https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:01:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-stream-team-mini-mo-mania-for-the-9th-mopiversary/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-stream-team-mini-mo-mania-for-the-9th-mopiversary/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:55:26 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479640 How long is nine years? Measured from your Daily Grind wishes to a pirate’s week in review, it’s how long Massively OP has been bringing you all sorts of tasty, tantalizing, and even sometimes terrible MMO news as well as opinions, streams, and more. Of course, how could MJ pass up celebrating this most auspicious […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-stream-team-mini-mo-mania-for-the-9th-mopiversary/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/sea-of-thieves-plans-next-community-weekend-and-february-updates-in-latest-video/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/sea-of-thieves-plans-next-community-weekend-and-february-updates-in-latest-video/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479378 The news digest video series from Sea of Thieves is back with its first episode for this year, and in it fans are getting a look at what’s happening for the upcoming community weekend event and some overall gameplay updates planned for the future. The video begins by announcing the community weekend’s return between February […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/sea-of-thieves-plans-next-community-weekend-and-february-updates-in-latest-video/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/palworld-continues-its-critter-preview-videos-with-a-look-at-the-legendary-frostallion/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/palworld-continues-its-critter-preview-videos-with-a-look-at-the-legendary-frostallion/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479530 Depending on how far along you’ve gotten in Palworld (assuming you’re one of the millions playing the survivalbox), you might have already gotten to meet the formidable Frostallion boss creature. If not, then you’ve got the opportunity to feast your eyes on the higher-level legendary ahead of seeing it in-game. Yes, despite Palworld already being […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/palworld-continues-its-critter-preview-videos-with-a-look-at-the-legendary-frostallion/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/new-worlds-season-of-the-guardian-teases-new-trial-cooking-revamp-animation-buffs-and-opr-mounts/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/new-worlds-season-of-the-guardian-teases-new-trial-cooking-revamp-animation-buffs-and-opr-mounts/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:00:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479603 Amazon has taken the veil off New World’s Season of the Guardian this afternoon, and it sounds as if it’ll have a little bit of somethin’ for everyone – and no, it’s not just seasonal events, though it’s teasing two of those too. For raiders, the 10-person endgame puzzle-encrusted Winter Rune Forge trial is on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/new-worlds-season-of-the-guardian-teases-new-trial-cooking-revamp-animation-buffs-and-opr-mounts/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/you-can-now-buy-river-hobbits-in-lord-of-the-rings-online-highlights-with-store-currency/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/you-can-now-buy-river-hobbits-in-lord-of-the-rings-online-highlights-with-store-currency/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479345 Even with Update 39 undergoing testing on Lord of the Rings Online’s Bullroarer server, things are pretty quiet for our favorite Middle-earth MMO right now. In this past Friday’s dev stream, SSG highlighted the patch’s raid and instances as well as how River Hobbits are now available to unlock for LOTRO Points. As for upcoming […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/you-can-now-buy-river-hobbits-in-lord-of-the-rings-online-highlights-with-store-currency/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/monsters-and-memories-shares-video-footage-from-its-recent-biome-jam-art-dev-test/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/monsters-and-memories-shares-video-footage-from-its-recent-biome-jam-art-dev-test/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479381 Earlier this month, Monsters & Memories developer Niche Worlds Cult talked up an art test known as a Biome Jam, which was intended to see how quickly its devs could craft new environments. It sounds informative on paper, but being an art test it’s probably more impactful when viewed, which leads us to some development […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/monsters-and-memories-shares-video-footage-from-its-recent-biome-jam-art-dev-test/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/the-mop-up-fae-farm-launches-a-free-demo/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/the-mop-up-fae-farm-launches-a-free-demo/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478969 Was Fae Farm too rich for you blood? Now you can check it out for free on Nintendo Switch or PC thanks to a new single-player demo. “This single player demo, downloadable for free in Nintendo eShop, Steam, and the Epic Game Stores will allow anyone to play through the first chapters of the game, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/the-mop-up-fae-farm-launches-a-free-demo/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/the-stream-team-just-grin-and-bear-it-in-icarus/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/the-stream-team-just-grin-and-bear-it-in-icarus/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 23:02:22 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479392 Last time when Massively OP’s MJ tried to explore ICARUS via horseback, she was waylaid by a bear. Not willing to have her plans thwarted by the ursine interloper, she plans to give it another go this week. Will she get far? MJ can grin and bear any hardships. Tune in live at 6:00 p.m. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/the-stream-team-just-grin-and-bear-it-in-icarus/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/the-stream-team-aq3d-celebrates-the-year-of-the-dragon/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/the-stream-team-aq3d-celebrates-the-year-of-the-dragon/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:55:21 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479302 With a logo that is a dragon, it’s no surprise that AQ3D would celebrate the Year of the Dragon! The two are a perfect combination, like peanut butter and chocolate. And since Massively OP’s MJ is all about dragons, of course she wants to participate. Add in the cool cosmetics and you can’t keep her […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/the-stream-team-aq3d-celebrates-the-year-of-the-dragon/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/the-stream-team-solving-dungeons-dragons-onlines-sealed-in-amber/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/the-stream-team-solving-dungeons-dragons-onlines-sealed-in-amber/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:55:49 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479160 In DDO, Ravenloft’s Strahd has no dearth of enemies. A dusk elf named Kasimir Velikov has followed the guidance of his treacherous dead sister, Patrina, to travel along the winding path of the Tsolenka Pass into the mountains in search of an ancient temple built of amber. Of course, Massively OP’s MJ has to go […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/the-stream-team-solving-dungeons-dragons-onlines-sealed-in-amber/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/star-wars-galaxies-restoration-rogue-server-launches-schisms-of-heretics-with-new-jedi-content/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/star-wars-galaxies-restoration-rogue-server-launches-schisms-of-heretics-with-new-jedi-content/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477580 If there were an award for slick rogue server promotions, Star Wars Galaxies Restoration 3 would win it this month, as the announcement newsletter for its Publish 1.2 The Schisms of Heretics includes not only a video but a welcome-back guide for returning players in a satisfyingly organized layout. Oh, and a full and proper […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/star-wars-galaxies-restoration-rogue-server-launches-schisms-of-heretics-with-new-jedi-content/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fortnite-opens-the-doors-to-its-own-trevor-noah-produced-virtual-stand-up-comedy-club/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fortnite-opens-the-doors-to-its-own-trevor-noah-produced-virtual-stand-up-comedy-club/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479104 In-game concerts have already been a thing in Fortnite, so where does the games platform go from there? Why, opening the doors to its own virtual comedy club, naturally. This is a perfectly normal progression that isn’t strange at all. Or it’ll be a great thing for those who don’t have a comedy club near […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fortnite-opens-the-doors-to-its-own-trevor-noah-produced-virtual-stand-up-comedy-club/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479016 Ubisoft’s long, long delayed pirate “co-op pirate open world action RPG” MMO Skull & Bones has finally set sail with a soft launch into a no-wipe open beta as of late last night. Never again will I have to write a title about a Skull & Bones delay and try to figure out how many […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/feed/ 23 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/overwatch-2s-season-9-calls-to-champions-next-week/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/overwatch-2s-season-9-calls-to-champions-next-week/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479057 The ninth season of Overwatch 2 is ticking down to launch next week on February 13th with an array of “eldritch horrors” waiting on deck. Season 9: Champions adds the titular rank of competitive play in addition to the fancy Jade weapon, a new battle pass reward track, the Ancient Caller Moira mythic skin, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/overwatch-2s-season-9-calls-to-champions-next-week/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/tencents-tarisland-drops-a-video-guide-to-its-ranger-class/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/tencents-tarisland-drops-a-video-guide-to-its-ranger-class/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479060 While some upcoming MMOs keep info behind closed doors, Tarisland is making all kinds of public effort to pump up the community for this year’s launch. A day after posting a video about the MMO’s business model and economy, Tarisland pushed out a guide to its trap-using, ranged DPS Ranger class. The class overview of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/tencents-tarisland-drops-a-video-guide-to-its-ranger-class/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:00:49 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478984 Approximately a thousand years ago in the lost age of 1997, I remember inching my way across an isometric Ultima Online screen, fighting insane lag and rollbacks to make my way to a player-held castle where OSI gamemasters were holding a custom event just for players. It’s been a long-standing and (almost) unbroken tradition in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/enshrouded-offers-up-some-beginners-tips-in-its-latest-video/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/enshrouded-offers-up-some-beginners-tips-in-its-latest-video/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478978 Enshrouded might be familiar to survival sandbox vets, but it’s also possible that some of its systems are unique to those players, or that this is some gamers’ first survivalbox rodeo. Whatever the case may be, developer Keen Games is here to help with a video guide full of beginner’s tips. The video hits on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/enshrouded-offers-up-some-beginners-tips-in-its-latest-video/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/dune-awakenings-latest-video-snippet-is-all-about-playing-both-solo-and-with-friends/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/dune-awakenings-latest-video-snippet-is-all-about-playing-both-solo-and-with-friends/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:30:56 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478993 Who here would like another vertically oriented video snippet out of Dune: Awakening? If you raised your hand, then you’re probably reading this on mobile (in which case, hello) or you’re not bothered by seeing a thin video on your PC desktop. Or you just want to see the latest short talk about solo play […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/dune-awakenings-latest-video-snippet-is-all-about-playing-both-solo-and-with-friends/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/tarisland-discusses-its-business-model-and-in-game-economy-in-a-new-video/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/tarisland-discusses-its-business-model-and-in-game-economy-in-a-new-video/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478900 Tarisland has airdropped in a new video about its economy this week, but the downside is that the video is a bit vague when it discusses economic activity. It talks a great deal about how its sold items will not be meant to grant any sort of in-game advantage, for example, but it remains vague […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/tarisland-discusses-its-business-model-and-in-game-economy-in-a-new-video/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/happy-second-birthday-to-lost-ark-whose-2-extreme-update-arrived-this-morning/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/happy-second-birthday-to-lost-ark-whose-2-extreme-update-arrived-this-morning/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478890 I half expected to be able to make a “too extreme to launch on time” joke for today’s Lost Ark patch, but actually Amazon and Smilegate have delivered the update without much of a hitch, as servers were back up at 8:30 a.m. EST this morning, only a half hour later than originally anticipated. The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/happy-second-birthday-to-lost-ark-whose-2-extreme-update-arrived-this-morning/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478937 Another day, another MMO that seeks to “bring back the golden age of the genre.” But will the emerging Scars of Honor capture the zeitgeist of a community hungry for solid new products — especially if one delivers so many tasty morsels in its feature list? Developed by Bulgarian startup Beast Burst Entertainment, Scars of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/new-worlds-4-0-4-update-lands-today-with-cross-world-expeditions/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/new-worlds-4-0-4-update-lands-today-with-cross-world-expeditions/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478897 Happy launch day to New World’s 4.0.4 patch – let’s not take that number as any kind of sign – as the cross-world expeditions will finally go live as of this morning’s update, which is expected back up around 9:30 a.m. EST today (just as this post is going live). “Your favorite Expeditions will now […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/new-worlds-4-0-4-update-lands-today-with-cross-world-expeditions/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/black-desert-talks-up-300v300-war-of-the-roses-pvp-and-todays-15v15-guild-league/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/black-desert-talks-up-300v300-war-of-the-roses-pvp-and-todays-15v15-guild-league/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:00:17 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478932 Black Desert is taking a page out of EVE Online’s playbook and promoting its mass-PvP systems – specifically, the War of the Roses pre-season event that ran last weekend, followed up by today’s 15v15 guild league launch. First, on Sunday, War of the Roses saw a “historic clash” between NA and EU guilds in a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/black-desert-talks-up-300v300-war-of-the-roses-pvp-and-todays-15v15-guild-league/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-going-gangbusters-on-guild-wars-2s-skywatch-meta-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-going-gangbusters-on-guild-wars-2s-skywatch-meta-event/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:50:37 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478909 It’s back to Skywatch for Massively OP’s MJ. Specifically, she’s heading to Guild Wars 2’s meta event there. Why? Because she learned last time that she can get almost all of the currencies she needs for her Skyscale through the meta event rewards! Now, the once reluctant-to-repeat-them MJ is eager for more of those long, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-going-gangbusters-on-guild-wars-2s-skywatch-meta-event/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/actress-michelle-rodriguez-demos-skull-and-bones-intro-and-events-in-latest-video/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/actress-michelle-rodriguez-demos-skull-and-bones-intro-and-events-in-latest-video/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478820 Earlier Skull and Bones offered up a look at what general gameplay and endgame looks like in its last video preview, but now we’re getting a look at what the starting experience is like, with the help of actor Michelle Rodriguez and one of Ubisoft’s devs. The opening portion of the game starts off with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/actress-michelle-rodriguez-demos-skull-and-bones-intro-and-events-in-latest-video/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-spelunking-for-snowmen-for-astroneers-5th-birthday-breakdown-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-spelunking-for-snowmen-for-astroneers-5th-birthday-breakdown-event/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:55:05 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478805 Massively OP’s MJ was pretty sad that she couldn’t complete Astroneer‘s Christmas event owing to the lack of event drops; no toys nor snowmen were found on her planets. Now, they are apparently in the planets! MJ has excitedly discovered that the fifth birthday event is filled with colorful snowmen that just happen to be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/the-stream-team-spelunking-for-snowmen-for-astroneers-5th-birthday-breakdown-event/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/animal-crossing-inspired-cozy-mmo-galactic-getaway-launches-50000-kickstarter/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/animal-crossing-inspired-cozy-mmo-galactic-getaway-launches-50000-kickstarter/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477834 Twice last spring, we covered a new-to-us MMO called Galactic Getaway, a game that had been in production already since 2021. We originally binned it under multiplayer, and it clearly shared a lot in common with cozy sandboxes like Animal Crossing New Horizon, promising housing, minigames, pets, farming, space stations, multiple biomes and planets, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/animal-crossing-inspired-cozy-mmo-galactic-getaway-launches-50000-kickstarter/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/nightingale-counting-nearly-50k-testers-is-launching-early-access-two-days-earlier-than-originally-planned/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/nightingale-counting-nearly-50k-testers-is-launching-early-access-two-days-earlier-than-originally-planned/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:30:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478876 Hope you didn’t take the original launch date off because Nightingale’s early access release has been pushed up two days. “Inflexion Games announced the launch date of [its] PVE survival-crafting game Nightingale moved up two days, with the title now set to release into Early Access on February 20th on PC via Steam and Epic […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/nightingale-counting-nearly-50k-testers-is-launching-early-access-two-days-earlier-than-originally-planned/feed/ 19 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/throne-and-liberty-kr-holds-its-first-pvp-siege-and-explains-the-activitys-mechanics/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/throne-and-liberty-kr-holds-its-first-pvp-siege-and-explains-the-activitys-mechanics/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:27 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478810 If you like laying siege to to a big castle with fantasy classes and big stomping rock golems, then you’ll probably like what Throne & Liberty did last week, which was kick off the MMORPG’s very first guild vs. guild siege featuring all of the above. The siege itself happened at different dates and times […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/throne-and-liberty-kr-holds-its-first-pvp-siege-and-explains-the-activitys-mechanics/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/wayfinder-previews-interface-quality-of-life-and-damage-reduction-balancing/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/wayfinder-previews-interface-quality-of-life-and-damage-reduction-balancing/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478750 Pay no attention to the rogue sdsds at the top of Wayfinder’s patch notes: This is a real patch and not just the ramblings of somebody’s cat. Airship Syndicate, presumably still smarting from last week’s layoffs, has indeed dropped a preview for its upcoming update, which includes two major components: the UI and a balance […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/wayfinder-previews-interface-quality-of-life-and-damage-reduction-balancing/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/myth-of-empires-epic-new-trailer-teases-biomes-building-construction-and-warfare/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/myth-of-empires-epic-new-trailer-teases-biomes-building-construction-and-warfare/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:48 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478724 Having put its legal quibbles with Studio Wildcard and Smilegate behind it, strategy-sandbox MMO Myth of Empires is heading to its launch this month as planned. This morning, Angela Game dropped a new trailer for the game that shows off everything from its diversity of biomes and construction to farming and siege weaponry. Even the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/myth-of-empires-epic-new-trailer-teases-biomes-building-construction-and-warfare/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/the-stream-team-warframes-book-and-brainiac-fish/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/the-stream-team-warframes-book-and-brainiac-fish/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:55:45 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478736 When Massively OP’s MJ left off in her Warframe Whispers in the Walls adventures last time, it wasn’t the walls she was listening to. It was a giant, brainiac fish. And Fibonacci — the fish — has a task for her: to complete the grimoire by finding the missing page that Loid himself hid away. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/the-stream-team-warframes-book-and-brainiac-fish/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/new-world-details-its-cross-world-expedition-group-finder-finally-launching-february-7/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/new-world-details-its-cross-world-expedition-group-finder-finally-launching-february-7/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:00:33 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478709 New World players have been waiting longer than expected for the cross-world expedition group finder, as it was originally meant to launch last year but was held over for more polish and features. That wait is almost over now as the launch is happening this week on February 7th. “Through player feedback, the Activity Finder […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/new-world-details-its-cross-world-expedition-group-finder-finally-launching-february-7/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/star-citizen-devs-offer-additional-information-about-alpha-3-23s-possible-features/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/star-citizen-devs-offer-additional-information-about-alpha-3-23s-possible-features/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478563 The return of Star Citizen’s weekly video digests already highlighted a couple of features for alpha 3.23, but there’s now the usual weekly Star Citizen Live broadcast that grants even more information about the patch and its planned features. Naturally the devs discussed the EVA updates and interaction button updates, noting that a later update […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/star-citizen-devs-offer-additional-information-about-alpha-3-23s-possible-features/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/lord-of-the-rings-online-preps-update-39-testing-dungeons-dragons-online-readies-year-of-the-dragon/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/lord-of-the-rings-online-preps-update-39-testing-dungeons-dragons-online-readies-year-of-the-dragon/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478567 Standing Stone Games’ weekend livestreams for both Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online have both come to pass, and while most of each stream’s runtime is primarily about community manager Cordovan playing each game in turn, there are some news nuggets that were dropped beforehand in each broadcast. For DDO players, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/lord-of-the-rings-online-preps-update-39-testing-dungeons-dragons-online-readies-year-of-the-dragon/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/indie-mmo-sandbox-fractured-online-unveils-its-endgame-changer-patch-coming-february-21/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/indie-mmo-sandbox-fractured-online-unveils-its-endgame-changer-patch-coming-february-21/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478484 Kickstarted sandbox Fractured has been teasing a big endgame overhaul for a few weeks now, setting the date for February 21st, and now the studio’s explained a bit more about exactly what’s in it. In the new video, Dynamight’s Jacopo Gallelli explains that the patch is the “product of three months of work” for the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/indie-mmo-sandbox-fractured-online-unveils-its-endgame-changer-patch-coming-february-21/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/the-mop-up-sun/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/the-mop-up-sun/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 21:00:35 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478118 Bye bye, War Thunder bots! “Over the last month, we’ve blocked 9,569 accounts that were found to be in violation of the rules,” Gaijin told players this week. “Specifically 3.2.3 of the EULA namely in the automation of gameplay (using bots) and cheat software.” And just to cap it all off, the team posted the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/the-mop-up-sun/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478258 Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you’ve probably never heard of (but we’ll be impressed if you have). Sneak Out Sneak Out is for some reason listed as similar to Terraria on Steam. It’s not like Terraria at all. It’s much more like a game of Among Us mashed together with a wacky game […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478268 Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! It’s been pretty hoppin’ for Kickstarted MMOs lately, as Elite Dangerous is back from its deathbed, Ashes of Creation dropped a PvP preview video, Dual Universe is actually shipping Kickstarter physical rewards, Embers Adrift has big noob-onboarding plans for 2024, Fractured Veil […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/make-my-mmo-crowdfunding-roundup-2024-feb-3/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/the-stream-team-starting-again-in-aq3d-with-a-revamped-experience/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/the-stream-team-starting-again-in-aq3d-with-a-revamped-experience/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 22:55:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478422 What would convince Massively OP’s MJ to start over in AQ3D? A new starting experience! But this isn’t about forfeiting all her achievements and cosmetics — as if she could! Instead, AE has totally revamped the beginning experience and has asked players to give it a run and offer feedback. So back to the new […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/the-stream-team-starting-again-in-aq3d-with-a-revamped-experience/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477983 It’s time once again to take up several sub-genres, toss them in a pot, and whisk until they smooth into a new title. This time the ingredients are the multiplayer FPS, RPG, and survival game, with a sprinkling of voxel sandbox visuals and ray-traced graphics to create Voxlands. “Voxlands invites you to embark on a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/the-stream-team-blowing-up-birthday-borg-in-scorpions-abyss-on-star-trek-onlines-14th-anniversary/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/the-stream-team-blowing-up-birthday-borg-in-scorpions-abyss-on-star-trek-onlines-14th-anniversary/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:55:46 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478360 Happy 14th anniversary, Star Trek Online! And Massively OP’s MJ is celebrating by running the newest content, Scorpion’s Abyss. This episode brings in Ezri Dax into the fight against the Borg threat. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. and join as Massively OP’s Stream Team sings happy birthday while blowing up borg! Who doesn’t like […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/the-stream-team-blowing-up-birthday-borg-in-scorpions-abyss-on-star-trek-onlines-14th-anniversary/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/aion-classic-eu-confirms-executioner-class-new-instances-and-level-cap-raise-for-the-first-half-of-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/aion-classic-eu-confirms-executioner-class-new-instances-and-level-cap-raise-for-the-first-half-of-2024/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:00:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478350 The roadmap bug continues to proliferate across our genre, as Aion Classic EU shared its own 2024 roadmap last month in snazzy video format, which highlights plans for the server from January through June. The first half of the year will be punctuated by Update 2.7 in March and April, which will introduce the new […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/aion-classic-eu-confirms-executioner-class-new-instances-and-level-cap-raise-for-the-first-half-of-2024/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477909 Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you’ve probably never heard of (but if you have, awesome!). Under a Rock If you’re not living under a rock, well, you should be… Gameforge’s Under a Rock, that is. It’s a multiplayer survival title from Nordic Trolls, published under the Gameforge banner and sporting online co-op. It’s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/skull-bones-free-open-beta-begins-february-7-heres-the-new-trailer-and-season-preview/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/skull-bones-free-open-beta-begins-february-7-heres-the-new-trailer-and-season-preview/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478286 Ubisoft is hyping up the free open beta for Skull and Bones, and we have to note right up front that while the devs are calling it an open beta, it’s really more like a soft launch or headstart for the real deal, as progression carries over into the real launch, assuming you buy the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/skull-bones-free-open-beta-begins-february-7-heres-the-new-trailer-and-season-preview/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/star-citizen-discusses-alpha-3-23-eva-updates-lines-up-multiple-events-and-a-new-free-trial-for-february/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/star-citizen-discusses-alpha-3-23-eva-updates-lines-up-multiple-events-and-a-new-free-trial-for-february/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:30:14 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478309 Star Citizen is a game that’s mostly about internet spaceships, but sometimes players need to engage in some extra-vehicular activity, or EVA for short. The mechanics of moving around in the void of space will be seeing some updates in alpha 3.23, which are the subject of the game’s returning episode of Star Citizen Live. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/star-citizen-discusses-alpha-3-23-eva-updates-lines-up-multiple-events-and-a-new-free-trial-for-february/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/the-stream-team-a-mad-tea-party-in-dungeons-dragons-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/the-stream-team-a-mad-tea-party-in-dungeons-dragons-online/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:55:01 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478201 When hunting a vicious vampire that has been terrorizing an area, it is important to… stop and attend a tea party?! Massively OP’s MJ will be going to a tea party in DDO’s Barovia hosted by Lady Fiona Wachter, who just happens to be an ally to the vampire Strahd. Of course, she has also […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/the-stream-team-a-mad-tea-party-in-dungeons-dragons-online/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ashes-of-creation-showcases-how-pvp-will-work-for-caravan-runs-in-latest-preview-video/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ashes-of-creation-showcases-how-pvp-will-work-for-caravan-runs-in-latest-preview-video/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478145 Last November, Ashes of Creation highlighted the act of moving goods from one place to another in a caravan, which was certainly an illustrative look at the activity but ultimately was done in a vacuum, with the devs in a private build that was free from PvP threats – and didn’t really elaborate on how […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ashes-of-creation-showcases-how-pvp-will-work-for-caravan-runs-in-latest-preview-video/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/elite-dangerous-unveils-2024-plans-for-powerplay-rework-next-thargoid-war-step-and-at-least-four-new-ships/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/elite-dangerous-unveils-2024-plans-for-powerplay-rework-next-thargoid-war-step-and-at-least-four-new-ships/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:30:14 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478129 The playerbase of Elite Dangerous is waking up to some unique emotions today: a sense of hope and excitement for the spaceship sandbox. That’s thanks to a recent livestream from Frontier Developments that made some huge announcements for the game’s 2024, including the big features of the game’s next two major updates, a new gameplay […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/elite-dangerous-unveils-2024-plans-for-powerplay-rework-next-thargoid-war-step-and-at-least-four-new-ships/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/the-stream-team-going-after-swtors-latest-achievements/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/the-stream-team-going-after-swtors-latest-achievements/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:55:19 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477693 Caught up on the newest story, all that’s left for Massively OP’s Larry is a few little side quests and the newest achievements. Although it hardly seems possible that there would be any achievement greater than obtaining a hot pink toy soldier outfit, Larry will persist. There’s even an off chance MJ can finally join […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/the-stream-team-going-after-swtors-latest-achievements/feed/ 0