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Final Fantasy XI brings out some extra style for this year’s Starlight Celebration
Are you tired of sitting down in the most boring and tedious fashion possible in Final Fantasy XI? Do you feel your muscles clench as...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off more details about the Blue Mage updates and a new mount for patch 5.15
A firm date has not yet been established for patch 5.15 for Final Fantasy XIV, but we have gotten some extremely relevant new information about...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
Final Fantasy XI introduces big shifts to Domain Invasions in December
Domain Invasions have been in Final Fantasy XI for a while, but the fact of the matter is that they just aren't as relevant...
Rumor: An official Final Fantasy XI fan gathering is scheduled for February 27
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XI, it's easy to feel at times like you're sort of the forgotten child. Sure, the game...
Wisdom of Nym: Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV and what the update needs to deliver
The funny thing about Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV right now is that the only people still really mad about it are... the...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 MMO swag gift guide
The Black Friday is upon us! (Angels and ministers of grace defend us!) Outside there are winter storms, flu viruses, and holiday traffic. But...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Global Chat: Remembering the MMO fallen
A discussion chain has been rippling across the MMO blogosphere as of late, with writers reminiscing about online games that have lived and died...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next Letter from the Producer is set for December 13
If you're ready to start hearing about Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2 already, mark your calendars for December 13th. That's when producer and director...
The Soapbox: Cross-play, console exclusivity, and why companies won’t play nice
Let me tell you something: As the columnist who writes about Final Fantasy XIV I am so damn tired of hearing about crossplay. Seriously. Just so...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune
Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Wisdom of Nym: What we still don’t know about Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
Ah, the grand world of the known unknowns! We're only one patch into this particular expansion, but there's still plenty of stuff to speculate...
Square Enix has begun issuing bans to Final Fantasy XIV dataminers
How do you feel about dataminers? If you're within the Final Fantasy XIV community, you likely know that datamining is against the terms of...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
One Shots: If it doesn’t have a tail, it’s not a monkey
No lie, when I had pulled up this screenshot from reader Vincent, I happened to be listening to "Big Ape City" from Donkey Kong...
Naoki Yoshida hopes to have Final Fantasy XIV on the PlayStation 5
Let's get one thing out of the way right away: At this point, there's no confirmation that Final Fantasy XIV will be available on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds
Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
The Stream Team: Dancing through some dailies in Final Fantasy XIV
MassivelyOP's Chris just has to dance. Don't worry, he's not actually going to be on camera and dancing -- nobody wants or needs to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Ishgard restoration after the first phase
The biggest thing that disappointed me about the Ishgard restoration in Final Fantasy XIV was when it was clarified pretty early on that we...