the daily grind

At the risk of giving you more information than you all want to hear, lately my anxiety issues have been reaching a fever pitch....

Poor dwarves. Generic humans aside, I've always had a fondness for dwarves in fantasy literature and games. They feel less Mary Sueish than those arrogant...

Here's an odd question from a Massively OP reader: What's the best pay-to-win MMO on the market? I know pay to win is a dirty,...

It occurred to me the other day that Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn't actually have a pet class. Every class can sort of...

Some MMO studios have decided as part of their efforts to foster understanding with the community to implement player councils. These councils, which are...

A year ago, Kotaku published a piece called The People Who Only Play One Game. The author was talking about the rabid, cult followings that blockbuster...

Massively OP reader Damonvile recently sent us a link to a Medium piece on Steam declaring 2015 the best year for Steam -- ever. Sales...

Subscriber rewards are one of those little things that I always like to see. I pretty much always subscribe to a game if it's...

Mounts might have once been a practical mode of transportation and a not-so-transparent speed buff for slow-moving MMO characters. Nowadays it's more about personal...

Last week, MMO designer Raph Koster made a Twitter comment that's stuck in my mind: https://twitter.com/raphkoster/status/682380531934322688 Hell yes it has. It's getting mainstream and indie attention left...

I have a very difficult time doing group content without group finders. This may come as a surprise to readers, but I'm actually a...

While the booing section of the internet might get loud and almost suffocating at times, I believe that there's quite the large crowd of...

When the MMORPG genre was young, I spent a lot of time inside of MMORPGs not doing much besides standing or sitting around and...

Be they sandbox or themeparks, plenty of MMORPGs have hopped on the two-faction PvP bandwagon. A player rolls up on the red side or blue side at character...

One of the things I liked about Star Wars: The Old Republic right from its launch is that it gave players plenty of antagonists...

Are we past the era of MMO sequels? Maybe yes, but also, maybe no. I like to hedge -- and this industry is always...

During any online discussion about MMORPG payment models, someone will inevitably lament that subscriptions are better because they don't nickel-and-dime you with a cash...

2016 is almost here, and I nearly forgot all about it! It feels less like "New Year's Eve" and more like "Thursday, get all...

The other day we did a story on Istaria (aka Horizons) and I said to myself in an empty room, "Huh. That's still around?" I...

If you're stuck away from home with family over the holidays, you might find yourself jonesing for an MMO that will run and run well...