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Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?
Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers.
"I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...
Emily ‘Domino’ Taylor departs Daybreak and the EverQuest franchise
Emily "Domino" Taylor, long-time EverQuest franchise crafting wizard at SOE and now Daybreak, announced that she's leaving the studio at the end of the...
Smed’s new Amazon studio is basically Pixelmage Games
Amazon Game Studios announced yesterday that it had picked up MMORPG genre veteran John Smedley to helm one of its up-and-coming online game studios....
The Exiled outlines early access packages, denounces pay-to-win
With just a week to go until its early access launch on February 23rd, indie "social sandbox" The Exiled -- formerly known as Das...
Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs
MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...
The Stream Team: A Landmark scavenger hunt
As promised, today Massively OP's MJ is running a Landmark scavenger hunt. She's put together a small list of items she needs to go...
What in the world happened to TUG?
TUG, better known as The Untitled Game, burst onto the scene in May of 2013 with a Kickstarter, which didn't elicit the same groans...
Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song
In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...
Global Chat: Get over the lockbox debate already
One of the largest and most enduring arguments of the MMO genre is the purpose, legality, and profitability of so-called lockboxes in games. We've...
DC Universe Online celebrates the Flash in a flash weekend event
He's the fastest man alive, and so it only makes sense that DC Universe Online would have an appreciation weekend for the Flash that...
The Stream Team: Racing to see Landmark builds
Every time Massively OP's goes to visit one Landmark build, she sees more in the distance to visit. At this rate she'll never get...
EverQuesting: Ten things to do in Landmark before it’s gone
T minus 11 days and counting. That's all the time Landmark has left. That's not a lot of time. If you haven't built all...
Massively Overthinking: Unholy MMORPG hybrids
Massively OP reader and frequent tipster Gibbins wants us to play match-maker.
"I love the wonderful world that Bethesda created with the Fallout franchise, not...
SWTOR’s Tait Watson departs BioWare, trades Austin for SoCal
Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer Tait Watson is leaving the company, according to his farewell post to forumgoers this morning.
"I haven’t been fired,...
Tamriel Infinium: Four reasons Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead tops other MMO housing
Traditionally, in this Tamriel Infinium column, I have been extremely critical of The Elder Scrolls Online, and I promise you, I'm sure I'll lob criticism...
The Stream Team: So many Landmark builds…
There are so many cool Landmark builds to see and so little time! Massively OP's MJ is not sure how she can possibly enjoy...
First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles
I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most cash you’d spend on an in-game MMORPG house?
You guys know I'm a die-hard Elder Scrolls fan, so please understand I'm coming from a place of love when I say this: Elder...
Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets
Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
DC Universe Online adjusts abilities to have a little more impact
The stat revamp for DC Universe Online is an ongoing process with a lot of moving parts, and that means that none of those...
