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World of Warcraft dataminers find character boosts and recruitment rewards as Classic prepares for an AMA
The latest mining for data in World of Warcraft offers some fascinating hints about the future, largely because of what the presence of certain...
Ashes of Creation is revivifying its standalone Apocalypse battle royale mode – on Steam
In November of last year, Ashes of Creation company Intrepid Studios startled both Kickstarter supporters and general MMO watchers by announcing that its battle...
EVE Online’s August patch adds community fittings and enforced peace changes
It can be really hard to get started and figure out how to set up your ships in EVE Online. We can definitely understand...
Into the Super-verse: How Ship of Heroes is winning the superhero race
When it came to the explosion of spiritual successors to City of Heroes, there's definitely something to be said about being first on the...
Here’s what’s coming with A Tale in the Desert’s 9th telling at the end of August
The Egyptian-themed crafting game A Tale in the Desert is currently winding down its eighth "Telling," with the final weeks offered for free to...
Not So Massively: Why ARPGs, not MMOs, are where pet classes truly shine
I noticed something odd when I started playing Grim Dawn aways back: I went straight for the pet builds. This is interesting because this...
Kickstarted MMO Temtem overhauls critter breeding in its latest alpha update
Among 2018's Kickstarter triumphs relevant to MMO players was Temtem, a Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure," which raised over half a million bucks on...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
Ashes of Creation’s team talks game design, character creation, and ‘no direct nudity’
Hoping to see some "tasteful nudity" in Ashes of Creation? That's not going to happen, according to Intrepid Studio's recent development update video. Neither...
Guild Wars 2 announces legendary upgrades and a community event to unlock ’em
ArenaNet appears to be taking its collaborative community event mechanics to the next level in Guild Wars 2, only this time, instead of boss-rushing...
Blade & Soul outlines item changes arriving on July 24
The next patch for Blade & Soul is bringing some item changes when it arrives on July 24th, including the ability to send PvP...
Torchlight II’s console preorders begin today – check out the goofy new trailer
There are few games that break my "no preorders" rule, but the Torchlight franchise is one of them. So it's lucky for me that...
Camelot Unchained players will get to design their own heraldry in-game
The regular weekly update from Camelot Unchained isn't exactly loaded with what one would call sexy, big ticket items, but the developers of the...
Realm of the Mad God gets invaded by aliens and readies a remaster
So here's an MMO that we haven't talked about on Massively OP since, um, 2017? Hey, there are a lot of games out there,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five essential roleplaying tools for living in Lord of the Rings Online’s Middle-earth
While you can and will find roleplaying active in many MMOs, there's something very conducive to Lord of the Rings Online's design and community...
TennoCon 2019: A longer look at space, ships, and squads in Empyrean, Warframe’s not-an-expansion
You've come a long way, Warframe. The once-looter shooter continues to expand, not just in number of Warframes and equipment but in overall scope...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs better guide you through endgame activities?
One of my constant frustrations with MMOs is that they are generally good at explaining the game, its systems, and means of progression early...
Check out the new character meshes Albion Online is launching tomorrowday
As Albion Online is gearing up to drop its summer Percival update tomorrow, studio Sandbox Interactive has been pumping out previews of what to...
Star Citizen Live goes all in on piloting, outfitting, and landing internet spaceships in a Q&A
At it's very core, Star Citizen is all about the spaceships. It's the closest to being like Top Gear for fake vehicles. It's practically...
Massively OP’s guide to Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers’ unlocks and progress
The new expansion is out! After what felt like basically a year of waiting (but was closer to six months), Final Fantasy XIV's third...
