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Vague Patch Notes: The ever-changing costs of playing an MMORPG
It was a pretty big deal back when I had first started working at original Massively when the trend started, and I can still...
CCP Games maps out six months of EVE Vanguard patches, feature updates, and testing
Did you miss out on the Vanguard FPS testing that was held in EVE Online? Worry not because CCP Games has a whole lot...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2023
This month marks MOP's ninth consecutive year covering science-related news specific to MMORPGs and MMOs, but like last year, there wasn't nearly as much...
The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding
I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
Star Citizen releases a new Legatus backer bundle that costs $48,000
Would you rather buy a reasonably reliable car or a whole bunch of internet spaceships? If for some reason you chose the latter, then...
MechWarrior Online Legends adds two more legendary mechs and offers two free chassis in December event
Last week was another patch week for the team vs. team 'Mech battler MechWarrior Online Legends, which brought along with it another pair of...
Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday
The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...
The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’
Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...
The Stream Team: Spending Christmas Eve with family and friends in Final Fantasy XIV
This Eorzea Sunday is going to be pretty similar to others; it will have MOP's Chris, he will be doing roulettes, and there will...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Most Cursed Object in an MMO This Year
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Most Cursed Object in an MMO This Year. Yes, it's the...
The Stream Team: Celebrating ugly Christmas SWTORs
What makes the holiday season special? Ugly Christmas sweaters of course! Or, in this case, SWTORs! And with SWTOR's 12th anniversary this week, it's...
PlanetSide 2 is considering everything from class reworks to server merges in 2024
PlanetSide 2 has had a bit of a rocky year, swinging from the heights of a 20th anniversary of the franchise to the lows...
Star Wars The Old Republic celebrates 12th anniversary, recaps 2023, and teases GU 7.4.1 and 7.5
It's been a really big year for Star Wars: The Old Republic, so it's a bit conspicuous that the biggest thing that happened to...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 450: Sour cream in caves
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, The Crew's sunset, Palia's Switch launch, Black Desert and New World's 2024 plans, Age of Water, and the Year of EverQuest, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, SWTOR, and Project Gorgon.
EVE Online deepens partnership with community content sharing platform Just About
It's been proven multiple times that EVE Online studio CCP Games chases shiny trends more readily than an easily distracted puppy, so perhaps the...
Destiny 2 expands its fireteam finder beta to all activities and accentuates the positives of its 2023
The year's end for Destiny 2 was definitely not the brightest for Bungie, but the studio is electing to look at the bright side...
The MOP Up: Valheim’s Christmas surprise
As the nights turn frosty in Valheim, a strange wintry cheer spreads through the land. Could it be... could it be a plum pudding...
