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Elyon adds a new clan map in today’s patch, postpones new 10-person raid
It's patch day over in Elyon, and this one's actually a relatively meaty one for this still-got-that-new-car-smell MMORPG.
"With today’s patch we’re bringing a new...
World of Warcraft: Classic outlines the full set of changes for Season of Mastery
It's time for an entire season proving that you're the real master of WoW Classic. Wait, we misspoke; tomorrow is when this particular event server ruleset goes...
The Daily Grind: Are you bothered by boosting in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, the World of Warcraft playerbase was grumbly over a tweet from the new Blizzard co-president that encouraged boosting, which is...
New World announces server merges are ‘on the horizon,’ stays stubborn on mini-map issue
You may have fought angry specters, old gods, and even a raid boss or two, but you're really going to have to gear up...
WoW Factor: WoW Classic’s Season of Mastery is starting to gall me
So here's a column that might be a bit more woolly than recent installments of this particular column. One of the thing that I've...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO’s greatest untapped strength?
Earlier this fall, MOP's Tyler said something that resonated with me: "Guild Wars 2 is a great game that is wholly ignorant of its...
Massively Overthinking: How hard should MMOs be?
This past summer, MMO dev Damion Schubert posted an epic tweet-thread about MMOs; in fact, we've already dipped into the part on "load-bearing" playerbases,...
EverQuest activates dual giant and dragon raid events
Good omens come in threes, a trend that EverQuest likes to piggyback for several of its sporadic events. This month, Daybreak is combining two...
Swords of Legends Online previews the Sparkwood Gardens raid launching later this month
The Swords of Legends Online community has been hungry for more endgame content, and later this month, that's exactly what it's getting. This morning,...
Villagers and Heroes looks at a level cap increase and home decoration
This past year, we've been a little concerned about Villagers and Heroes. The cross-platform MMO, which boasts a lot of fun features, has gone...
WoW Classic defends Season of Mastery choices, preps name reservations
As the beta for WoW Classic's fresh start "Season of Mastery" servers has come to a close, players looking to go through the classic...
Developer Core Loop raises $12M to make an in-development blockchain MMO
This past Friday saw yet another link in the blockchain craze that seems hell-bent on subsuming MMOs get forged with an announcement that development...
Tamriel Infinium: Should Elder Scrolls Online increase its landscape difficulty?
In so many ways, One Tamriel reinvented the Elder Scrolls Online experience by freeing players to pursue their own paths through the game. I...
Massively Overthinking: What are your most on-brand MMORPG class archetypes?
A while back in MOP's work chat, we were chatting about Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons and how its elite specs line up...
17-year-old World of Warcraft announces a ‘community council’ for diverse player feedback
Player councils in MMORPGs are a pretty old concept, prominent in games like EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Star Wars Galaxies....
One Shots: The mysterious allure of fire
I've often been in awe of the simple power of a fireplace or bonfire in how it fascinates everyone who comes near it. We,...
Black Desert Console discusses upcoming content updates, class reboots, and guild raid boss arrivals
Those who prefer to get their Black Desert fix on consoles might be looking over at the updates arriving to PC players with a...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
WoW Classic announces the official start of Season of Mastery servers on November 16
It looks like the Season of Mastery over in WoW Classic is starting sooner rather than later. The official site has just updated announcing that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Specter, Untamed, and Mechanist
It seems like just yesterday that we were getting hyped for the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons' reveal stream. While we still have...
