American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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Global Chat: Are we gaming in the ‘Age of Diablo?’
With Diablo II's remake on the market, Diablo III's continuing seasons, Diablo Immortal's patches, and Diablo IV on the way this summer, it's not...
LOTRO Legendarium: 16 more fun places to visit in LOTRO’s Minas Tirith
Last week we began our thorough tour through Lord of the Rings Online's largest city, Minas Tirith, combing through the first three tiers in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts your greatest number of account unlocks?
MMO account unlocks: You know they're one of the most powerful legal narcotics of the video game age. By pre-ordering this title, snapping up...
WoW Classic’s permadeath community may be prompting Blizzard to create a new ruleset
While the thrill and buzz around WoW Classic has fallen off sharply in the past half-year, there's a segment that's actually on the rise...
The Stream Team: Beautiful Nightmares of Planar Eyes in Dungeons & Dragons Online
For many weeks, Massively OP's MJ and the D&D night crew have been working their way through the Peril of the Planar Eyes quest...
Perfect Ten: 10 pieces of striking MMO cover art
Earlier this year, MMO Folklorist posted a rather intriguing article about the 10 best MMO box art designs -- at least in his opinion....
The Daily Grind: What could MMO studios do to add value to their subscriptions?
When Blizzard first announced World of Warcraft's trading post and yet didn't actually include anything particularly objectionable, pay-to-win, or RMT, I thought it seemed...
LOTRO Legendarium: 17 groovy places to visit in LOTRO’s Minas Tirith
Minas Tirith: The White City and the bane of server-side lag. The place of a thousand side quests and of a thousand-and-one times that...
Lord of the Rings Online makes Before the Shadow mini-expansion available for in-game currency
As promised, Lord of the Rings Online's recent mini-expansion is now available to purchase with LOTRO Points as well as a credit card. To...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have characters that don’t quite match the gameworld they’re in?
A while back, the MOP team was chatting about Chris' foray into house ownership in Final Fantasy XIV. I was actually kind of surprised...
Lord of the Rings Online players are putting on a 30-person adaptation of Sondheim’s Into the Woods this weekend
One of my favorite memories in MMOs is participating in plays and musicals, something I first saw people doing in Ultima Online in 1997...
Dungeons and Dragons Online is what killed the party dinosaurs
Woe be unto the age in which we live, for the light of frivolity is lessening and the night grows ever longer thanks to...
Lord of the Rings Online wraps up another leg of update 35 testing with revamp of The Last Homely House
Even as the spring festival begins today, Lord of the Rings Online's devs are back on Bullroarer testing update 35: The Return to Carn...
Lord of the Rings Online’s patch today lays the groundwork for the spring festival tomorrow
As promised, Lord of the Rings Online's spring festival returns this week - tomorrow, actually, though update 34.3 is live on the servers after...
Lord of the Rings Online talks monster play and Guardian class changes
More changes and adjustments to Lord of the Rings Online's odd PvP system are on the way with this month's Update 35. In a...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime MMO subs ever worth it?
I've more than once told the story about my guildie who bought a lifetime sub to Hellgate London (oh no). And I've personally never...
Lord of the Rings Online brings back the spring festival next week with new rewards
The third preview for Lord of the Rings Online's big spring patch, Update 35, should be coming to the Bullroarer test server next Tuesday,...
Dungeons and Dragons Online producer Q&A talks improved VIP benefits and new archetypes
In the midst of Dungeons and Dragons Online's 17th anniversary celebrations -- which is now extended through March 19th -- SSG Executive Producer Rob...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six unpopular opinions about Lord of the Rings Online
Just because you're a fan of a particular franchise or game doesn't mean that you always concur with the larger groupthink. It's always a...
The Stream Team: Hunting down Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Haywire again
Are all artificers this much trouble? In DDO, the Laughing Knives' artificer Haywire -- whom Massively OP's MJ has already had to find and...
