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Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano!
It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs as distraction vs. culture
Earlier this month, there was a fascinating conversation swirling around a Gamasutra article by Bryant Francis, specifically a quote from game dev Patric Mondou. "We're moving away...
Final Fantasy XI brings Ambuscade weapons to their final form with today’s update
Thanks to ages of shonen anime, "this isn't even my final form" no longer sounds remotely intimidating but mostly just brings to mind accidental...
The MOP Up: MapleStory goes to the arcade
If you're playing MapleStory, chances are that you're not too prim and proper to enjoy some goofy fun. So pop in a quarter and...
Massively Overthinking: The paradox MMO
Back in February, the MMORPG subreddit offered up yet another fun thread: User Friendly_Fire told the MMO community that what it really wants is...
Destiny 2 doubles up its glory in the competitive crucible
Glory, glory, hallelujah, twice the glory, hallelujah. Yes, a patch has been deployed for the competitive crucible playlist in Destiny 2, and it increases the...
Final Fantasy XI is bringing new Puppetmaster upgrades with its March patch
There are classically two schools of thought regarding Puppetmaster in Final Fantasy XI. One school of thought is that the job is not actually...
Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem
If you like BioWare, high tech eye candy, blowing crap up, or riding the current wave of Hot New Game Releases, chances are that...
The MMO Bookclub devotes March to Tibia, Destiny 2, and Apex Legends
If you haven't been hanging out with the folks at MMO Bookclub lately, you may have missed a shift in the format that's expanded...
Final Fantasy XI starts bonus item campaigns on March 11
Who likes getting extra stuff? Most Final Fantasy XI players, let's be real. So the good news for the game's upcoming campaigns starting on March...
Jagex picks up EVE Online vet Nathan Richardsson, is still working on multiple secret MMOs
If you've been reading Massively OP for a while, you're not going to be surprised whatsoever to once again hear the news that Jagex...
Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)
A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...
Hyperspace Beacon: The Star Wars MMOs and communities beyond SWTOR
Time flies: I am now coming up on nine years of covering Star Wars: The Old Republic professionally. Of course, I was a Star...
Wisdom of Nym: The system changes I’d like to see in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
We don't yet know everything we're going to learn at the Tokyo fan festival about Shadowbringers, but we can be reasonably confident that it...
Vague Patch Notes: On play conditioning and the lecture of experience in MMOs
Yes, it's another week in which we talk about abstract concepts that underpin the way we play video games, this time inspired by a...
Yet more MMO Valentine’s Day events: AdventureQuest 3D, Defiance 2050, Skyforge, and Chronicles of Elyria
Love is in the air everywhere you look around. And what better way to celebrate love than through an event in a game centered...
Nexon had a record-high 2018, but it’s got only mobile titles coming westward in 2019
If you were hoping for some eye bleach after the financial reports from Blizzard and NCsoft yesterday, then I'm sorry - Nexon is not...
Final Fantasy XIV releases Hydratos in patch 4.55 and updates its conduct rules
It's time to finish up Eureka in Final Fantasy XIV, as today marks the release of the fourth and final area, Hydratos. This final...
The MOP Up: Warframe brings Fortuna to Nintendo Switch
Are you jamming with Warframe on the Switch? If so, then this past week you had an extra reason to jam hard, as Digital...
The Stream Team: Timber goes the ARK forest titan
Last time on Live and Die with Dinos, Massively OP's MJ experienced summoning the giant green forest Titan on ARK's Extinction map. Now, she...
