player housing
One Shots: Walk of shame
From Zulika Mi-Nam's Adventures in Tale of Toast:
Log into a game to do some play testing.
"Hey, look at these cutsie graphics and...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Mortal Online breaks ground on modular housing patch
After months of anticipation and previews, Mortal Online's much-hyped modular housing update is finally here. Patch 1.86 adds the ability to create and decorate...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is the MMO you want and don’t want
I have been head-over-heels for Elder Scrolls Online since One Tamriel, and the Morrowind chapter has only added to my enthusiasm for the game....
SpatialOS-powered Fractured is a sandbox MMO without the grind or forced PvP
The burgeoning SpatialOS empire has a new member state this week, as Italy-based Dynamight Studios announced that it is making Fractured using the world-building platform. Fractured...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Our interview with Naoki Yoshida
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!It would be wrong to say that Final Fantasy XIV is the work of Naoki Yoshida...
Wild West Online FAQ says the game is ‘not historically correct’
Remember the days when MMOs used to post clear and concise FAQs instead of messy AMAs and lengthy developer livestreams? Wild West Online does,...
Elder Scrolls Online introduces you to Vvardenfell’s house factions
Let's talk about Elder Scrolls Online's new houses today, shall we? No, it's not going to be a discussion of player housing, although that...
LOTRO Legendarium: Bingo Boffin’s unexpected journey
In addition to playing a lot of fantasy and sci-fi MMORPGs, I'm an avid reader of novels in the same genres. I never quite...
ArcheAge’s June 7 Erenor Eternal expansion has something for every playstyle
A fresh expansion is on the way for ArcheAge, Trion announced this afternoon. It's called Erenor Eternal, and you'll be downloading it in all...
Exclusive Wild West Online interview on PvE servers, budget, and Red Dead Redemption 2
Here at Massively OP, there's nothing we like to hear more than word that new, bold, and big MMORPGs are in development. Over the...
Wild West Online cancels Kickstarter and early access plans, secures funding for a full launch
Remember all of those plans that Wild West Online had for a Kickstarter campaign this month and a Steam early access release? Well, plans...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – odds and ends
By the time you read this, I'll be up in the air flying across the country. Assuming you read it on the day it...
The Daily Grind: Was The Sims Online a good idea done badly?
As a gamer, I have many regrets that certain projects never came to fruition or the ones that did ended up not being quite...
Conan Exiles goes nuts with home decoration and defense
If interior decoration gets your motor running, then Conan Exiles is about to become your favorite haunt. The survival sandbox just unloaded a slew...
Crowfall expands Eternal Kingdom testing, drops yet more teasers
Are you tired of Crowfall's string of teasers leading up to a big announcement on May 16th, or does every word and screenshot add...
Shroud of the Avatar is free-to-play for most of May
Shroud of the Avatar is running another free trial -- quite a long one! It'll run from May 10th to the end of the...
The Daily Grind: What would you like to see done with MMO pets?
A little while ago, I was amused by a story about how a sort-of pet for World of Warcraft's sort-of housing was able to...
WildStar begins testing prime raids and housing communities
With WildStar's Patch 1.7.1 out of the way this week, the team at Carbine can kick back, open up a cold one, and... apparently...