raiding
RIFT issues another progression server challenge, loses lead raid developer
It's time to play the catch-up game with RIFT, starting with this week's new challenge by the devs to progression server players. For the...
Blade and Soul crushes summer boredom with its Celestial Dawn patch
Aww, don't be sad, weird little old man with long pierced bunny rabbit ears! I know you're feeling left without purpose, now that you're...
Riders of Icarus outlines plans for its relics and world raids
It's so disappointing when an evil deity fails to adequately plan for an invasion, isn't it? That's what's hitting Riders of Icarus, and really,...
Blade & Soul offers the notes for the Celestial Dawn patch on June 20
It's almost the dawning of the age of... celestiality? You know, there's probably a reason why Blade & Soul didn't make that joke for...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s open-world pirate PvP game Skull & Bones
So, you want to be a pirate, but Sea of Thieves isn't your cup of tea? If the issue was PvP, well, you're probably out of...
E3 2018: Well-earned hype for Rend’s pets, construction, modding, and PvPvE
When I met Frostkeep Studios' CEO Jeremy Wood and crew at GDC earlier this year, I walked away impressed. I finally felt like I...
Blade and Soul preps two bonus events for its Celestial Dawn release
Seriously, what could be better than a juicy content drop for your favorite fantasy MMORPG? Well, how about a pair of events that tie...
Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?
Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry.
"Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
The Stream Team: Raiding Path of Exiles’ temple
Earlier this week, Massively OP's MJ completed the 11 incursions to build her first temple of the new league. Today, she's going to dive...
Blade and Soul rounds out its Nightfall Sanctuary raid
What MMORPG actually releases a fully-fleshed out raid in this day and age? You have to milk that content drip by drip, giving players...
Bless Online goes on an all-out offensive with its upcoming 140-player battle
Pushing back against poor reviews and mass refunds, Bless Online has grand plans to turn public perception of the game around with big ol'...
The Survivalist: Eight ways to give Just Survive a fighting chance
Do you remember at the beginning of May when Just Survive was talking about "working on a plan to go forward"? I understand if...
Final Fantasy XIV plans to roll back greed-only looting in alliance raids
Sometimes reasonable ideas don't quite work out. Final Fantasy XIV's latest loot change is an obvious example of that; the developers wanted to solve...
Superman keeps on dying in DC Universe Online
I cannot the the only person who finds it humorously weird that up-and-coming heroes in DC Universe Online keep grabbing costume elements from famous...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
ArcheAge’s fresh start servers snag the ‘Conquer’ update next week
Trion's pretty sure MMORPG gamers cannot get enough of starting over in ArcheAge, which is why it's whipping up yet another phase for the...
Black Desert’s Lahn class awakens today as Kakao counts 8.5M registered players and bans 738 cheaters
As promised, Lahn Awakens in Black Desert today, which is preeeeetty fast turn-around for a new class in the game.
"She can swiftly switch between...
Black Desert’s Lahn is about to get a huge upgrade
If eastern MMORPGs have taught us anything, it's that if you see a woman step onto a battlefield wearing nothing more than functional lingerie...
Pokemon-inspired ‘massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem is about to break $100K on Kickstarter
In this past weekend's Make My MMO, we noted we were keeping a close eye on Temtem, a clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure."...
Wisdom of Nym: The non-combat side of Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3
Let's face it, I'm literally never going to be able to cover everything in a Final Fantasy XIV with one column. They're just too...
