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Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2020
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. If you're...
The best Massively OP community leaderboard polls, 2020 edition
We didn't do quite as many Leaderboard polls this year as in previous years, largely because... well, we've already asked a lot of the...
MMO dev and astronaut Richard Garriott smuggled the ashes of Star Trek’s James Doohan to the ISS
While we all know very well the story of Richard Garriott's $30 million ticket on board a rocket to visit the International Space Station...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for the MMO (or Studio) with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Daybreak...
The Game Archaeologist: Seven ways EverQuest reshaped MMO history
To many veteran MMO players, the opening horns of EverQuest's score are enough to trigger vivid memories, violent hallucinations, and an unstoppable desire to...
Shroud of the Avatar previews the Well of Aldur adventure scene and several upcoming gameplay changes
It's a little bit of Release 86 preview and a little bit of post-Release 85 planning in this week's Shroud of the Avatar update...
The MOP Up: Snake, Braddock, and Rambo charge onto World of Tanks Console
World of Tanks' console edition is getting all '80s happy with the launch of season 3 this month. Wargaming announced that players can obtain...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Worst MMO Business Model
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Worst MMO Business Model, which was awarded jointly to Star Citizen and Fallout...
Shroud of the Avatar shows off new hood patterns, gets a seal of approval from Richard Garriott
This week in Shroud of the Avatar, players can look forward to hoods. Specifically, cloth head patterns on the Cabalist Hood can be displayed...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
The MOP Up: Harry Potter Wizards Unite fights the heavy-hitters
You better bring your A-game and your B-wand to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, because you're going to be in the virtual fight of your...
Shroud of the Avatar talks about the first phase of its streamer rewards program
Shroud of the Avatar is keen to reward its streamers, so for those who are eager to join the game's streamer rewards program and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO needs a waaaaay better tutorial?
Ultima Online studio Broadsword is currently hard at work on a new game mode and server that is explicitly meant to onboard new players...
Whatever happened to pre-alpha indie MMORPG Arcfall?
Earlier this year when we last checked in with Arcfall, an Ultima Online-inspired indie MMO, we learned that the team had hopes to officially...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Ashen Empires’ soundtrack
Originally inspired by the Ultima series, Dransik came out in the early 2000s as an isometric MMO that rode the rails of indie gaming...
Ultima Online’s New Legacy will introduce family surnames and heraldry
In September 2020, Ultima Online studio Broadsword announced something new for the 23-year-old MMORPG: New Legacy, which is basically a shard for newbies with...
Shroud of the Avatar discusses butchery, artifact salvage, and Release 84 adjustments
As is very often the case with Shroud of the Avatar, things are changing, since the game is still in development. This week's update...
The Daily Grind: Do you organize your houses and inventories in MMOs?
I've seen your screenshots and houses and accounts and I know some of you folks are really not into organizing your video game characters'...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles forms ‘strike team’ to attack Xbox One server instability
Life in Conan Exiles is by nature harsh, but Xbox One players have it worse than most thanks to a slew of issues that...
The Daily Grind: Are you sick of being a tankmage in MMOs?
One of the very first gaming terms I ever learned in an online game was bestowed upon me as a teenager in Ultima Online,...
