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Choose My Adventure: Falling in love with the Lahn in Black Desert
As much as I was hoping for some time with the Guardian that I pre-made ahead of the class’ arrival, the Choose My Adventure...
Choose My Adventure: Comparing the cash shops of Black Desert Mobile and Villagers & Heroes
I had originally intended this piece to focus on playtime in Villagers & Heroes, but I didn't get in enough to do it justice,...
Choose My Adventure: Villagers & Heroes on mobile feels like a true themepark MMO (for better or worse)
Choose My Mobile Adventure has changed locales from the Black Desert on over to the world of Villagers & Heroes, a game that has...
Leaderboard: Have you ever failed MMO events on purpose – like for roleplaying’s sake?
Earlier this week, MOP's Sam Kash came into the MOP writing room cracking up over a thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit and...
Choose My Adventure: The juggling act of Black Desert Mobile’s many advancement systems
Last week’s edition of Choose My Adventure had me genuinely impressed by how much stuff I had to manage in Black Desert Mobile, so...
Leaderboard: What would you want to see out of a new Star Wars MMO?
Rumors have been swirling this week about expansions to the Star Wars universe that could be a big deal for gaming. According to multiple...
Choose My Adventure: Black Desert Mobile is absolutely crammed with stuff
This first-ever edition of Choose My Portable Adventure was more hotly contested than I was expecting. By the narrowest of margins – six votes,...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2020?
It's become a bit of an unhappy tradition here on MOP to take stock of Daybreak at the start of every year, due in...
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2019?
Let's be honest: The last time a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY was when Black Desert ran away with it. This is why...
Leaderboard: Are you onboard with the online gaming industry’s new take on sequels?
Overwatch 2 and Path of Exile 2 being announced in such close proximity, plus rumors of an Anthem reboot in the weeks and the...
The best Massively OP community polls of 2019
Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...
Choose My Adventure: The perfect sandbox MMORPG already exists in Project Gorgon
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever delighted in being so lost in an MMORPG before.
Most of the time, being kicked out into the...
Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2019?
We've noted before that while our awards are pretty good at identifying the big modern MMORPGs and the indie gems, it's much harder to...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2019?
Yeah, this is always a fun one. We've been running an award for the most underrated MMO for years now, and we've tried to...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2019
When I was handed the reins of Choose My Adventure by the incomparably awesome Eliot, I had bare little idea what sort of things...
Choose My Adventure: Conquering the fear of Project Gorgon (and getting rewarded for it)
You’ll probably notice that last week’s CMA was absent, and that’s because Project Gorgon intimidated me. I basically was scared off for a bit.
I...
Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults
So here we are at the end of my first real deep dive into a survival sandbox. Citadel: Forged with Fire is, by all...
Choose My Adventure: Pushing boundaries and building a better house in Citadel Forged with Fire
As we come to the close of our Citadel: Forged with Fire adventure, we decided to push the absolute limits of how far we...
Leaderboard: Are you still playing WoW Classic?
On today's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I briefly discuss WoW Classic and how quiet the buzz around it's gotten lately. It actually irks me that...
Choose My Adventure: Citadel Forged with Fire and the Quest for My Own Stuff
Maybe I’m turning the corner. Maybe I’m getting acclimated to how things work. Or maybe the game caught me on a good day. Whatever...