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Massively Overthinking: What we really mean when we talk about ‘difficulty’ in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Steve wants us to revisit the Daily Grind on making death more meaningful without making it more annoying. His letter was long, so...
Villagers & Heroes adds in new village options with the Wellspring expansion on May 14
The heart of gameplay in cross-platform MMORPGÂ Villagers & Heroes is all about villages, so anything that expands your options for villages is going to...
Lord of the Rings Online talks Update 23, Mordor’s difficulty, lag, and more
Now that Lord of the Rings Online has emerged from Mordor, it's preparing to go back in the future. SSG's Rob Ciccolini and Jerry...
Elder Scrolls Online begins testing Summerset; here’s a look at the chapter’s houses and buyables
As all eyes in Elder Scrolls Online turn to the future expansion heading to the game next month, testing has begun in earnest on...
MapleStory 2 unveils North American website, closed beta starts next month
It seems like a no-brainer to bring the sequel to the popular MapleStory westward. And yet we've been waiting for a while now to...
Crowfall details the mechanics of building within its eternal kingdoms
If you're going to share a plot of land with other people in Crowfall, you need to understand what that sharing will entail. If...
The Black Death overhauls building, introduces guild systems, and wipes all the things
The Black Death is taking no prisoners with its latest patch, V.026. Also called Dominion, the huge content update makes some rather sweeping changes...
Ultima Online’s F2P conversion, Endless Journey, is officially live with new ‘deluxe starter pack’
At 20 years old, Ultima Online is finally doing what its EA-backed handlers at Broadsword once said it would never do: It's going free-to-play.
Game...
Ultima Online is officially going free-to-play on Thursday, outlaws multiboxing
If you didn't already know that Ultima Online is planning to go free-to-play, you probably still wouldn't be able to tell without reading between...
The Stream Team: Touring PaxLair in Shroud of the Avatar
It is no secret that players housing is one of the absolute favorite game features of Massively OP's MJ. And she's missed massively players...
Easter bunny headgear and a new survival mode keep Warframe lively
A new patch of fun odds and ends is roaming while in Warframe this week. There's plenty to check out here, too: new skins,...
Dead Man’s Country throws you into the teeth of the American west
Have a pioneering spirit and wouldn't mind stepping back in time to see how you'd do on the frontier in the late 1800s? Then...
Albion Online hatches a colorful spring event
Spring is in the air in Albion Online, if you couldn't tell by all of the colorful eggs littering the ground right now. The...
Elder Scrolls Online’s April Fools’ Day event begins Thursday, involves pie
Fair warning: It's almost April Fools' Day, which means lots of game studios are going to start pranks and silly-themed events, and they're going...
Ultima Online continues testing free-to-play patch
Can you smell it? The sweet scent of spring is in the air -- and free-to-play trials as well! Ultima Online is on the...
The Black Death has spawned an actual popularity contest
If you thought your days of losing popularity contests were over when you left school, think again! Indie survival sandbox The Black Death is...
Shroud of the Avatar: Partying with Portalarium, countering pay-to-win, and the state of the game
The day is finally arriving: Shroud of the Avatar is formally launching next week. It's been a long journey. The path to this new old-school...
Grab your free skins in Closers’ brand-new Pandimensional update
Closers fans are being kept busy today thanks to En Masse's latest endeavor. The latest patch is called the Pandimensional Update, and it's got...
Don’t lose your head in Crowfall — but you probably will
It's not too common to see game developers giddy about beheading, but then again, most developers aren't part of the Crowfall team.
ArtCraft is giving...
Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity
This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
