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Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG do you wish got a glow-up?
No matter how much we love mechanics, even our most cerebral writers and readers still admit to being graphics snobs. It's human: We like...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site with umbrellas, armor, and lore
There's no new information needed for Final Fantasy XIV players to be excited by patch 5.2, especially not when it arrives on February 18th and is...
Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020
I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...
Once again, Final Fantasy XIV is wildly improving its screenshot feature
At this point Final Fantasy XIV already has an enormously powerful tool for taking screenshots built into the game via the /gpose feature. You...
Wisdom of Nym: Our last preview of Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2
For a lot of people, patch 5.1 felt sort of like a breather. Obviously, it had a bunch of new stuff in it, but...
One Shots: Star Butts – The Next Generation
I am sincerely glad that we have a mature and grown-up community here at Massively OP that does not abuse its posting power to...
The Daily Grind: Are DPS meters in MMORPGs toxic by nature?
I've been thinking about this a bit. On Monday, MOP's Eliot penned a lengthy piece about addons in Final Fantasy XIV that seemed to...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival officially announced for San Diego, Nagoya, and London
The announcement of this year's Final Fantasy XIV fan festival is probably not going to shock players; after all, where else would the next expansion...
Final Fantasy XIV: Echoes of a Fallen Star releases on February 18
Good news, Final Fantasy XIV fans, the date we had all expected for the game's next patch via context clues has been confirmed! Yes, patch...
Final Fantasy XI adds Siren for Summoners in the next version update
Sorry, folks, but you will not be able to stay away from the next update to Final Fantasy XI. You might want to, you might have...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV has no addons and doesn’t seem to want them
So long ago I can't remember when, interviews with Naoki Yoshida had him talking about Final Fantasy XIV getting addon functionality. To his credit (as...
Battle Bards Episode 161: Dragon Quest X
While Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV is enjoying rousing success here in the west, its other MMO — Dragon Quest X — never made...
One Shots: Making a good thing look even better
We all like to look our very best, especially when we're taking screenshots of our favorite MMOs for public consumption. So why not use...
Lawful Neutral: Examining DDoS attacks and their impact on MMOs
When I was younger, used to play with LEGOs with my cousins all the time. We'd spend time creating huge houses and vehicles that...
Massively Overthinking: The undeath of the MMORPG genre
Last week, there was a provocative thread on the MMORPG subreddit that subverted the tired idea that the genre is "dead." It's not, u/Selphea...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines its panel and booth presence for PAX East 2020
It looks like PAX East 2020 will not be one of the biggest focal points for Final Fantasy XIV news; it will be happening shortly...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s with all the secrecy around Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2?
We've got a little while before we get some solid answers about what's going on with Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. At this...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Furcadia’s soundtrack
Back in 2017, I bit the furry bullet and tackled the oddity that was Fucadia -- a very old MMORPG that just so happened...
One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?
Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...