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The MOP Up: MapleStory goes to the arcade
If you're playing MapleStory, chances are that you're not too prim and proper to enjoy some goofy fun. So pop in a quarter and...
Massively Overthinking: The paradox MMO
Back in February, the MMORPG subreddit offered up yet another fun thread: User Friendly_Fire told the MMO community that what it really wants is...
Sydney Gaymers rally around Final Fantasy XIV float in annual LGBT+ Mardi Gras parade
Sydney Gaymers brought a bit of Eorzea to last weekend's Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade thanks to a collaboration with Final Fantasy...
Final Fantasy XI is bringing new Puppetmaster upgrades with its March patch
There are classically two schools of thought regarding Puppetmaster in Final Fantasy XI. One school of thought is that the job is not actually...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers overhaul jobs, part two
It's a testament to how well the balancing on Final Fantasy XIV works that none of the jobs discussed this week or last week are...
The MOP Up: Space Engineers jury-rigs a release
Everyone knows that engineers are the unsung heroes of civilization, and space engineers doubly so! So join us in saluting Space Engineers, the survival...
The MMO Bookclub devotes March to Tibia, Destiny 2, and Apex Legends
If you haven't been hanging out with the folks at MMO Bookclub lately, you may have missed a shift in the format that's expanded...
Final Fantasy XI starts bonus item campaigns on March 11
Who likes getting extra stuff? Most Final Fantasy XI players, let's be real. So the good news for the game's upcoming campaigns starting on March...
The Stream Team: Happy seventh birthday, Wakfu!
Wakfu would be celebrating its seventh birthday tomorrow -- if there were a tomorrow! Well, a February 29th tomorrow that is. (No, the world...
The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs
Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...
Final Fantasy XIV’s data center migration is happening in April
One of the big changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV along with the next expansion isn't really a matter of game mechanics; it's a change...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off the rewards for this week’s Little Ladies Day event
There's a lot of ground to cover in any given iteration of Final Fantasy XIV's Little Ladies' Day; the past couple of years have focused...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers overhaul jobs, part one
There are four jobs that we know of which are getting some major reworking in Shadowbringers. For a game with fifteen jobs, that's not so...
One Shots: Don’t look behind you!
Oh man, you did it. You clicked on this column and brought a curse onto your head. Right now, something terrifying has materialized out...
The Stream Team: Boundless is having a freebie weekend, so we’re streaming it!
Free weekends are a perfect time to check out a game you might be interested in but are unsure if it really fits. This...
Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)
A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...
Massively Overthinking: Contending with the MMO genre’s ‘wowfugee’ crisis
Last week on the MOP Podcast, we read a letter from a listener named Megan who pointed us to a blog post on the The...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for Little Ladies’ Day while Naoki Yoshida talks about the design of Blue Mage
The latest edition of Final Fantasy XIV's annual Little Ladies' Day event will get you properly equipped for a trip to San Francisco, as you'll...
Wisdom of Nym: The system changes I’d like to see in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
We don't yet know everything we're going to learn at the Tokyo fan festival about Shadowbringers, but we can be reasonably confident that it...
One Shots: Your moment of zen
When life -- and even gaming -- gets too hectic, where do you retreat to in order to find some peace and quiet? We...
