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Make My MMO: Hollowed Oath’s Kickstarter, Temtem’s latest haul, Loftia’s beta
Welcome back to Make My MMO, MOP's long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and...
LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking LOTRO’s 18 weapon types according to their cool factor
Who doesn't have fun making a ranking list in an enjoyable game or hobby every now and then? I was thinking about all of...
WRUP: The context of this entry is Guillaume edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about running errands...
Warframe of Mind: The big guide to picking a frame – Vauban, Nova, Nekros
Well, folks, it finally happened. I've been waiting for this to happen, and it did in this installment. See, one of the things I've...
It’s 2026 and Dune Awakening is trying to convince everyone that it’s not an MMORPG again
You know, I'm starting to think that either interviewers love baiting Funcom about Dune Awakening's MMORPG status, or Funcom really loves baiting MMORPG players...
Casually Classic: Six ways to stay busy in WoW Classic until BlizzCon
As I write this, BlizzCon 2026 seems so far away. There's a gulf of summer between now and September 12th, when we (hopefully) will...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the biggest obstacle to your enjoyment of MMORPG PvP?
Back in March, when Funcom finally admitted defeat and announced that it would split up Dune Awakening's PvE and PvP scenes to align with...
Not So Massively: Tides of Tomorrow is a new narrative game built on asynchronous multiplayer
Road 96 is one of my favourite games of the past few years, so when the developers at Digixart released their next game, Tides...
Vague Patch Notes: Do you guys not make friends?
Every so often, MOP's Bree and I engage in a game that I like to call "She's Not Crazy" wherein Bree will talk about...
Perfect Ten: The best jobs in Final Fantasy XI
My first MMORPG ever celebrated its 24th anniversary recently. Yes, Final Fantasy XI has been running for such a long period of time that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 566: Rock the Cradle of War
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Online's Cradle of War, EverQuest Legends' beta, Spirit Crossing's housing, Throne and Liberty, and financials for NCsoft, Nexon, Square, and Pearl Abyss, with adventures in WoW, Outbound, Palia, SWG Legends, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on solo MMORPG sims and AI bots.
Choose My Adventure: Nostalgia for a time never experienced through a Star Trek Online character
I will open this week's edition of Choose My Adventure with the admission that, yes, the headline and my experience in Star Trek Online is...
MMO Burnout: Forza Horizon 6 continues the series’ dominance as the best online racing playground
I love me some racing games. It's not something I've divulged much on this site because very few people likely care. I've spoken even...
Wisdom of Nym: How different will tanks and melee DPS jobs be in Final Fantasy XIV’s Evolved mode?
I find it interesting that this is the column that everyone who expressed a preference (in email, comments, or elsewhere) voted for. It's not...
Fight or Kite: Gods Death and Reapers turned me into a grimdark extraction ARPG gamer
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a new grimdark isometric ARPG on the horizon featuring PvPvE combat in a new twist...
One Shots: Fast track to the MMO retirement home
Forever young? Forget that, Alphaville, we all want to be immediately old! That way we can order off the senior menu, get discounts at...
MMO Hype Train: Is it smart or foolish for upcoming MMOs to embrace hardcore attitudes?
With the collapse of the World of Warcraft clone trend that dominated the MMORPG development landscape for so long, we've seen a sort of...
WRUP: The context of this is that something very good happened to Guillaume but at Etienne’s expense edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about cars in MMOs.
EVE Fanfest 2026: EVE Online’s Cradle of War expansion sets the universe on fire June 9th
War is the engine that keeps the wheels of sci-fi MMO EVE Online turning, from the massive battles between players over territory and resources...
Warframe of Mind: The big guide to picking a frame – Frost, Saryn, Banshee
In many ways, I feel like this particular batch of frames covers the last gasp of Warframe having obvious stuff to make. Frost and Saryn, for...
