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Vague Patch Notes: When World of Warcraft breaks off your friendship
I spent a bunch of time post-BlizzCon thinking about why World of Warcraft personally bothered me. Not why its design pitfalls bothered me; that's...
Path of Exile’s revamped Hideouts make housing persistent in Betrayal
Hands-down, the most exciting thing to me - and I suspect maybe MJ too - coming out of the Path of Exile Betrayal expansion reveal...
Hyperspace Beacon: Everything you need to know about Star Wars The Old Republic’s guild changes
Since the launch of the game, guilds have been a real weakness for Star Wars: The Old Republic. For the longest time, I have...
LOTRO brings back Bingo, blots out bleeds
Everybody's favorite hard-drinking, crazy-swimming Hobbit is back in Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games brought Bingo Boffin and his questline to the...
Crowfall examines its character creation for its first campaign
The first campaign for Crowfall approaches swiftly, which means it's time to take a close look at how you're creating your characters in the...
Warframe breaks open the Prime Vault, introduces hotfix for Fortuna update
While Warframe players are probably still busy helping out Solaris United, exploring Orb Vallis, and otherwise delving into the recently released Fortuna update, Digital...
Classic MapleStory players will prepare to challenge the Black Mage in today’s big update
Lest you suspect that Nexon has abandoned classic MapleStory in favor of its bubbly new sibling MapleStory 2, the original is getting a major...
Lavish multiplayer space sandbox Astroneer is finally launching in February
I have a rule that I'm pretty good at sticking to: I usually don't buy early access games. I've been burned too many times,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player
Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...
The Elder Scrolls Online slows down combat updates to focus on the shape of combat
There's been a lot of work done in The Elder Scrolls Online over the years to make combat feel better. Anyone who played the...
Black Desert’s long-awaited Drieghan expansion is live
Here we go folks: Black Desert's Drieghan expansion is finally here and live as of today in the western PC version of the game....
Shoot, shoot, shoot, bullet, bullet, gun! Ashe – and B.O.B. – are live in Overwatch
As I type this article, my husband's in Overwatch playing Ashe. In fact, he's in an arcade mode where literally everyone is playing Ashe,...
Secret World Legends’ Dark Agartha is open
Have you ever been ambling through Agartha in Secret World Legends and thought that the place seems oddly foreboding and sinister? The good news...
Star Citizen’s alpha patch 3.3.5 introduces game’s ‘first planetary location,’ Hurston
Star Citizen's latest alpha patch is now available on the public test server for Concierge and Subscriber players as well as the Evocati Test...
The Stream Team: Launching into EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending
How low can you go? Massively OP's MJ is hoping she can descend all the way to the chaos! EverQuest II's 15th expansion, Chaos...
Fortnite’s Save the World 6.30 overhaul is on the way
Although Fortnite's cooperative multiplayer component, Save the World, doesn't tend to get quite as much love as its little brother Battle Royale, the folks...
Closers invites players to go to hell with its newest update
It's been a whirlwind tour for Closers, but with its newest update, the developers want you to go to hell. Contamination Hell, specifically; it's...
Otherland deep-dives its brand-new Fire Isle expansion
Yesterday, Drago Entertainment announced that Otherland's - or rather, Otherland Next's, as the Tad Williams MMO appears to have gotten a rebrand - next...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 196: Shire consequences
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's progression server, Funcom's and NCsoft's next big things, Gamigo's plans for Trion's games, and updates for Warframe, DCUO, and Neverwinter, plus discussion on favorite playstyles, legacy server ideas, and the future of Blizzard MMOs.
TERA’s Fiery Featherweights patch is live with Elin Brawlers, Bahaar’s Sanctum, and the EP system
En Masse has gone live today with Fiery Featherweights, TERA's latest PC content update. Most notably, it boasts the playable Elin Brawler, a new...