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The MOP Up: Albion Online patches Paths to Glory and talks up mounts
Albion Online's third patch for Paths to Glory came out last week, an update which "includes balance changes, Destiny Board improvements based on your...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs
Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
Trove bids PC players join the Sun and Moon alliance in the Lunar Plunge event
Hot off the belated arrival of a ton of catch-up of content for console players, Gamigo has kicked off a new event in Trove......
Perfect Ten: My 10 favorite MMO pet classes of all time
I've had to face the fact that among the MOP team, I'm in somewhat of a minority who actually likes -- nay, passionately loves...
Trove finally rolls out its spring and summer updates on PS4, Xbox, and the Switch
If you're a fan of Trove as I am, you're surely aware of the dark cloud that's been hanging over the console version of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds story, warclaw, and homesteading
It feels like less than a year ago that Guild Wars 2 was launching its last expansion… oh wait, it was! Love it or...
RIFT opens its test server once more but doesn’t disclose what players will be testing
Good news, RIFT fans! After recent months when most of the news about the game has been about merges and transfers, the game's test...
Wisdom of Nym: The story beats that really work in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Before I dive into this week's column, I want to start things off by noting a weird aspect of storytelling that's true in Final...
Perfect Ten: 10 times MMOs appeared in TV and movies
It's always surreal when real MMOs cross the divide between niche and mainstream to be referenced in television and films. Depending on how you...
‘Adaption shooter’ Ascendant is plotting an August open beta – with transmedia ambitions
What the heck is an "adaption shooter"? That was my first and really only question upon first hearing about Ascendant (fka Ascendant Infinity), PlayFusion's...
Gamigo is closing down RIFT EU server Bloodiron, the last PvP bastion in the game
Pour one out for one of the few remaining RIFT servers: Bloodiron is closing down. Gamigo made the announcement this morning, characterizing it as...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about floating combat text in MMOs?
When Trove launched its Rising Tide update back in June, Gamigo's PR included a ton of screenshots, including several of a character with massive...
RIFT brings Unicornalia around once more
What RIFT may lack right now in terms of regular content update cadence, it hopefully makes up in unicorns. That's the hope of the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with weirdly defensive fanbases
I do not have nice things to say about RuneScape. I have never had nice things to say about RuneScape. I also do not...
The Stream Team: A very voxel Trove birthday
Today, Trove turned nine years old! And if that wasn't reason enough for the voxel game to vie for Massively OP's MJ attention, the...
Sandbox MMORPG Trove begins Sunfest celebrations for its ninth birthday
It's official: Trion/Gamigo's voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove is turning nine years old today and is celebrating with its annual Sunfest events.
"It's time to have...
The MOP Up: Elsword welcomes Lithia to its combat roster
Elsword's roster recently expanded to include the sparkplug character of Lithia: "A real 'gem' of a character and a glittering addition to the stylish...
RIFT brings Summerfest around through July 24
Hokay, RIFT, we need to talk about something with your announcement of Summerfest's return. You start that announcement by stating that it's been a...
Perfect Ten: 10 more MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed, from Elyon to Defiance
Last year, I assembled a list of 10 former MMOs that not only have ceased to exist but have ceased to be remembered (for...
