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EverQuest II celebrates its 17th anniversary, hires a new tradeskill designer
Where were you back in November 2004 when EverQuest II first came on the scene? A lot of expectations were placed on this follow-up...
The Stream Team: 17th birthday celebrating in EverQuest II
Another year, another party! And even another quest! EQII turned 17 years old today, and Massively OP's MJ is on hand to celebrate. The...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen addresses QA, testing, and PTS potential
How many MMORPG studios are willing to put those who work in the customer service and QA fields in front of a camera to...
Gloria Victis is free-to-play until November 15 ahead of its upcoming full release
In a half promotional event, half stress test, low-fantasy PvP sandbox MMORPG Gloria Victis is free-to-play through Monday, November 15th. The free play event...
EVE Online’s latest newbie experience revamp is paying off as CCP Games dabbles in NFTs
EVE Online's latest dev blog has a few teases and backpats in store for denizens of the biggest sci-fi sandbox MMORPG in town. CCP...
DC Universe Online makes ally purchases account-wide, updates early endgame scaling and buffs
There's been a patching applied to DC Universe Online, and while it's a bit thin in terms of content, it does have a number...
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...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Charles Boyd on BioWare, newbie acquisition, economy, and beyond
So it’s been two years since I wrote a piece on Star Wars: The Old Republic. I’m sorry. You’ll have to tell me what...
How to support Extra Life 2021, from Guild Wars 2 and EverQuest to LOTRO and City of Heroes
If you caught MJ's latest Massively Uplifting, you probably noticed that Extra Life is ramping up across the gaming industry, and particularly among MMORPG...
EverQuest looks at 64-bit client and possible server merges for 2022
The EverQuest faithful are being treated to a big bump in morale this month thanks to a new producer's letter by Daybreak's Jenn Chan....
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....
Star Wars: The Old Republic runs Sage, Vanguard, and Scoundrel combat styles through their paces
Have you figured out what class and combat style combination you'll be rolling when Star Wars: The Old Republic launches Legacy of the Sith...
The Daily Grind: Which dead MMOs do you hope will come back some day?
Last week, Fallen Earth returned to service, which delighted me to no end. When you have favorite MMOs that end up being shuttered or...
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...
DC Universe Online is handing out free goodies for Wonder Woman Day
As of last week, Wonder Woman has been in comics for 80 years, which seems like the perfect reason for DC Universe Online to...
Activision-Blizzard is denied its request to pause the DFEH lawsuit
Over the course of Activision-Blizzard's continued legal and federal scrutiny for its sexual harassment and discrimination issues, a strange wrinkle had developed. Readers will...
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever bought in an MMO?
There are two types of MMORPG players: the type who spends game currency like there's no tomorrow because it's a video game and why...
Massively Uplifting: Warframe fights cancer, Square Enix helps the Red Cross, and Extra Life 2021 looms
Summer has ended, school has started, and now the leaves have begun to fall as the air turns cooler. It's a time of coziness...
EverQuest’s perks are live as EverQuest II begins Visions of Vetrovia beta and preorders
In the beginning of September, we were all alerted to the incoming arrival of Perks, an additional layer of monetization on top of EverQuest's...
Perfect Ten: A completely accurate 10-point summary of MMO history
History! Let's be real here, it's pretty damn boring. No one cares about it, and it all happened beforehand, so why is any of...