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The MOP Up: Gamescom and QuakeCon prepare to storm August
As the end of summer approaches (ack! how?), gaming conventions rev up again - and that includes big industry galas like GamesCom and in-house...
Elder Scrolls Online’s base game is free on Epic Games Store alongside Fortnite crosspromo
Last week, a glitch on The Epic Games Store showed a sweet promo for The Elder Scrolls Online, but it was quickly yoinked, leading...
Elder Scrolls Online challenges you to play a Necrom Arcanist to level 10
One of the core perks of The Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom expanshapaign earlier this summer was the Arcanist class, the first new class in...
The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s Deadly Investigations
After a slight break to read all of the Inspector Vale books in Lady Arabelle's house, Massively OP's MJ is ready to continue the...
Massively Overthinking: Old zones vs. new zones in MMORPGs
I've been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online lately, in both very old zones from Moria and earlier and some of...
Former Elder Scrolls Online dev takes ZeniMax to court over allegations of transphobia and forced resignation
A series of alarming allegations and legal action have sprung forth from a former developer of The Elder Scrolls Online. Leona Faren, a trans...
Elder Scrolls Online riles up players with Update 39’s endeavor changes
Following June's release of Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom chapter, the MMO's dev team is turning to quality-of-life improvements for the upcoming Update 39. And...
Global Chat: Cheering on an online friend’s success in Wrath Classic
We almost need no prompting to eagerly share our latest accomplishments and milestones in MMORPGs. And while it certainly is fun to talk about...
One Shots: The hero of your story
No matter how legendarily humble you are, it's hard to escape games trying to make you the central hero. When a cutscene literally shines...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Vague Patch Notes: The power of the middle bit in MMOs
I knew that Tales of Arise wasn't really working for me like its immediate predecessor when I started kind of avoiding combat.
Now, to a...
The Stream Team: Search and rescue in Elder Scrolls Online
Since the Ascendant Magus threatened everyone when he crashed the big party on Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle (and what a party it was...
One Shots: Time for a well-deserved bio break
One can only imagine how it would be if our MMORPG characters were like the Sims with bladder meters. We'd have to pause raids...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more
Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO tutorials continue through the whole game?
A while back, there was a random thread on the Elder Scrolls Online subreddit from a poor lost soul desperate to figure out what...
One Shots: Dragons don’t like to be in the dark
Just because dragons are big and scaly and can nuke cities from orbit doesn't mean that they lack insecurities. In fact, it's a little-known...
FTC uses Zenimax’s current exclusivity as a primary argument against Microsoft’s ActiBlizz buyout in court
The long-brewing legal battle between the US Federal Trade Commission and Microsoft has begun in earnest, as this week saw the FTC and Microsoft...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
MMO Burnout: Lessons MMOs can learn from The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
Like most MMO players, I am, first and foremost, a PC gamer. However, like many gamers born in the '80s and '90s, I also...
