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The best Massively OP community polls of 2019
Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Schlag meme of the year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards end today with our pick for Schlag meme of the year. For those who never dip down into the comments,...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future right now, at the end of 2019?
A few years back, we did an Overthinking on the MMO with the brightest future. It was so popular we started making it an...
Wisdom of Nym: Yes, Final Fantasy XIV’s Empire is just plain bad
All right, let's be totally clear about something that... feels like it should already be obvious, but seems to not be. The Garlean Empire...
Steam’s top sellers of 2019 include several MMORPGs and MMOs
Steam's top sellers list for 2019 is out, and sitting prominently among the big money makers for the digital storefront are a number of...
Fight or Kite: Totally reasonable expectations for PvP MMORPGs in 2020
A new year is upon us, and I am especially excited this time around. The past few calendar swap-outs have been pretty stale from...
Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2019?
We've noted before that while our awards are pretty good at identifying the big modern MMORPGs and the indie gems, it's much harder to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience?
2019 has been an amazing year for MMOs on console, with Black Desert paving the way to become only the second MMORPG in the...
One Shots: Holding back the dark
I am always aware of how dark it gets in the late weeks of December, when the nights are so very long and the...
The Stream Team: A very Villagers and Heroes Christmas
Last Christmas Eve, Massively OP's MJ went Grinchta hunting. Now it seems that the monster is up to no good again, so it's time...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Best worst headline
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for Best worst headline on MOP in 2019. If you're wondering what the heck a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Heavensturn rings in the new year on December 31
It's just about time to bring around the new year, and for Final Fantasy XIV that means a new animal-themed kabuto and an accompanying...
WoW Factor: A quick glance back at 2019 for World of Warcraft
So how did this year go for Blizzard Entertainment? Well... badly. You cannot have missed all of that. But it also went badly in...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2020
We're succumbing to tradition this week as we're counting down the days until 2020. As we do at the end of every year, we've...
Global Chat: The best action RPGs ever
Have you found yourself with some extra time this holiday season and not enough things to click, loot, and wear? Sounds like you need...
Final Fantasy XIV deploys patch 5.18 with a new Feast season
It's patch day in Final Fantasy XIV, and that means players get to enjoy a brand-new season of the Feast. Yes, players didn't want...
The definitive 2019 Battle Bards episode guide
The most amazing thing about Battle Bards... is that it even exists at all. The world's first, best, and only MMO music podcast picked...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Best application of karma in an MMO
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for Best application of karma in an MMO. If you're wondering what the heck a...
A very World of Warcraft Christmas
Vallin stroked his beard absently for the dozenth time. Just like the first several times, he had forgotten about the rings of his glove,...
