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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s eternal restoration of Ishgard
As of this writing, the Final Fantasy XIV server that has made the most progress on Ishgard restoration is Tonberry on the Elemental data...
Global Chat: That moment when you realize you chose the wrong MMO class
Have you ever gotten deep into a character's journey in an MMO -- and gradually realized that you'd picked the wrong class for you...
First Impressions: Fractured’s alpha playtest begins to put the pieces together
As we reported at the end of last week, MMORPG sandbox Fractured opened up its alpha test to all backers. With this test phase,...
Massively Overthinking: MMO business models in the face of recession
MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Red Stone, Euotopia, Ogre Island, Stendhal, and Astonia
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of — or have totally forgotten about until now! If you're...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.25 and the new weapons of choice
I have to admit, part of my reaction to patch 5.25 was simple relief that finally, finally, I had something to spend Poetics on...
LOTRO Legendarium: Breaking down LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter
It may be a month or two overdue, but the producer's letter for Lord of the Rings Online finally arrived this week. While we...
It turns out that YouTube megastar Jenna Marbles is an Elder Scrolls Online junkie
Sometimes, our favourite things collide in weird and wonderful ways, and today is one of those days. At the time of writing, YouTube sensation...
LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter: Dwarves, weddings, PvP servers, Rohan housing, and more
Lord of the Rings Online's tardiest producer's letter ever has finally arrived, six days into April, to give players a vision of what's to...
RIFT activates Frozen Waters battle pass and bonus experience event
Looking for something -- anything -- to do in RIFT these days? How about a new battle pass might provide some goals and rewards...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, and more Gamigo MMOs launch a reforestation charity initiative
Gamigo is announcing a big charity project today with Eden Reforestation Projects, which will raise money to plant trees all over the world while...
Free Realms Sunrise rogue server readies beta, adds housing
For those missing Sony Online Entertainment's long-departed Free Realms, the only hope they've had has rested in the hands of a volunteer dev team...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 265: Delusions of Elyria
Justin, Bree, MJ, and Mia discuss Chronicles of Elyria, Guild Wars 2, PSO2, Ashes of Creation, Saga of Lucimia, WoW Classic and Burning Crusade, with adventures in LOTRO, Revelation Online, Don't Starve Together, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on player housing and optional sub servers.
EverQuesting: Looking back at EverQuest’s 21st year
There are landmark years, and then there are landmark years. (Not to be confused with Landmark, which has been gone for years.) You can...
COVID-19 roundup: #PlayApartTogether, Blade & Soul perks, and Twitch Aid’s $2.7M charity raise
Welcome back to another quick roundup of pandemic-related MMO and gaming news. We'll start with the big one: The World Health Organization, which made...
Final Fantasy XIV temporarily suspends automatic housing demolition because of COVID-19
While one would assume that self-isolation or quarantine due to the novel coronavirus would mean more time in your in-game house in Final Fantasy...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Hytbold experiment
The landscape of any long-running MMORPG is bound to be littered with various developer experiments that were tried and later abandoned. Lord of the...
Massively on the Go: Why MMO players will love Animal Crossing New Horizons
Some of you may have noticed that several staffers and fellow MassivelyOP readers noted that they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons last weekend....
Ultima Online’s 108th update is live with housing decay overhaul and Treasures of Tokuno
Ultima Online may be a million years old, but it's still getting updates, and in fact, its 108th publish has officially dropped on the...