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Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Ultima Online announces a July 7 summer solstice BBQ event
If by next weekend you're still angling for some BBQ and aren't all partied out, and you also love classic MMOs, you're invited to...
Perfect Ten: Why SWTOR is still a lot of fun to play today
In a time of great uncertainty and some short-term chaos as Star Wars: The Old Republic moves from BioWare to Broadsword, one might assume...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 428: Guild Wars 2 spills its secrets
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure, WoW Classic hardcore mode, Tarisland, and The Sims 5 multiplayer, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, SWTOR, and truck sims, plus a mailbag topic on starting out in LOTRO.
Star Wars The Old Republic shares its July event calendar and releases a bug fixing patch
What's happening in July in Star Wars: The Old Republic? Bounties! Nightlife! Swoop races! Pirates! That's the very basic rundown of events that has...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 427: The promise of Palia
Justin and Bree discuss Palia, SWTOR, Fractured, The Realm Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and Second Life, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, and SWTOR, plus mailbag topics on the future of WoW post-Dragonflight and over-the-top characters in MMOs.
BioWare finally confirms Star Wars The Old Republic’s move to Broadsword
This announcement is almost redundant at this point since we've had so much confirmation from Star Wars The Old Republic developers already, but here...
Working As Intended: My 20 years of Star Wars Galaxies
Last year, when Ultima Online turned 25 years old, I did a piece reminiscing on those early days and marveling that so much of...
One of the lead devs for Star Wars The Old Republic confirms his move to the Broadsword team
At this point, everyone has all but full-out confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic is changing hands from BioWare to Broadsword. This open...
The Daily Grind: Are you an explorer or an exploiter in MMORPGs?
No, I don't mean exploiter in the sploitz sense. This is a legitimate question!
My husband and I were listening to a podcast a few...
One Shots: Dragons don’t like to be in the dark
Just because dragons are big and scaly and can nuke cities from orbit doesn't mean that they lack insecurities. In fact, it's a little-known...
Global Chat: Are you pumped up for Path of Exile 2?
Online ARPG enthusiasts are no doubt keeping an eye on the long-in-the-coming Path of Exile 2 -- and crossing their fingers that it ends...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
The Stream Team: Meeting SWTOR’s Dr. Oggurobb
Scientist and Hutt aren't words that usually go together in the same sentence, but SWTOR said, why not? Massively OP's Larry and MJ will...
Perfect Ten: What good MMO logos say about their games
Back when I was taking a smattering of business classes in college, one of my favorite electives dealt with marketing. It wasn't that I...
SWTOR is ‘absolutely not’ going into maintenance mode, BioWare says
So is Star Wars The Old Republic still moving to a new studio? Yes - but the open secret that the studio is EA's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 426: Axing Anarchy’s ARK and doubling down on Diablo IV
Justin, Bree, and Carlo discuss LOTRO's summer content, the end of Anarchy Online's volunteer program, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light, and Star Citizen's crowdfunding, plus adventures in Diablo IV, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with mailbag questions on playing MMOs as a family.
One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...
Perfect Ten: Thoughts on Star Wars The Old Republic’s impending move to Broadsword
My relationship with Star Wars: The Old Republic is best described as "complicated." The game launched at a time when I was still pretty...
