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City of Heroes Homecoming talks funding, the City Council, and the impending content drop
Following yesterday's surprise announcement that NCsoft has granted City of Heroes rogue server group Homecoming a license to operate the game - something it's...
The Daily Grind: Now that NCsoft has licensed City of Heroes servers, will you go back to play?
When the City of Heroes rogue servers first went public back in 2019, a lot of MMO players were very vocal about not wanting...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
NCsoft has officially granted a City of Heroes server license to the Homecoming crew
City of Heroes fans are in for a treat today - or a shocking surprise they were convinced was never coming, depending on their...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
The 2023 One Shots Awards: The best MMO screenshots of the year
It doesn't feel quite right to end the year without making sure that everything's in order -- and part of that definitely includes returning...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023
Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024
Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
Superhero card battler DC Dual Force surrenders to a shutdown
Back in October, we reported on the launch of DC Dual Force, a card battler that came out in response to the popularity of...
Neverwinter and Champions Online dole out a wintry bounty for the holidays
Fans of Cryptic's MMOs might want to take a holiday in those realms so that they can enjoy some of the extra bounties that...
Ship of Heroes’ latest dev blog talks up its attempts to make combat smoother and more enjoyable
If you peeked in on Ship of Heroes' Steam Next Fest demo as we did, you probably noticed that combat was... well, bad, let's...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
Champions Online and Neverwinter kick off winter holiday celebrations
Cryptic's MMOs are getting into the holiday spirit this month. Neverwinter celebrated the return of its Winter Festival of Simril, allowing players to venture...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever log into an MMO for an injection of nostalgia?
I love me a good strong dose of nostalgia. Sometimes this happens unexpectedly, such as when I smell something that triggers a long-buried memory....
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
Star Trek Online now has third-party ship model NFTs as new Cryptic boss DECA opens hiring
Remember back when Star Trek Online announced that it was ending its six-year partnership with GamePrint, bringing to an end the service that allowed...
Ship of Heroes buffs up its travel powers in the service of this weird thing called ‘fun’
On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin and I derailed into talking about superhero powers and travel powers, so it's perfect timing that Heroic Games'...
Massively Overthinking: Penalties for failure in MMORPGs (beyond death)
MMOs generally have one big obvious penalty for failure, right? You die. Oh, usually not forever, not unless it's some niche hardcore realm, and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 447: MMO hackers, headstarts, and proliferations
Justin and Bree discuss the hackings of Ethyrial and Fractured, Palia's beta update, City of Titan's test launch, World of Warcraft's paid expansion headstart, and Guild Wars 2's weapon proliferation beta, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, Fallout 76, and WoW.
