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Star Trek Online’s patch today continues adjusting patrols rewards
Here's the bad news for today's patch in Star Trek Online: The Delta patrol missions will be providing less experience at the end of the...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online PC Science Intel bundle in honor of Awakening’s launch
With Star Trek Online's Awakening expansion now out in the wild on PC, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP a bunch of goodies to give...
Star Trek Online memorializes actors Eisenberg and Donner, adds intel science ships
Brokenhearted Deep Space Nine fans who gathered together to remember the life and work of actor Aron Eisenberg ("Nog") this week will be glad...
Actor Aron Eisenberg gets a torchlight vigil in Star Trek Online
The Star Trek fandom was shocked to learn that Aron Eisenberg passed away on Sunday, September 22nd. Eisenberg was best known among fans for...
One Shots: Tossing virgin gamers into volcanoes
The great volcano god Kenny is angry (again). Kenny's got a temper like you wouldn't believe, and he goes off on every perceived insult...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Star Trek Online patches in improved rewards for daily patrols
If you feel like you're just not getting enough from going on patrol in Star Trek Online before today, apparently the designers agreed. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play
Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.
One Shots: What a view!
When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...
Star Trek Online is bringing back the horror-themed Hearts and Minds mission for Friday the 13th
At the time of this story's writing, it is Friday the 13th, which either brings to mind goofy horror monsters, bad luck traditions, or...
Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on Discovery’s Awakening and beyond
The Federation's past is meeting its future this week with the rollout of Awakening for Star Trek Online. Set in the "present" timeline of...
Star Trek Online Awakening is officially live today, starring Discovery’s Anthony Rapp
Star Trek Online Awakening is formally launching on PC today, with Star Trek Discovery's Anthony Rapp's voice and visage at the helm of the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
The Mycelial Crisis will be the first event to leverage Star Trek Online’s new event reward system
Last week, we all were informed of the ways that events in Star Trek Online will be changing, moving away from Reputation and towards...
Star Trek Online plans five new patrol missions for Awakening
One of Star Trek Online's ever-present challenges is creating enough content for player captains to consume. With new featured episodes are few and far...
Star Trek Online is moving its event rewards away from reputation projects and into a new mode
The seasonal events of Star Trek Online have long lived within the game's Reputation system alongside the projects of those mechanics, but not any...
All factions will soon be able to fly (some) Romulan ships in Star Trek Online
Your faction is the Federation in Star Trek Online, but in your heart you long to be like the sneaky, underhanded, and intriguing Romulans....
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek Online end XMPP chat client support
In an effort to reportedly take on the ever-encroaching menace that is gold selling spammers, outside chat client support powered by XMPP will be...
