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The Daily Grind: Is there any dead MMO you’d play if it were resurrected by blockchain schemers?
Earlier this month, Justin and I jawed on the MassivelyOP podcast about the revival of Kritika Online, which turned out to be an exploitative...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online answers High Isle lore queries
The release of Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle this month brought a whole lot of additional story and lore into the game -- and...
Skyforge’s seventh season of Pantheon Wars begins June 12 with new mechanic adjustments
Next week will see players of Skyforge across PC and consoles wage war with one another to determine the strongest of pantheons. The game's...
Perfect Ten: Weird ways we heal each other in MMORPGs
One of the most important implications of the virtual worlds we visit is that they all boast medical care far above and beyond anything...
Ashes of Creation gives a first look at its season-changing landscapes
MMO landscapes that experience not just weather but actual changes to their seasons is always one of those features that is much-requested but rarely...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO will be next to raise its subscription?
Almost three years ago, our writers and readers came together for a discussion about whether the age of the $15 subscription was coming to...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Choose My Adventure: Sampling a quick serving of player creativity in City of Heroes Rebirth
Even though City of Heroes Rebirth is a smaller rogue server in comparison to others out there, I was happy to notice that there...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO grudges we just can’t let go
Back in April, MMO Fallout's Connor and I had a lil tweet convo about grudges. He was joking that there will be aged gamers...
The MOP Up: SWG rogue server Empire in Flames celebrates five years
Star Wars Galaxies: Empire in Flames rogue server celebrated its fifth anniversary this past week. "Since the doors opened on May 4th 2017, EiF...
Open-source MMORPG sandbox Ryzom has lowered its subscription price – again
This spring, at least two major MMORPGs, RuneScape and EVE Online, made the bold move to increase their subscription rates as their playerbases grumbled....
Skyforge kicks off its anniversary event for costumes, fireworks, and familiar rewards
It's hard to believe that Skyforge has been out and playable for seven years now. The official announcement of this year's anniversary event doesn't...
Former WildStar devs wax nostalgic about the late, lamented MMORPG
Every so often, a burst of WildStar nostalgia bubbles up on Twitter, with previous players holding up a torch for the sunsetted scifi MMO....
Perfect Ten: Obnoxious MMO buzzwords found in press releases
So say that you write for MassivelyOP. Or say that you work for another news site while wistfully refreshing MassivelyOP's front page hoping to...
Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs
So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...
Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs
In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...
Skyforge’s Valentine’s Day event features matchmaking quests, new cosmetics, and hostile flowers
When we mention "hostile flowers" in the Valentine's Day event going on now in Skyforge, we don't mean that player characters are seeing their...
Vague Patch Notes: Unpacking the Riot MMO’s group-centric philosophy
Well! It has been a week, that's for darn sure. And amidst everything else going on this particular week, it would've been easy to...
Skyforge abruptly ends French and German language support for some comms
Apparently, French and German players of Skyforge are going to have to learn a new language if they want to get news updates for...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2022
For our first official Massively Overthinking of 2022, we're following tradition: We're talking all about our hopes and fears for the genre in the...
