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Dual Universe releases building tutorial video on Space Core alignment
So Dual Universe now lets players build stuff in space. Even on paper, that sounds tricky, nevermind having to use Space Cores, line them...
The Occupy White Walls Deep State update turns interrogation rooms into art
Do you have a deep love for interrogation rooms as an aesthetic? That's... kind of boring and weird? But then again it can also...
Star Trek Online improves its lifetime subscription package
If you already have a lifetime sub to Star Trek Online -- or perhaps were contemplating picking one up in the future -- then...
MMO Cartographer: World of Warcraft, then and now
A month before the whole Hong Kong Hearthstone debacle consumed the gaming industry - and blissfully unaware that this article would ultimately be held back because of it - I put my innocent money down on Blizzard for my MMO Cartographer column here on MassivelyOP. I jumped on the World of Warcraft Classic bandwagon. It was a combination of FOMO and curiosity that did me in.
LOTRO Legendarium: Taking the Stout-Axe Dwarf on a journey
While the (hopeful) launch of Minas Morgul is still over a week away, players who have pre-ordered the newest Lord of the Rings Online...
The Division 2’s Title Update 6 is live with new map, missions, and spec
Today marks the day that those who bought in to the Year 1 Pass can get started on the newest shinies for The Division...
Apex Legends will open up the training grounds to let players get used to characters and weapons
Seeing as how Fortnite is all slurped up into a black hole, perhaps it's time to consider other battle royale news stories like this...
Aion: Legions of War details plans to improve the starter experience, Arena sniping, and battle mechanics
Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMORPG from the greater Aion IP, has shared a developer update full of plans to adjust several aspects...
The Stream Team: Talking RuneFest shop while meandering RuneScape
After all the fun she had at RuneFest, Massively OP's MJ is jumping back into the world of RuneScape. It's going to take some...
Vague Patch Notes: Copies, blatant copies, and plagiarism in MMOs
So... this was honestly not the story that I had expected to have wound up coming out of Eternal Magic. I'd been expecting that "beauty...
Mortal Online revamps the whole newbie experience in next week’s Haven update
It's been a minute since we talked about Mortal Online, which earlier this year began teasing Mortal Online 2 and last year tried its...
Enter to win a TERA-themed PS4 console from En Masse and MOP (open to NA/EU!)
We've got a truly awesome giveaway lined up today: To celebrate MMORPG TERA, we've partnered with En Masse to give one lucky MOP reader...
Not So Massively: Lessons MMORPGs could learn from Fortnite
Since taking up the mantle of the Not So Massively column here on MOP, I've felt the need to keep better abreast of major...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
Second impressions: Astellia Online’s launch version is a solidly average MMO
So... here's the thing about Astellia Online. You remember my first impressions piece? I freely acknowledged that the game was fundamentally a fine title...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online PC Science Intel bundle in honor of Awakening’s launch
With Star Trek Online's Awakening expansion now out in the wild on PC, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP a bunch of goodies to give...
RuneScape introduces the Slayer Collection Log and releases a patch full of bug fixes
Oh, hey, it's Monday, and that means another RuneScape news bundle! Time for your bulleted list of Gielinor happenings! Best enjoyed with a sausage...
Here’s where Frontier stands on Elite Dangerous’ September patch bugfixing
In the wake of Elite Dangerous' September patch, which ostensibly added a new newbie tutorial and revamped the cash shop to use a new...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on wiki-reliant MMORPGs?
MOP reader Alex recently wrote to us about MMOs that seem to be built around their wikis - and why that's not necessarily a...
Elite Dangerous’ new tutorial and new shop currency are live today
My own experience with getting started in Elite: Dangerous went pretty smoothly, but I contend that the tutorials I went through could have been...