American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 484: September MMO mailbag show
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag to discuss MMO limitations, megaservers, studio dealbreakers, age accessibility, aggro, and offline MMO content, plus there's adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.
LOTRO devs tease housing estate system, reveal a ‘SMITE-like’ project abandoned a decade ago
In a dev video this past week, Lord of the Rings Online's lead designer said that plans for that MMO in 2025 are "in...
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...
One Shots: The concert that ended the world
Poor Ragnaros. This World of Warcraft dude's been trying to live up to his namesake by trying to destroy the world for the past...
LOTRO Legendarium: The easiest LOTRO virtues to get as a low-level character
One of the most important yet easiest to overlook parts of your character's growth in Lord of the Rings Online is investing into virtues,...
Lord of the Rings Online devs talk expansion development in new video series
MMORPG expansions don't appear out of thin air, although it might appear so from the player side of things. Two developers behind Lord of...
The Stream Team: Celebrating five years of D&D nights in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Exactly five years ago tonight, Massively OP's MJ started Thursday D&D nights in Dungeons & Dragons Online on OPTV (Neverwinter started the week prior)....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
Lord of the Rings Online’s devs tease ‘so many plans’ for player housing
Back in early August, Lord of the Rings Online fan site Deco du Milieu hosted a player housing Q&A with members of Standing Stone...
The Daily Grind: Is there a place in an MMO that you’re sentimentally attached to?
The Psychology of Games podcast recently did an episode on forming attachments to places in video games.
"Have you ever become attached to a place...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why haven’t I burned out on LOTRO yet?
None of what I'm about to write is to meant to be self-promotion - just observation. It really hit me the other day how...
The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you partnered up with a stranger in an MMO?
I'm having a pretty great time on Lord of the Rings Online's new progression server, partially because it's keeping the community in the same...
The Stream Team: Chilling out in Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Tower of Frost
Summer is almost over, and fall is ready to descend. But Massively OP's MJ was done with the heat long, long ago. Tonight she's...
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....
You can get your free mini-expansion, mount, minipet, and dungeon in LOTRO now
Hey who wants some free stuff?! Lord of the Rings Online was supposed to drop a big patch and promo yesterday, but it got...
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 482: The war within two expansion launches
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds, World of Warcraft The War Within, Elder Scrolls Online's U43, DDO's Myth Drannor, Dune Awakening, and Path of Exile 2.
Dungeons and Dragons Online applies multiple fixes and hands out more Year of the Dragon goodies
Dungeons and Dragons Online's newest patch might not be a particularly thrilling one, but if you're the kind of player who likes free goodies...
LOTRO is giving everyone a free instance, mount, pet, portrait, and Before the Shadows content pack
Update: SSG has postponed this patch - full update at the end.
It must be some royal Hobbit's birthday today because gifts are flying out...
DC Universe Online joins in on DDO’s Year of the Dragon celebration with new cosmetics
It's two nerdy great tastes that taste great together: DC Universe Online is getting in on the ongoing Year of the Dragon celebrations being...
