Superhero MMO City of Titans teases player housing and team base decorating
If you'd forgotten that City of Titans was planning to offer housing at some point, well, so had I, but we can be forgiven since this game has been in development so long. In any case, a new dev blog will refresh your memory. In City of Titans, these homes come in two forms: player […]
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis releases a character creator and benchmark tool for PC
If you missed out on the recent closed beta test for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and are eager to prepare yourself for the game's arrival in June, or if you were in the beta and desperately miss the game to the point that you want any taste of it whatsoever, then you'll be […]
A Tale in the Desert starts its tenth 'telling' since 2003 today
Seasons come and seasons go, and no MMO knows this better than A Tale in the Desert. Ever since the non-combat, crafting-centric game went live in 2003, its creators intended for periodic reboots to the world for new "tellings." The ninth telling began back in 2018 and recently wrapped up this spring. Now it's time […]
Ashes of Creation Lead Game Designer Jeffrey Bard leaves to pursue VR development
Out of all of the former SOE and Daybreak developers that have flocked to Intrepid Studios to work on Ashes of Creation, Jeffrey Bard was arguably one of the biggest assets to the fledgling team as the MMORPG's lead game designer. Unfortunately, now Intrepid is going to have to do without Bard, as he announced […]
The Daily Grind: Do you skip annoying content in MMOs?
A while back, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit that… OK, it was a bit mean, but there's a question to be mined there. The gamer was frustrated because his sibling was content to play an MMO – in this case, it happened to be Guild Wars 2 – without going through specific […]
World of Warcraft is hosting another Mythic Keystone esports event this weekend
If you're the kind of World of Warcraft player who likes to keep your fingers on the Mythic Keystone meta pulse, or if you're the player who has no idea what a Keystone is, you're all invited to check out the next one-off event in the MMORPG's attempt at PvE-minded esports that's all about pushing […]
Massively Overthinking: How important is gear in your core MMO?
This week's Overthinking comes to us courtesy of a rant on the MMORPG subreddit, which… well don't judge it by the title, OK? Author Galgox argues that gear and gearing is the "soul" of MMORPGs but that too many MMOs place gear at the end of treadmills that are inaccessible to the bulk of players, […]
Wild Terra 2 postpones this week's update and auction system implementation
Wild Terra 2: New Lands has been in early access since January, with a full roadmap through autumn plotting out everything from craft skill improvements and new locales to an auction system and the launch of the game's first season. Jutvy Worlds popped up yesterday with a change in plans: While the next big update […]
Old School RuneScape has fully released its new clans feature
Old School RuneScape has moved its much-ballyhooed clans feature through several phases, starting with pre-registered clan creation to a soft launch state. As of yesterday, that launch has since firmed up as clans are now fully live in the MMORPG. Clans will allow up to 500 players the opportunity to group up together for either […]
MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries stomps its way to Xbox, GOG, and Steam today with cross-platform multiplayer
Yes, we're looking at the single-player/multiplayer game of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, but it's still a game worth noting considering all of its ties to developer Piranha Games and the studio's myriad moves in the MMO and gaming industry sphere. Readers will recall that Piranha was part of EG7's big buyout blitzkrieg, while the studio has […]
NCsoft seemingly confirms that Aion Classic is coming to the west
Last fall, NCsoft announced a new classic mode for the Korean Aion servers. It was a huge success that brought the game back from a major slump, as our recent dips into the company's revenue reports shows. "Aion more than doubled its revenues from its low point in 2020, almost entirely, NCsoft says, due to […]
Conan Exiles' Isle of Siptah expansion arrives on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, base game arrives to Xbox Game Pass
The stage has been set on PC, it's been forged in the crucible of early access on PC, and now a new land awaits players of Conan Exiles who weren't keen on buying into that whole early access thing. Today marks the full launch of the Isle of Siptah expansion on PC as well as […]
World of Warcraft adds PvP gear scaling in 9.1,WoW Classic songifies the Burning Crusade
If you're primarily a PvP player in World of Warcraft, you almost certainly want the gear awarded by the format to be the best stuff you can get for PvP. The upcoming patch 9.1 is taking on precisely that goal through use of everyone's favorite mechanic, item level scaling! From the patch onward, PvP gear will […]
Black Desert's Great Expedition expansion has finally floated over to console players
Black Desert's Great Expedition expansion sailed its way over to western PC players almost two years ago, if you can believe it, back when the game on console was still new. So it's been a long wait for console fans – but now that wait is over, as Xbox and PlayStation gamers can finally take […]
Monster Hunter Rise 3.0 brings new ending, jet dragon, and pet cosplay
Hope you're ready for the real ending, hunters. Monster Hunter Rise 3.0, live as of last night, brings a new ending to the game that the previous ending hinted at. The new Apex Zinogre, unlike the previous Apexes added in 2.0, immediately comes in both rampage and solo hunt options. We're also getting Crimson Glow Valstrax, a […]
The Elder Scrolls Online offers a new unified tutorial experience with Update 30
The tutorial experience for new characters is changing when The Elder Scrolls Online launches Update 30 for free next week alongside Blackwood, and it's changing for everyone regardless of the most recent chapter of game content you own. Starting with the new update, all players will experience the same tutorial chapter on the Isle of Balfiera, […]
Four Winds: Exploring Swords of Legends Online's mindblowing world
Have you ever played a game knowing exactly what you're going to get, only for it to impress you because it did exactly that but just did it so well? Well, that's Swords of Legends Online (SOLO) for me. SOLO is by all accounts nothing new in terms of gameplay. But despite that, I found myself absolutely […]
Dreamworld actually released an alpha, and it's exactly as bad as you thought it'd be
So, we're back to Dreamworld again. Regular readers already know that this game has been a wild ride ever since it popped up on Kickstarter. It was pitched as massive, content-bedecked "infinite open world MMO" with "millions of players" in a "single world." It was also being made by a pair of absolute novice developers […]
Vague Patch Notes: Money makes the MMO world go round
I had some thoughts after the most recent bit of news we got from Star Trek Online about how, you know… the game costs money and making it is expensive. On one level, it was filled to the brim with "no duh" moments. Oh, the developers are selling us ships because the game costs money? […]
Elite Dangerous puts out a patch with a lengthy list of fixes and telemetry for performance problems
Elite: Dangerous Odyssey has, up to this point, been receiving hotfixes in order to directly address some of the more pressing issues plaguing the expansion like server issues and Orange Sidewinder errors. With today's update, hotfixing has moved to patching as a sizeable list of fixes were released for the game. While the list of […]
TERA Console embraces its inner gangster with June's battle pass
A new seasonal battle pass is coming to TERA's console edition, and if you're acquainted with the game's… odd… sensibilities, it should not shock you to see that the theme this time around is "Indoor Gangster." So it's a… lazy gangster? We're not sure. The battle pass, which will run through September, offers exclusive rewards […]
Cryptic is looking into the Star Trek Online House United bug that ate everyone's character slots
Star Trek Online's House United update earlier this week has apparently introduced a couple of major issues that have PC left players pretty frustrated. The most pressing bug appears to be the unintentional elimination of a character slot, both from free-to-play and lifetime accounts. It doesn't sound as if anyone lost any actual characters, but […]
Elder Scrolls Online's in-game lockbox item earning system won't ship with Blackwood
Whether you are for buying Elder Scrolls Online's crown crates or not, you can't deny that there aren't some sweet goodies lurking in those lockboxes. And if your desire to acquire them is greater then your wallet, then Blackwood was set to be good news, as it was intended to introduce an Endeavors system that […]
The Daily Grind: Do you miss having boxed MMO purchases?
Buried amidst all of the other information in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was the way that its boxed expansion releases were changing. Specifically, they weren't going to exist any longer. While there would be a collector's edition box for the expansion, it's just a box of stuff with a digital code; all […]
The Stream Team: SWTOR's The Shroud Strikes Back
Last time, Massively OP's Larry & MJ discovered they had to do a HK reunion quest before they could jump into the second Shroud adventure. After reconnecting with the battledroid (and earning a lovely Simulated Meatbag title!), the duo is now ready to start Shroud of Memory. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. as Massively […]
Conan Exiles releases a performance and stability patch on PC ahead of tomorrow's Isle of Siptah full launch
While the Isle of Siptah awaits players of Conan Exiles as it climbs out of early access tomorrow, today sees PC players of the survival sandbox get a new update that plans to lay the groundwork for the expansion with some performance and stability adjustments. The update includes a pass for the entire Isle to […]
Dauntless talks about the intended purpose of and lessons learned from Elder and Primal Behemoths
There are plenty of monsters to slay in Dauntless, but variety is the spice of life, especially for veteran players that have learned every critter fight in the game inside and out. Enter the Primal Behemoth and Elder Behemoth variants, which were the subject of a state of the game post from the devs at […]
Sandbox MMO Fractured kicks off PvP city sieges, announces new investment round
Those who venture off the brightly lit paths of PvE in Fractured and delve into the blood-soaked trenches of PvP will be expecting big experiences from this upcoming sandbox. To help prop up this side of the game, the developers have been working hard at creating large city sieges — sieges that are now available […]
MMO Business Roundup: Valve's SteamPal, Rockstar's record label, and Cyberpunk's legal battles
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news bits. Valve: Would you like Steam to be your pal? Too bad because Valve is making SteamPal a thing, according to an Ars Technica report stuffed with unnamed sources effectively leaking the toy. It's apparently an "an all-in-one PC with gamepad controls and a […]
Trove is set to launch on Nintendo Switch this summer, having counted 28M lifetime players
Remember back in April, when Gamigo parent group Media Games Invest Group told investors that it'd be launching Trove on the Nintendo Switch later this year? It's officially happening now, as today Gamigo announced the port in full for "summer 2021." There's not actually much more to the announcement, as the press release actually spends […]
RuneScape outlines the new Guardian's Gift item which offers wishes to compensate for account lockouts
Do you wish that RuneScape had never had account issues that needed to be corrected in the first place? If so, you and Jagex both have the same wish. Sadly, it does not appear that wishing will undo that particular issue, but wishes hopefully will mollify players who were affected by those same issues. That's […]
Black Desert PC celebrates World Milk Day and adds a new outfit and pet, mobile introduces the Sura class
"Due to the upcoming World Milk Day, it's said that the milk production in the Black Desert world has skyrocketed. So, let's celebrate this special occasion by going to a dairy farm!" Thus proclaims Pearl Abyss in the latest event added to the PC version of the game, entreating players to milk cows in a […]
Blizzard has canceled BlizzCon again, will replace it with another online event early in 2022
Well, this is gonna be a bummer for anyone who was hoping this year's BlizzCon would be a blockbuster to turn the company around: Blizzard just announced that it's canceled in-person BlizzCon, again, thanks to continuing uncertainties over how the pandemic will look by the end of 2021. "As guidelines in California around in-person gatherings […]
Swords of Legends Online previews its floating house islands
Today's challenge when reading about Swords of Legends Online's housing is to not compare it to some other game where you had a floating house island to decorate as you saw fit. As you can see from this introduction, we have already failed. It is thus to the credit of the official preview of the […]
Classic EverQuest launches a pair of unique progression servers today
Remember way back in April, when Daybreak announced that classic EverQuest was due to get a new progression server? It's still happening. Better yet, it's happening today, and in fact there will be two servers, not just one, as after the original announcement, Thornblade was added to the roster. "Mischief will be a new way […]
Perfect Ten: MMO quests where you literally kill 10 rats
Webster's Dictionary describes "kill 10 rats" as "something nerds do, now shut up and read a few intelligent words." I think the editors are getting a little lazy there at Webster's, but that's nothing compared to the OED crowd that routinely slips in paragraphs of cut-and-pasted Hunger Games fan fiction just to pad the volumes. […]
EVE Online teams up with the University of Iceland to offer an online course about digital friendship
EVE Online is an MMO that has traditionally struggled to reconcile its massive player-led charity efforts and citizen science initiatives with extreme playerbase toxicity that studio CCP hasn't always curbed. But CCP is apparently continuing its efforts to improve the game's image: This time, it's teaming up with a university to project a message of […]
Project Gorgon's offline leveling system and new sub are live
On Monday, we covered the news that Elder Game's Project Gorgon, still nestled in early access, was finally reaching the "new stage of the game's development" that justifies an optional VIP subscription. The goal, the studio said, was to offer useful things to subbers – like offline leveling and more inventory – without inching over […]
World of Warcraft patch 9.1's test server updates with lore-important early cutscenes that have been datamined
Fairly warned be ye, readers: Spoilers lie ahead for the patch 9.1 storyline in World of Warcraft. Curious about what Helya is up to at this point in the Shadowlands story? Wondering about what led to the Jailer being imprisoned in the Maw in the first place? Want to see people yelling at a robotic […]
Lord of the Rings Online tests landscape difficulty slider, 'significant' skill adjustments
The on-again, off-again testing of Lord of the Rings Online's Update 30 is back on, and this time Bullroarer has a special surprise preview: a first look at a difficulty slider for the game's landscape content. SSG teased this feature a few months ago, leaving players curious about how it will function in practice. Now's […]
Elite Dangerous Odyssey links server woes to Fleet Carriers, promises to improve performance and map out an update plan
Frontier Developments' CEO David Braben has once more taken to the forums of Elite: Dangerous to address the community regarding the ongoing problems with the Odyssey expansion. Braben first opened up with an explanation on what was causing the game's servers to fail at the beginning of Odyssey's arrival, pointing to the way Fleet Carriers […]
Echtra washes its hands of Torchlight III as the Cursed Captain arrives
What was once a promising next generation of Torchlight in the MMORPG space ended up fizzling so hard that even its developer is getting out of the game. That's right: Echtra Games announced this week that it's pulling out of Torchlight III entirely, handing off the development and handling of the multiplayer ARPG to Perfect […]
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are too hard to get into?
I fully acknowledge and own the fact that I'm far less patient about how much effort it takes today to install and learn a video game than when I was tweaking config.sys and autoexec.bat files while installing 14 floppy discs in the early '90s. MMOs that either throw up too many obstacles to getting into […]
The Stream Team: Fast and fury-ous leveling in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ has been enjoying her Ratonga Inquisitor, but nothing ever compares to her Arasai Fury. So now she's returning to that little storm-caller in order to level up and finally get her into the newer content. Join us live at 9:00 p.m. as MJ spends some special time on her lightning bug. What: […]
Wolcen adds new areas and monsters, loot filter improvements, and quality-of-life changes in latest update
Our Not So Massively columnist found the latest additions to Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem to be absolutely worth coming back to the game for, and developer Wolcen Studio is likely hoping to keep its foot on that gas pedal with the second part of the Bloodtrail update. This new patch introduces some new environments and […]
Shroud of the Avatar adds young fish, expands The Rise, and opens the Obsidian Panopticon
It's been a little while since we had a peek on what's happening to Shroud of the Avatar, so allow us a moment to take a quick look at the most recent updates to the game. We'll begin with Release 88 updates in March, which introduced some new fish to pull out of the water […]
Fallout 76 patches in fixes for more Locked & Loaded bugs, including multiple exploits
Bugs in Fallout 76: Don't you hate them? No, we're not talking about the kind that you deal with by pumping rounds of ammunition into, although odds are good you're not terribly fond of those either. We're talking about issues like item duplication exploits and uncomfortable apparel issues with animation and clipping. The good news is […]
Massively OP Podcast Episode 323: Odyssey, Burning Crusade, and LOTRO
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous' Odyssey, WoW Classic, Swords of Legends Online, Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, Bless Unleashed, Ashes of Creation, and LOTRO, with adventures in WoW Classic and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag entry on the wild GTAO roleplay revival.
Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida talks about future destinations, Endwalker job design, and character dating
It was the first new job revealed for Final Fantasy XIV's upcoming expansion Endwalker, but it turns out that Sage was actually the second job designed for the expansion and took longer to be formulated. A recent interview with producer and director Naoki Yoshida from IGN reveals that the job design usually starts from the weapon being […]
Epic v Apple: Apple's CEO 'has a feel' about App Store profits but no data, closing arguments are made
The Epic vs. Apple antitrust trial has entered its final stretch, closing out with a big moment for Apple's side of the case as CEO Tim Cook took to the stand to provide his testimony. Cook's arrival to the stand followed testimony from a witness brought by Epic Games who calculated that the App Store […]
