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The Daily Grind: Do you actually like noob zones in MMORPGs?
I think there's a widespread grumpiness for MMORPG tutorials. Either they're so pointless and easy that you're bored, or they deluge you with too...
The Stream Team: Escaping the Dual Universe tutorial trap
It's been some time since Massively OP's MJ tried (and failed) to stake her claim in Dual Universe --Â she couldn't even escape the...
First Impressions: Atlas Rogues’ current early access is a broken imitation of Atlas Reactor
Thanks to some truly weird control scheme issues, it took me an absurdly long time to clear a tutorial level. That was my opening...
World of Warcraft Shadowlands is upon us tonight as WoW turns 16 years old
At long last - and I do mean long, since the expansion broke with modern tradition and actually saw a delay at almost the...
Life Beyond adds improved base construction, ‘true MMORPG’ controls, and bug fixes in recent updates
Things in the developing survival sandbox Life Beyond are shifting once more, and while most of the updates have been generally on the smaller...
MechWarrior Online shares a list of gameplay mechanics due for adjustment in the new year
MechWarrior Online community manager Daeron Katz is back once again with a fresh post updating players on Piranha Games' plans to update and address...
Neverwinter brings the final phase of Redeemed Citadel to PC alongside its Epic Games Store launch
The PC version of Neverwinter has gotten itself a fresh patchin', and with it comes the fourth part of the Redeemed Citadel. Yes, the...
Choose My Adventure: A slow, steady, and informational search for Artemis in No Man’s Sky
I think I appreciate why last week’s voting had me follow the Artemis path, as this past week felt a bit like more tutorial...
RuneScape adds a wiki button and answers player questions about upcoming content
The week begins for RuneScape players with another update to the game, which has introduced a button for accessing the game's wiki instead of...
Why I Play: Exploring World of Warcraft as a free-to-play game
A few weeks back, the Massively OP staff discussed, among other things, whether World of Warcraft's leveling revamp coupled with its continued endless free...
The MMO Cartographer: In the Echo of Echo of Soul
How much would you pay to play a game that has been shut down as a free-to-play game and then re-released as a buy-to-play...
Old School RuneScape’s Trailblazer League launches, complete with a battle rap video because why not
How do you hype up the launch of your latest content? PR? Sizzle reels? Memes posted on Twitter? If you're Old School RuneScape, you...
The Stream Team: Newbing it up in the all-new Trove hub tutorial
Have you seen Trove's all-new hub tutorial? Massively OP's MJ hasn't. Obviously, she needs to fix that! And if she wants to celebrate Halloween...
First Impressions: OARPG Torchlight III just hasn’t click-clicked with me yet
Since it never hurts to be honest, I should say upfront here that Echtra Games' decision to radically retool Torchlight III from a F2P...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online PC Klingon Dahar Master Faction Pack or Klingon Defense Force Elite Starter Pack from PWE and MOP
With Star Trek Online's House Shattered patch live for PC players, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP some bundles to pass along in honor...
Choose My Adventure: Good friends and bad player behavior in Star Wars Squadrons
Well, I was hoping for this to be more fun than it actually was. I adore the heck out of X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter,...
Wurm Online’s Steam success means a bigger team, tutorial improvements, and new content
With Wurm Online safely enshrined on Steam and pulling in "unprecedented" numbers of players thanks to the platform, Code Club is moving on to...
Choose My Adventure: How Spellbreak kicked my butt
So, you’re first of all likely all wondering what happened to the voted-for Fallout 76 that was supposed to be part of this column....
PWE is delaying Magic Legends’ launch to spring 2021
Back in January, PWE announced that Magic Legends, no longer an MMO, would launch for PC in 2020, with console releases to follow in...
Leaderboard: To which WoW expansion era will you send your Shadowlands alts first?
One of the more intriguing things about World of Warcraft Shadowlands, at least for me, is the game's new leveling system. While brand-new accounts...
