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The Stream Team: Helping a new Dark Knight learn in Final Fantasy XIV
The Dark Knight rises... but only to a few feet in height. Yes, MOP's Chris is joining with one of his friends in Final...
One Shots: A sticky situation, indeed
While I am a general fan of honey, the fact that this is a dessert guarded by hundreds of bees does turn my attention...
NetEase’s Destiny Rising officially enters closed alpha today – here’s how to sign up
If you are among those Destiny players who really wanted a Destiny game on your phone, then your moment is fast approaching, as NetEase...
Design Mockument: Exploring alternatives to the typical MMO trinity
Here's a fun thing for you: I swear that way, way back before the game launched, there were documents from the Guild Wars 2...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads patch brings new story, raid content, and quality-of-life November 12
Today saw another Live Letter broadcast from Final Fantasy XIV, which was once again all about the MMORPG's first post-Dawntrail content update, Crossroads, along...
Vague Patch Notes: Solipsism and what it means for playing MMORPGs
We've been talking for the past couple of Vague Patch Notes columns about the fact that MMOs are, as a genre, defined by having...
Destiny 2’s Halloween-y Festival of the Lost brings new weapons and sells a witchypoo outfit
Wizards hate this one trick for becoming a magic-wielding powerhouse! All you need to do is put on a floppy hat and bam -...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of tanks in MMORPGs
I've been thinking a fair bit about player archetypes lately, and that also means that I've been thinking about the variants within roles. While...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 491: World of Warcraft’s Buckosaurus problem
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween across the MMO world, DC Universe Online's Xbox X|S arrival, the World of Warcraft dino debacle, and the secret Guild Wars CCG, with adventures in DDO's 64-bit server, Wayfinder, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on how MMO player populations influence our play.
The Division 2 revamps its seasonal content and adds new gear in the Shades of Red update
Year 6 Season 2: Shades of Red has arrived today in The Division 2, and with it comes an all-new way for seasons to...
The Stream Team: Diving into the Warframe 1999 demo
Sometimes, waiting is hard! Especially when there is a cool set of wheels involved. Massively OP's MJ has been waiting to run the Warframe...
Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 arrives to shake up the PvP meta and introduce two new companions
As promised, today is launch day for Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 - at least if you're on PC or Mac - and this...
Wisdom of Nym: Contrasting the storytelling of Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI
We've just started what may be the second major arc in Final Fantasy XIV... maybe. Like, the developers are understandably reluctant to commit to...
Elder Scrolls Online showcases new features coming to the scribing system in Update 44
The focus on improving existing features with Elder Scrolls Online's Update 44 moves forward into the recently added scribing system, which will be getting...
ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend
With everything happening across our neck of the gaming woods this month, it's easy to lose sight of the more warm and fuzzy things...
Warframe 1999 preps for December launch, Soulframe plans open pre-alpha in 2025
This week was another info-filled livestream from the developers of Warframe and Soulframe, as Digital Extremes once again provided important dates and details for...
The Stream Team: Back to Jade Stoa and other Final Fantasy XIV shenanigans
This Eorzea Sunday, MOP's Chris and his crew are once again circling back to some older content. Specifically, a friend wants to take on...
One Shots: The destiny of dragons
World of Warcraft may not be in the Dragonflight era any longer, but The War Within's first big content update had a lot of love for...
Final Fantasy XIV launches a preview site for its upcoming Crossroads patch
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, and that means that players can start gawking at some of the additions...
Massively Overthinking: How much does gross monetization really affect your MMO play decisions?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several MMORPG tiffs over pay-to-win claims in our games. DC Universe Online just straight up added...
