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One Shots: MMOs as emotional therapy
Poor Vincent, he just survived Last of Us 2 and probably choked about six hundred puppies in the process. That's bound to mess up...
Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Dragon Quest crossover event with an onslaught of golems
There was an event in Final Fantasy XIV to cross over with Dragon Quest X back in 2014. Since then, the event has come...
Massively Overthinking: Does playing MMORPGs ever stress you out?
"Anyone ever feel stressed out about playing MMOs?" MOP's Carlo queried our team this week. "This new Black Desert season is stressing me out...
Desert Oasis: Putting Black Desert’s music system in context with other MMOs
Back in the day, I used to really be into the ukulele. I used to play in open mics and sold them as my...
The latest gaming industry #metoo callouts impact Twitch, MMOs, MOBAs, and esports
The gaming industry is seeing a second wave - a second wave of the #metoo movement, that is. As we covered earlier this week,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.
The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’
Thinking back to high school, I'm awash in memories of the many deep, meaningful relationships that spawned as a result of being forced to...
Bungie talks up Destiny 2 pre-order bonuses for Beyond Light, lays out code of conduct
If there was ever any wonder where Bungie stands with regards to racism and hate within Destiny 2, then there have been a couple...
Wisdom of Nym: Job extension ideas for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
One of the interesting things about each given expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is that we always get new tricks along the way... sometimes...
DC Universe Online invokes the Council of Wonder Women for WONDERVERSE, launching in August
Daybreak's DC Universe Online is turning its attention to Wonder Woman for its next episode, dubbed WONDERVERSE.
"In WONDERVERSE, the Source Wall has cracked and...
Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?
In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...
Lord of the Rings Online’s temporary PvP server arrives this week
Are you ready for something a little different in Lord of the Rings Online? Standing Stone Games is but a few days away from...
Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s role quests
You might be thinking that we're a little early to be doing this sort of thing, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong; normally I...
One Shots: Reading rainbow
Last week we asked readers to share their favorite color in the form of a screenshot. But why pick one color when WildStar had...
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, pursued by a virus
So... yeah, we're not getting our fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV in San Diego. You probably saw that by now. (And if you're wondering...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 275: What truly matters
Justin, MJ, and Bree talk Black Lives Matter, Path of Exile, Elite Dangerous, FFXIV Fanfest, with adventures in ESO, WoW, Astroneer, LOTRO, Subnautica, SWG Legends, and mailbag topics on redesigning mages and what WoW did right.
Destiny 2 announces three expansions, including Beyond Light, and launches Season of Arrivals
Bungie ran a whopper of a Destiny 2 reveal stream today, announcing literally all the things. OK, just four or so of the things,...
Wisdom of Nym: The ‘problem jobs’ of Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers
When Final Fantasy XIV launched Shadowbringers, every job had issues, but most of them were fairly minor. That was not universally the case, to...
Destiny 2 took an hour and a half to blow up a ship in its weekend event
If you thought Destiny 2 might be the game to challenge Fortnite's supposed "metaverse" status, well, we're sorry to disappoint you on... basically every...