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Why I Play: Finally completing Final Fantasy XIV’s relic grind
When I started my relic grind in Final Fantasy XIV, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. But after finishing the first few...
Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV’s memorable Shadowbringer relic weapon grind
I have a love-hate relationship with Final Fantasy XIV. I actively fought against giving the game MMO of the year for 2020, and I hold the...
First impressions: Valheim early access is already one of the best co-op sandboxes in recent memory
Straight away, I'm going to admit that my favorable impressions of Valheim are wholly informed by the fact that I have the good fortune...
Why I Play: Elite Dangerous is the space sandbox we’ve been looking for
Elite: Dangerous was not on my radar when it appeared on the scene back in 2014. I had already spent my money buying a...
From dockyard disaster to sailing success: How World of Warships learned from the Puerto Rico event fiasco
Gamers tend to harp on game companies for the very public mistakes they make. While most of the criticism is clearly deserved, occasionally a...
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...
Why I Play April Fools’ Day
So it's time for our April Fools' Day joke, which means that usually it's my time to shine. Seriously, a lot of these have...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs
As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...
Why I Play: Is Star Trek Online worth playing in 2020?
Star Trek Online is a hard game to get into. When I first tried it early in my MMO career, I hated it and...
Tamriel Infinium: My favorite things in The Elder Scrolls Online
If you’ve been following the Tamriel Infinium column at least since my own arrival at Massively OP, you may have noticed my propensity for...
Why I Play: How NCsoft’s Fafurion update saved Lineage 2 in 2019
I don't know what it is about Asian MMOs, but I'm inexplicably drawn to them. Maybe it has something to do with my background;...
Why I Play: AdventureQuest 3D’s Korn concerts and crazy puns
My first real exposure to AdventureQuest 3D was years ago now when I was asked if I would host a special giveaway on an...
Why I Play: Trove’s Geode changed me from a visitor to a player
Trove's Geode expansion has been a game-changer - and I mean it in more ways than one.
The latest update/expansion to the colorful voxel-based game...
Why I keep returning to Lord of the Rings Online
I got sucked into Lord of the Rings Online last weekend and I'm not sure why. There's no new Hobbit movie forthcoming (thank funk). I haven't...
Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV
We used to do a column called Why I Play on Massively-that-was, and while I didn't originally plan on rezzing it here today, I did return...
