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Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...
Final Fantasy XIV gets Moo Deng fever as prices for a hippo minion start to climb
The internet is full of flash-in-the-pan moments when a completely innocuous thing suddenly becomes a viral sensation. So it is with a baby pygmy...
Final Fantasy XIV suspends housing demolition on NA servers in response to Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene hit the United States pretty hard, if you've somehow missed hearing about it. The Final Fantasy XIV team wants to make sure...
Destiny 2 offers information about features for October 8 Revenant episode and Frontiers’ armor revamp
Yesterday was a pretty meaty day for fans of Destiny 2 as Bungie took to Twitch and YouTube in order to share update details...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you bring a whole squad of pets and minions
Pet classes are not really my jam. I don't want my companion to be doing the tanking or damage or healing or whatever, and...
Elder Scrolls Online details a bevy of in-game events to celebrate spooky month
Many of us have that one house in the neighborhood that absolutely goes deliciously all-in on Halloween through the entirety of October. You all...
The Stream Team: Warframe 1999 excitement is calling
In two weeks' time, Massively OP's MJ will get the chance to dive into the Warframe 1999 demo. The adventure is calling out to...
Destiny 2 maps out updates to raids and dungeons arriving with its Codename Frontiers releases
The top of September saw Destiny 2 outline its broad strokes plan for content over the next two years, couching the whole thing under...
Warframe’s Koumei and the Five Fates launches October 2, Warframe 1999 demo arrives October 16
The month of October is going to be bringing a whole lot to the playerbase of Warframe, as Digital Extremes' developer livestream from the...
Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads update live letter
I can't believe that after we've gone so many different places, at long last, Final Fantasy XIV is going to have Soken do a...
The MOP Up: FFXIV fans party hard at Gamescom 2024
Final Fantasy XIV's European contingent partied hard at the recent Gamescom 2024 -- the first such gathering in five years. The community team reported...
The Stream Team: Let’s talk Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 7.1 update
It's time once more for MOP's Chris and his crew to come together on a comfy digital couch and talk Final Fantasy XIV! Specifically,...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off patch 7.1, Crossroads, including a new alliance raid difficulty and new housing options
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, with patch 7.1, Crossroads, scheduled for a mid-November launch. As is tradition, producer...
Massively Overthinking: Do you expect compensation for MMORPG trainwrecks?
Earlier this week, Blizzard admitted that a major bug had resulted in serious and permanent data loss for some World of Warcraft players, including...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...
DC Universe Online launches new Harley Quinn episode – and controversial paid currency
This week's content release for DC Universe Online would normally be a nice thing to point out since, you know, it's adding new gameplay...
The Stream Team: Convincing Conservator Daraneth in Elder Scrolls Online
Preparing for Queen Ayrenn's ratification ceremony in Elder Scrolls Online is taking Massively OP's MJ much longer than she anticipated. So far she has...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV v1.0 is gone – except when we’re told to think about it
In Final Fantasy XIV's version 1.0, the Coral Tower was not home to the Marauder's Guild. The Marauder's Guild was, in fact, located in...
Elder Scrolls Online admits chat mod tools had ‘hiccups’ but denies it’s auto-banning RPers
Last week we reported on concerns raised by roleplayers about Elder Scrolls Online's use of "AI-powered proactive and reactive moderation methods" that were reportedly...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry more or less about an MMO when it runs a sale or free trial?
This Daily Grind was technically inspired by Diablo IV, but it could really apply to lots of online games. Blizzard just finished up with...
