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Wisdom of Nym: Does Final Fantasy XIV need new jobs?
We're all still basically expecting an expansion announcement for Final Fantasy XIV in November. I'll talk about the weirdness of the world right now...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that don’t deserve second chances?
MOP reader Steve recently posed us an interesting question: Is it time for gamers to stop giving second chances to bungled MMOs and live...
Final Fantasy XI kicks off the New Beginnings Early Spring campaigns on April 11
Increased seals! Increased crests! Increased rewards from content! All of this and more arrives in Final Fantasy XI starting on April 11th with the...
COVID-19 roundup: #PlayApartTogether, Blade & Soul perks, and Twitch Aid’s $2.7M charity raise
Welcome back to another quick roundup of pandemic-related MMO and gaming news. We'll start with the big one: The World Health Organization, which made...
Final Fantasy XIV temporarily suspends automatic housing demolition because of COVID-19
While one would assume that self-isolation or quarantine due to the novel coronavirus would mean more time in your in-game house in Final Fantasy...
One Shots: Acrophobia immersion therapy
For those, like myself, who have a slight fear of heights, then boy does Star Citizen have the ship for you! It's the equivalent...
Massively Overthinking: What do you hoard in MMORPGs?
Last week, online gamers made headlines for hoarding toilet paper. No, not in real life - in Fallout 76. Way to embrace the apocalypse,...
Final Fantasy XI offers a small April update and an egg-hunting event
Is there anything more on-brand for Final Fantasy XI than apologizing because this month's update is a bit smaller than usual? Probably not. According...
Perfect Ten: The stages of the MMO life cycle
To this day, no one has a quote as useful on the subject of life and death as E. B. White: "We're born, we...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off the sound design that went into Shadowbringers in a new video
The sound design of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers was a strong part of the expansion from the moment the first trailer showed up at...
COVID-19 roundup: GameStop, unions call foul, Square-Enix, race cars, Blizzard, Skyforge, and Ultima Online housing
Welcome back to another quick roundup of news bits all about how COVID-19 has impacted even our MMO corner of the gaming world. Also...
Wisdom of Nym: Expected expansion features still unseen in Final Fantasy XIV
We're still not into the period of time in which we'll learn about patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV. Indeed, there's a lot of life left...
Final Fantasy XIV brings Hatching-Tide around with a new sort of bunny suit
It's almost time for the latest iteration of Hatching-Tide to hop back into Final Fantasy XIV, and this year you can indulge in any...
Jukebox Heroes: Warframe’s soundtrack
I'm always keeping an ear out for recommended soundtracks from our readers here at Massively OP, and one that seems to get pushed my...
Final Fantasy XIV shares its latest Shadowbringers design video about the visuals of monsters and bosses
It can take about six months to get a larger boss enemy ready for deployment in Final Fantasy XIV, from concept art to a...
Fan-made video shows off the importance of online connections in Final Fantasy XIV
Let's be direct. Even if you have never played Final Fantasy XIV, you should probably watch this new short film from Toitoi Pictures entitled...
Desert Oasis: How Pearl Abyss can guarantee Shadow Arena succeeds
Hands down, Shadow Arena is my favorite battle royale. But just because I've written so many glowing words of accolades for the game does...
Daybreak, Cryptic, City State, Frontier, and more MMO studios affected by worldwide pandemic shutdowns
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make itself felt, we've got another quick roundup of news relevant to MMO players.
First, we've...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of the second set of Ishgard Restoration in Final Fantasy XIV
All right! So this is not actually the column topic that I announced last week, but in my defense, I legitimately did not know...
Battle Bards Episode 164: Away with the fairies
If you ever walked into a forest glade at the light of the first full moon of the year, you may spy an impish...
