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Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
Choose My Adventure: The Undaunted skill line chase introduces frustration in The Elder Scrolls Online
"Get the Undaunted skill line." "Unlock Undaunted." "You should be getting the Undaunted skills." "Make sure you've got Undaunted unlocked!" This has been the prevailing wisdom hoisted at me during my time in The Elder Scrolls Online, and admittedly it's something I really should have gone after much, much sooner than I did.
The Stream Team: A trip to the Endless Library in Elder Scrolls Online
After investigating all three portals, Massively OP's MJ needs to report back to Leramil in Elder Scroll's Online's Necrom to discuss everything she discovered....
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
Massively Overthinking: Fixing boring MMORPG dungeons
Earlier this month, MMO genre luminary Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street tweeted something from someone on his Ghost MMO team that's going to resonate with a...
Vague Patch Notes: There is no one-and-done with MMOs
Last week's Vague Patch Notes column focused on the struggle of adding new things to MMORPGs forever and ever. I think it was a...
Elder Scrolls Online devs offer their favorite Scribing spell combos ahead of Gold Road
So here's the thing about the Elder Scrolls franchise's spellcrafting systems: Whenever I get my hands on them, imagination kind of flies out the...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as fast food joints
Sometimes you go out to eat because you want something that's difficult to make on your own or just involves techniques you are unfamiliar...
Elder Scrolls Online discusses Gold Road’s Tales of Tribute update and Brazil community gathering
Last week, MOP's Justin alluded to Elder Scrolls Online's Tales of Tribute as one of the game's many systems features that were added and...
Choose My Adventure: Clearing Elsweyr and settling into tanking in Elder Scrolls Online
I appreciate why there appear to be a lot of Elder Scrolls Online fans who think so highly of the Northern Elsweyr story arc....
Elder Scrolls Online’s Gold Road introduces a massive new game-wide meta achievement
If achievement hunting is your jam in MMORPGs and you're an Elder Scrolls Online fan, you're going to get a lot more out of...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles celebrates its sixth anniversary
Who's spent six years crushing enemies, driving them out of camps, and hearing the lamentation of their livestreams? It's Conan Exiles, of course, which...
One Shots: Where’s the seatbelt on this thing?
As flashy and fun as it might be to adventure in a galaxy far, far away, I don't think any of us would last...
WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft makes you cheer for removing features
Yesterday, MOP's Justin wrote a column about The Elder Scrolls Online that detailed its key virtues. It's a good column, and one of the...
Massively Overthinking: Why and how we mod our MMORPGs
Last week, the MOP team was sitting around in our virtual offices, talking about modding Elder Scrolls Online, all because some of our readers...
Tamriel Infinium: Four reasons you should stop sleeping on Elder Scrolls Online
The paradox of Elder Scrolls Online is that while it continues to be a Top 5 MMO thanks to the studio muscle and IP...
Microsoft continues shrinking ZeniMax and Xbox with voluntary severance deals
Sure, Microsoft shuttered a bunch of studios and added more layoffs to its pile earlier this week, but it can't possibly get worse, right?...
Perfect Ten: 10 favorite features that pairs of popular MMOs share
Even though all MMORPGs compete for our time, affection, and -- above all else -- money, it doesn't mean that they can't get along....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 468: Give ’em Helldivers 2
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR's update 7.5, Daybreak's headcount, the Helldivers 2 fiasco, and freebies from Elder Scrolls Online and DDO, with adventures in SWG Legends and LOTRO, plus mailbag topics on why we haven't had a new blockbuster MMORPG in a while and whether MMOs will return to an era of experimentation.
Choose My Adventure: Elsweyr questing and dragon slaying further solidify my Elder Scrolls Online love
I appreciate that this series of Choose My Adventure columns has started to read an awful lot like I'm being paid off by The...