OP, we still run across MMOs we've never, ever heard of, obscure little gems (or trainwrecks, depending) that...
Massively Overthinking: WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and MMO raiding in 2015
Here we are in October, sandwiched between WildStar's F2P conversion and Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns launch, and it seems as if we're...
Perfect Ten: The most innovative RuneScape experiments
RuneScape seems to be an MMO that's incredibly easy to dismiss by the wider MMO community for being "too kiddy" or being a little...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO beta (or alpha) made you the happiest?
Betas used to be a huge thing for me. I was deeply envious of those who got into testing when I was left on...
Choose My Adventure: WildStar’s crafting frustrations
Welcome, everyone, to another installment of Choose My Adventure: WildStar edition. Last week, Bonongo Jazz, Chua Spellslinger-slash-Explorer-slash-Architect extraordinaire, arrived at the Dominion outpost of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Last-minute hopes and preparation for Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
I swear I've been waiting all year to say this: Heart of Thorns hits this Friday, everyone! Cue the massive in-game parties, mass orders...
Ascent’s lead dev offers insight on the Star Citizen controversy
Last week, the Massively OP podcast hosted guest James Hicks, the developer behind impressive indie space sandbox MMO Ascent: The Space Game. You won't...
Chaos Theory: Sneaking into The Park with Joel Bylos
Decisions, decisions. When you are invited to a special sneak peek of The Park, the upcoming single-player game based on The Secret World's own...
The Daily Grind: Does Defiance’s TV cancellation impact your interest in the game?
Defiance (the TV series) is no more, but Defiance (the MMO) lives on for now. The question on the table here is what does this...
Global Chat: Why your MMO pushed me away
Hey MMO developers, have you ever wondered why players are driven away from your games? Two bloggers took a stab at a list of features...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 34: Rollbacks and breakups
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, WildStar, GW2, RuneScape, Marvel Heroes, Black Desert, Nexon/NCsoft, WoW, and Wakfu, with mailbag questions on expansion pricing and horizontal gameplay.
Star Trek Online enters the final round of ship design votes
So what do you want for your next Federation ship in Star Trek Online? If your answer was something about red and blue nacelles...
