DC Universe Online has opened a survey to judge how players are feeling about the game
Are you happy with DC Universe Online at the moment or unhappy with it? The developers want to hear from you, and they're using the time-honored method of putting the whole thing in a comprehensive survey for players to take right now if they're so inclined. While it doesn't specifically say that this will influence the long-term […]
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are useless, and that's completely fine
When you play an MMO, you are developing a skill. That skill is playing that MMO. It's not a skill with a great deal of lateral application. But it doesn't need to be. We were having an interesting discussion in the MasivelyOP offices at one point about hobbies and the things that qualify as hobbies… […]
World of Warships finally issues apology for August debacles, addresses communication and monetization
World of Warships has really not had the best run over the last couple of weeks. As our own WoWS expert Ben has been covering, August saw a mass-exodus of dedicated content creators from the game over what they characterized as abusive behavior toward influencers as well as problematic and aggressive monetization. Russian devs then […]
Blade & Soul opens up pre-download of its Unreal Engine 4 update on the game's launcher
Let's assume that you're a Blade & Soul fan who was sitting on your hands, not double-clicking the NC Launcher icon on your desktop until the game's big Unreal Engine 4 update launched on September 8th. That's totally fine, all things considered, since you might want to wait until the new update goes live. However, […]
Embers Adrift, formerly Saga of Lucimia, says it's raised enough money to launch
Stormhaven Studios has been relatively quiet this summer since announcing that it was rebranding Saga of Lucimia as Embers Adrift following the bizarre departure of the game's original founders earlier this year. But it's got a state of the game update this week with some extremely good news as the studio says it's now fully […]
World of Warcraft removes references to former employees and removes the AoE cap in patch 9.1.5
The most immediate fallout of the ongoing Activision-Blizzard lawsuit has been the removal of numerous references to now-former employees directly named or implicated in the suit, and the latest hotfix has removed a number of such references in World of Warcraft. Jonathan LeCraft, Jesse McCree, and Luis Barriga have had the vast majority of their […]
Mortal Online 2 says that 40,000 players have beta tested so far
In advance of a final stress test coming next month, Mortal Online 2 announced that 40,000 players have streamed into the beta so far to get a taste of bloody combat and ruthless PvP fights. All interested parties are invited to sign up to try out the game for its final run at the beta […]
Dungeons and Dragons Online seeks out a new producer, improves its grouping tool
Seeing as how getting a producer has helped to kickstart communication and organization over at Lord of the Rings Online, SSG apparently figured that it was time to do the same for sister MMO Dungeons and Dragons Online. The studio posted a new help wanted ad for a DDO producer, saying, "The producer will primarily […]
The Daily Grind: Are there IPs you still want to see in MMO form despite failed projects?
My bitterness toward Jagex is entirely down to how the company handled its license to make a Transformers online game. Transformers Universe was first announced as an MMO set in one of the fictional universes for this property that I have a deep and inexplicable love for. Then it wasn't an MMO any more but a […]
Final Fantasy XIV shows you how to make its 8-year anniversary cake in painstaking detail
As part of the celebration for Final Fantasy XIV's eight-year celebration, celebrity baker Kim-Joy took the time to create an elaborate cake including cactuars, fat chocobos, spriggans, and even an appropriate moogle topper. It's quite the epic-looking cake. But if you want a slice of that cake, you'd be sadly out of luck… unless you're in […]
Pixel sandbox MMO RPG MO celebrates ninth birthday with a big ol' patch
It's been way too long since we checked in on RPG MO – 2016, in fact – so we're going to rectify that today, as the game turned nine in July. It's an open-world sandbox in the isometric pixel style aimed at adults, with 44 maps, 800 monster types, 50 bosses, gobs of skills, crafting, […]
Starbase's latest minor patch fixes crashing and crafting issues
Do you like approaching your own station in Starbase and being greeted by the calm, welcoming sound of the game crashing? The answer is "no" because no one likes that and it's not something that even was supposed to be happening. Fortunately, the most recent minor patch for the game fixes that particular crashing issue as […]
Trove's latest PC patch adds 'Depth Stepper' gates to elite delves
Gamigo has rolled out a fresh content patch for Trove, at least for PC. The studio's calling it the Depth Stepper update. What the heck is a Depth Stepper, and why is it so hard to pronounce? Well, we can't help with that second question, but as for the first, it turns out to be […]
World of Warships adds new Soviet ships and new Transformers skins to the game
The staff behind World of Warships is really hoping that you can be distracted from its ongoing community demolition effort with the prospect of new boats. The latest update for the game adds in a new set of Soviet boats along with a new "Order and Discipline" campaign for players to take part in, with the […]
Star Trek Online brings back a time travel event for September
It's time to go back to Star Trek Online — and we mean way back, back to the original series era. Cryptic announced that, starting September 8th and running through October 7th, it is reviving the Temporal Agent Recruitment event that focuses on the 23rd century content in the game. The idea here is to […]
Monster Hunter Stories 2 update brings the Fated Four deviants and stronger PvE endgame options
Still working your way through Monster Hunter Stories 2? Struggling with the Elder's Lair? Wish Monster Hunter Generations' Fated Four's deviant versions could all be in-game? Well, good news! Capcom's MHS2 September 2nd update is bringing Soulseer Mizutsune, Elderfrost Gammoth, and Oroshi Kirin, as well as Ice and Water Egg hunts to multiplayer. As water's highest-rated monsties are currently only […]
Elder Scrolls Online players killed 2 billion monsters in two months this summer
To cap off its "World Plays ESO" promotion, ZeniMax Online Studios has released an infographic covering all the stuff players did in The Elder Scrolls Online this summer. Apparently, y'all rolled more High Elves and Sorcerers than anything else, visited 133M zones and 12M dungeons, finished 162M quests, and killed 2B monsties but only 48M […]
Camelot Unchained shares updates on Cait Sith, mage mechanics, global servers, and coastal areas
If that headline reads a bit like a cornucopia, that's because it's September and I'm ready for all the good autumn things. It's also because Camelot Unchained has been busy putting together a wide variety of updates to the developing MMORPG, naturally; I just wanted to beam happily at the fall season. The August Top […]
Book of Travels won't ever make you the Chosen One
Do you ever get sick of being the Chosen One — the world-saving hero that the prophets foretold — in every MMORPG story you play? Do you wish that you could kind of, you know, just go on a journey, roleplay a bit, and create your own story? If so, Book of Travels may offer […]
Lost Ark has been delayed to 'early 2022' with closed beta in November
Lost Ark has been oddly quiet over the last few weeks, in spite of posting founder packs and running a massive closed alpha back in June. MMO players will recall that the Smilegate MMOARPG was expected to launch this fall under the Amazon banner. Well, that isn't happening, as the studios announced today that the […]
Perfect Ten: MMO character customization options that don't get enough love
There are two types of people in the world: those who can't get through the character creation menu fast enough to start playing "LordBladezz" and those who spend the better part of a work week crafting the perfect face that will be seen by the player only 0.03% of the time. I've heard rumors of […]
Black Desert outlines class reboots, quality-of-life streamlining, and new customization plans
Here at the top of September, Pearl Abyss Executive Producer Jae-hee Kim has a letter for western Black Desert PC players. Kim says that the team has been focused on outfits and skins, skill experience for newbies, UI fixes, the stack system, potion usage, server shopping, and conquest wars, including the nixing of the liberation […]
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis mars its Sonic crossover event with high-dollar cosmetics
It should have been a fun little thing, merging the Sonic franchise into Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis, but like offering people a delicious ice cream cone and jabbing the pointy end into their eyes, Sega decided to take a nice thing and turn it into a source of player agitation. Here's what's happening: […]
No Man's Sky's Frontiers sets you up as overseer of your very own space town
No Man's Sky is launching Frontiers today, so why are you sitting here reading when you could be scooting off to your Steam download? You may as well get that going because you're going to have a big task ahead of you in the game itself: You're going to be building a city. Yes, Frontiers […]
Swords of Legends Online begins second battlepass season, posts fall roadmap, clarifies tester search
As promised, Gameforge has released the fall roadmap for Swords of Legends Online: We're looking at more dungeons in September, more raids and Halloween events in October, more raids and PvP upgrades in November, holiday events and "undisclosed content" in December, and a big question mark for 2022, though you can probably assume it involves […]
Blizzard's Mike Ybarra clarifies that Ion Hazzikostas is still running World of Warcraft
Ever since Bobby Kotick removed J. Allen Brack from his post atop Blizzard and replaced him with Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal in the wake of the sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit, gamers have wondered who exactly is running the show at World of Warcraft. According to Ybarra himself, it's still the person who was […]
The Wagadu Chronicles lands some new funding, shifts its release window to summer 2023
While the afrofantasy MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles more than met its crowdfunding target, the game has also recently secured some additional funding on top. The latest Kickstarter update post announces that developer Twin Drums was selected to receive a computer game grant from Germany's federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure and a loan from […]
The Daily Grind: Should double-jump be an MMO standard feature?
I don't care if it's not realistic, I love double-jumping. Ever since the days of Metroid, getting that sweet extra air time made me actually enjoy platforming elements. Double-jumping didn't just allow me to get to spots that were previously inaccessible, they helped to compensate for my frequent bad jumps. This is why I adored […]
City of Titans takes you on a tour of its downtown zone
If there's a constant with superheroes, it's "massive property damage." Wherever villains and heroes clash, buildings grow new holes and Starbucks finds that its total franchise numbers have gone down by one or two. So it's probably best to get a look at what a pristine metropolis looks like before it gets totally wrecked. City […]
Leafling's August new-player overhaul lets players level without fighting
Back in June, our own Fight or Kite columnist Sam raved about a newish indie MMO he'd been playing: Leafling. The pitch was that it's a 2-D action MMORPG trying to tap into old-school 16-bit nostalgia as well all the stuff modern gamers demand. Sam noted that the game did all that and offered PvP […]
RuneScape opens up the Glacor Front and kicks off a month-long Lucky Dip event
The fight against the frosty foe of the Glacor Front is now live. This week's RuneScape update has introduced the second portion of the Elder God Wars dungeon, where players will face off against the frigid Wen's army and the repeatable Arch-Glacor boss that has various adjustable mechanics to let players customize the encounter's level […]
Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida reflects on the progress of the game in a new interview
The release date of Endwalker comes ever closer, and that means Final Fantasy XIV fans are eager for every scrap of information available about the game… even if it comes in a terrible forced-slideshow presentation. A new interview with director and producer Naoki Yoshida on Inverse is unfortunately in just such a format, but it also features […]
Massively OP Podcast Episode 337: Desperation is a good look on you
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW and the Blizzard scandal, Fallout 76, DokeV and New World at Gamescom, Daybreak, TitanReach, and Into the Echo.
Blizzard offers piles of Hearthstone and World of Warcraft loot to boost subs
If you were among the gamers who thought it was a little thirsty of Blizzard to finally be dishing out long-wanted changes in World of Warcraft just as the effects of a weak expansion, flopped patch, and major scandal were catching up with the game, well, this afternoon's news won't impress you. As part of the […]
TERA PC introduces the area of Baldera as console kicks off another double Vanguard earnings event
PC players of TERA have some new land to explore with the game's most recent update: the land of Baldera, located in the Oblivion Woods. This new region is meant for players who are at least level 70, and features the town of Balderon where new achievements and quests await. The update has also opened […]
Amazon's New World releases latest 'legends' hype trailer
We're just over a week away from New World's last big open beta event before its launch in late September, which means Amazon's still laying tracks for the hype train. The latest entry is actually the second in the studio's "Legends of New World" series, this one focused on the "supernatural and mysterious history of […]
Pearl Abyss shares additional details about the creatures, setting, and gameplay of DokeV
Let's assume that your disappointment in DokeV shifting from MMO to open world action adventure hasn't put the kibosh on your overall curiosity or interest in the game. Then you might be happy to learn that Pearl Abyss has been making the rounds to the gaming press in South Korea, offering a few additional informational […]
Massively on the Go: Monster Hunter Stories 2's biggest problem is too much Pokemon
Since its demo, I've seen people both on social media and other game sites comparing Monster Hunter Stories 2 with the Pokemon series, often praising the former over the latter, especially when discussing Pokemon Sword and Shield. More recently, I've seen people talking how Pokemon Legends Arceus seems like a Monster Hunter game. While I get that Sword and Shield was […]
Guild Wars 2's Festival of the Four Winds is live with new achievements and deprecation for WinXP client
The Crown Pavilion is open once again in Guild Wars 2 today as the Festival of the Four Winds is live, bringing a dash of Cantha flair to the longrunning and revivified ArenaNet MMORPG. As usual, players will be participating in the Queen's Gauntlet, racing in Pavilion Pursuit, and dipping into all the other minigames […]
Choose My Adventure: Club Worlds are the pinnacle of player creativity in Trove
Homestead who? Dungeons what? Player-made items? Don't need 'em. The pinnacle of player creativity in Trove, without any peer or equal, is the Club World excursions I've been on. Seriously, the things people are making are insane. The fact that these things are a thing that isn't lauded openly and brazenly on the game's loading […]
Elite Dangerous Odyssey heralds anti-aircraft turrets in conflict zones and more fixes arriving in Update 7
The next update coming to Elite: Dangerous' Odyssey expansion is nearly here and it plans to bring a sizeable list of updates, fixes, and improvements to the spaceship sandbox. One of the marquee features is the addition of anti-aircraft turrets to conflict zones, adding a new layer of challenge to players who were joining in […]
Considering the 'housing crisis' in MMOs like Ultima Online, FFXIV, and EVE Online
MMORPGs with limited digital real estate for player housing such as ArcheAge and Ultima Online may be hurting rather than helping the overall game, a new piece at Game Developer by Lars Doucet argues. The rush to grab land and the potential for real money investment make all of this a dicey prospect, according to the […]
Hearthstone adds 37 minions with today's Battlegrounds update
If you're still giving Hearthstone your time and eyeballs these days, today's update is one you'll want to pay attention to, as Blizzard is calling it "the biggest Battlegrounds update to date." Battlegrounds, you'll recall, is sort of like the TCG's version of a miniature tourney-style battle royale, where eight players are pitted against each […]
Ashes of Creation shows off mounts and new effects, discusses design work being done for Alpha Two
Remember last month when Ashes of Creation creative director Steven Sharif offered a sterling description of the Terror Bird mount? Well, now you can see that description come to in-game life as the mount was featured as part of the game's August development update stream. The video itself is pretty much a showcase of the […]
Star Wars The Old Republic patches in bug fixes and new looting system today
It's patch day over in the galaxy of Star Wars The Old Republic, with GU 6.3.2 on deck. It's not the most exciting patch ever, but then you probably didn't expect it would be, given that the Legacy of the Sith expansion is still coming later this year. Players should comb the patch notes; there's […]
WoW Classic's upcoming LFG tool boasts a big improvement
While the modern version of World of Warcraft's looking for group tool really got going in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, many newer players might not know that The Burning Crusade had an earlier — and less robust — LFG system. And it's this system that's coming to WoW Classic later this year, […]
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the best at respecting your time?
A few weeks ago, in response to our Daily Grind about how many MMOs we've all logged into this summer, one reader replied with a specific game, saying, "It's the only game that respects my time." I don't want to discuss the game but rather that concept because that's important to me too! I "grew […]
Spine is a team-based combat game that promises lots of action and even more cinematic style
So there was a multiplayer team-based title unveiled during this year's Gamescom. It's called Spine and, we're going to be perfectly honest, there is not a lot of information about this one except that it's a thing that is in development and it will be extremely cyberfuture and cinematic and ostentatious. At least if the […]
Realm of the Mad God releases its fully revamped Shatters dungeon
"After years of requests and months of development, the Shatters reconstruction is here at last," heralds the announcement from Realm of the Mad God, a reconstruction effort that readers will recall was hinted at in a roadmap announcement and then tied to the title's largest patch of the year. And now the all-new Shatters dungeon […]
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem eyes mid-autumn for its next content update, seeks player input on playstyles
Last month, the devs of ARPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem laid out some endgame-focused content plans for the game's future while also not really committing to any hard release timing. As of this month's dev report, the folks at Wolcen Studio have begun to narrow down a launch window for the game's next content update. […]
