https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:32:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 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/world-of-tanks-series-unveils-plans-for-dune-part-two-cross-promotion-events-and-items/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/world-of-tanks-series-unveils-plans-for-dune-part-two-cross-promotion-events-and-items/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479524 Wargaming and Legendary Pictures have come together, given each other a high-five (probably with stacks of money in their palms), and decided that the World of Tanks games are a great place for the upcoming Dune: Part Two movie to have multiple cross-promotional events for players to mark the film’s March 1st premiere. The goodies […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/world-of-tanks-series-unveils-plans-for-dune-part-two-cross-promotion-events-and-items/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/albion-online-tweaks-staffs-temp-disables-duels-readies-turkish-and-arabic-language-support/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/albion-online-tweaks-staffs-temp-disables-duels-readies-turkish-and-arabic-language-support/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479534 It has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of Albion Online as Sandbox Interactive has been putting out patches, dealing with duelers being cheaty little cheaters, and expanding the sandbox MMORPG’s language options. So let us review, shall we? We’ll start with the most recent patch, which is mostly focused on weapon […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/albion-online-tweaks-staffs-temp-disables-duels-readies-turkish-and-arabic-language-support/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/ncsoft-updates-eulas-for-lineage-ii-aion-and-blade-and-soul-as-part-of-their-move-to-purple/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/ncsoft-updates-eulas-for-lineage-ii-aion-and-blade-and-soul-as-part-of-their-move-to-purple/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479412 At the top of February we reported on NCsoft’s decision to migrate many of its MMOs to its bespoke Purple platform, specifically affecting Blade & Soul, Lineage II, and Aion. With that in mind, it’s probably going to come as no surprise that the EULAs for all three titles have been updated as a result. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/ncsoft-updates-eulas-for-lineage-ii-aion-and-blade-and-soul-as-part-of-their-move-to-purple/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-daily-grind-is-there-an-mmorpg-you-think-shouldnt-be-classified-as-an-mmorpg/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-daily-grind-is-there-an-mmorpg-you-think-shouldnt-be-classified-as-an-mmorpg/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:00:44 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475522 We have the MMORPG subreddit to thank for this morning’s Daily Grind: At the beginning of January, some bright spark over there posted a thread insisting that EVE Online, a long-running sci-fi MMORPG, is not in fact an MMORPG. Now, I didn’t click on the thread; insert the “I’m not falling for that hot take/that’s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/the-daily-grind-is-there-an-mmorpg-you-think-shouldnt-be-classified-as-an-mmorpg/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/war-thunder-welcomes-lunar-new-year-with-beefy-chinese-tanks/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/war-thunder-welcomes-lunar-new-year-with-beefy-chinese-tanks/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479332 With an increase of Lunar New Year celebrations in online games across the world, it’s not quite as surprising that War Thunder wants to get in on the festivities. The military vehicle battler is giving out some nice tanks and goodies for the Year of the Dragon, starting with a unique gold dragon decal. Then […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/war-thunder-welcomes-lunar-new-year-with-beefy-chinese-tanks/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/warhaven-puts-out-a-new-character-new-pre-season-and-valentines-day-event-ahead-of-april-sunset/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/warhaven-puts-out-a-new-character-new-pre-season-and-valentines-day-event-ahead-of-april-sunset/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479267 Warhaven is still a multiplayer title that’s headed for a sunsetting in April, but you probably wouldn’t know that judging by the game’s content output: Nexon put forth its Pre-Season 2 update last week with a new character and a new Valentine’s Day event for players to enjoy, however bittersweet that enjoyment may be. The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/warhaven-puts-out-a-new-character-new-pre-season-and-valentines-day-event-ahead-of-april-sunset/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/world-of-warships-and-world-of-tanks-launch-dueling-lunar-new-year-events-today/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/world-of-warships-and-world-of-tanks-launch-dueling-lunar-new-year-events-today/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478733 Wargaming’s stable of MMOs are rolling out fireworks and festivities for lunar new year to cap off the week. Over in World of Tanks, the lunar new year event lands today, offering themed chests, the Object 590 (a new Tier IX Premium tank with a reverse autoreloading system), and the Tier VIII Premium tank named […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/world-of-warships-and-world-of-tanks-launch-dueling-lunar-new-year-events-today/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fight-or-kite-ravendawn-has-a-great-class-system-but-gameplay-needs-polish/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fight-or-kite-ravendawn-has-a-great-class-system-but-gameplay-needs-polish/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478411 As an avid gamer of the ’80s and ’90s, I’ve got a real soft spot for all things retro-inspired. A lot of my favorites lean into the action adventure-style games, but I also enjoyed turn based RPGs as well. There’s hardly any Metroidvania-style games that I haven’t played – minus, for some reason, Metroid or […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/fight-or-kite-ravendawn-has-a-great-class-system-but-gameplay-needs-polish/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-backseat-streaming-watches-a-virtual-reality-giant-fight-tiny-pc-knights-in-davigo/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-backseat-streaming-watches-a-virtual-reality-giant-fight-tiny-pc-knights-in-davigo/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:55:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478927 What happens when one giant playing in virtual reality faces off against itty bitty rocket-firing knights playing on PC? You get Davigo, the VR vs. PC asymmetrical PvP title! And tonight, MOP’s MJ and Chris are going to be enjoying some gameplay footage from the giant’s point of view! Tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-backseat-streaming-watches-a-virtual-reality-giant-fight-tiny-pc-knights-in-davigo/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-learning-how-to-play-war-thunder-the-matriarch-way/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-learning-how-to-play-war-thunder-the-matriarch-way/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:55:11 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478924 MOP’s Chris is entering all-new territory for him in today’s stream: He’ll be taking up the role of pilot or tanker (or both!) in War Thunder for the very first time, and he’ll be joined by his best friend the Matriarch Britarnya as she helps him learn the ropes and teaches him how to play! […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/the-stream-team-learning-how-to-play-war-thunder-the-matriarch-way/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/perfect-ten-the-mmo-franchises-that-cant-count-past-two/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/perfect-ten-the-mmo-franchises-that-cant-count-past-two/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478922 Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher than two. We had a few dozen different iterations of Street Fighter 2, and then when the developers finally decided to make a new game, it was a prequel, so it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/perfect-ten-the-mmo-franchises-that-cant-count-past-two/feed/ 13 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/mortal-online-2-opens-up-its-test-server-for-a-new-balance-patch/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/mortal-online-2-opens-up-its-test-server-for-a-new-balance-patch/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478792 It’s frankly upsetting when you think of players on Mortal Online 2 who for too long have cowered behind shield, resolute and confident in their knowledge that their stamina will be unaffected even as blow rain upon their shield with furious intensity. Yet no longer with the game’s next balance patch; now stamina shall be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/mortal-online-2-opens-up-its-test-server-for-a-new-balance-patch/feed/ 0 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/2024/02/05/apb-reloaded-releases-phase-one-of-its-fully-rebuilt-matchmaking-system/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/apb-reloaded-releases-phase-one-of-its-fully-rebuilt-matchmaking-system/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:30:45 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478653 This past weekend, Little Orbit CEO Matthew Scott hinted at an upcoming feature release for APB Reloaded, which was noted as part of the studio’s overall effort to bring the old game up to a 64-bit standard. “Wouldn’t it be cool to launch Phase 1 of the next big feature?” he teased at the time. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/apb-reloaded-releases-phase-one-of-its-fully-rebuilt-matchmaking-system/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/open-perpetuum-is-bringing-land-mines-new-weapons-and-t4-balancing-sometime-in-marchish/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/open-perpetuum-is-bringing-land-mines-new-weapons-and-t4-balancing-sometime-in-marchish/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477428 Markish your calendarsh because the Perpetuum emulator Open Perpetuum is going to be releasing Patch 31 sometime in “Marchish.” When is Marchish? We’re notsh so shuresh. Intentional misspellings aside, this next patch has some potentially interesting things for players of the sandbox to look forward to, like the ability to deploy land mines as well […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/open-perpetuum-is-bringing-land-mines-new-weapons-and-t4-balancing-sometime-in-marchish/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/war-thunder-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-dragon-decals-and-a-free-soviet-tank/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/war-thunder-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-dragon-decals-and-a-free-soviet-tank/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477421 2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese Zodiac, so it stands to reason that War Thunder is celebrating the Lunar New Year with dragon decals. It’s also going to mark the holiday by giving away an experimental Soviet tank, which is a little bit out of place thematically speaking, but hey, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/war-thunder-celebrates-the-lunar-new-year-with-dragon-decals-and-a-free-soviet-tank/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ncsoft-announces-plans-to-move-aion-lineage-2-and-blade-and-soul-to-its-purple-platform/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ncsoft-announces-plans-to-move-aion-lineage-2-and-blade-and-soul-to-its-purple-platform/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:30:21 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478155 Readers might remember that back in 2019, NCsoft launched its own games platform known as Purple, which lets players enjoy the studio’s mobile games on PC along with features like streaming support, key configuration, an integrated text and voice chat, and the option to link multiple mobile accounts to the same desktop. It looks as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/ncsoft-announces-plans-to-move-aion-lineage-2-and-blade-and-soul-to-its-purple-platform/feed/ 3 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/2024/01/30/loric-games-founded-by-mythic-vets-picks-up-fresh-investment-and-jeff-hickman-to-build-a-survival-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/30/loric-games-founded-by-mythic-vets-picks-up-fresh-investment-and-jeff-hickman-to-build-a-survival-game/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477538 Remember back in 2022, when we first learned a trio of Mythic vets – Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton – were putting the band back together to build some sort of multiplayer survivalbox under the Loric Games banner? That banner is waving again this morning as Loric has picked up another […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/30/loric-games-founded-by-mythic-vets-picks-up-fresh-investment-and-jeff-hickman-to-build-a-survival-game/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/interview-survival-mmo-age-of-water-on-monetization-sandbox-play-and-q1-early-access-launch/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/interview-survival-mmo-age-of-water-on-monetization-sandbox-play-and-q1-early-access-launch/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477474 Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio under Gaijin Entertainment’s inCubator guidance, the MMO was already floating a unique identity as a Waterworld-esque survival MMO (I believe MOP’s Chris referred to it approvingly as “Moist Crossout” in homage […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/interview-survival-mmo-age-of-water-on-monetization-sandbox-play-and-q1-early-access-launch/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/camelot-unchaineds-newsletter-affirms-business-model-breaks-down-new-animation-debugging-tool-and-lighting-improvements/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/camelot-unchaineds-newsletter-affirms-business-model-breaks-down-new-animation-debugging-tool-and-lighting-improvements/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477345 We’ve had one Camelot Unchained newsletter, yes, but what about second newsletter? Then prepare for paragraphs from City State Entertainment as it showcases the work of animation debugging and lighting improvement. As in previous newsletters, these topics are drilled down to significant depths, as one dev talks up his last year’s worth of work on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/camelot-unchaineds-newsletter-affirms-business-model-breaks-down-new-animation-debugging-tool-and-lighting-improvements/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/the-mop-up-ddos-snowpeaks-festival-returns/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/the-mop-up-ddos-snowpeaks-festival-returns/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476674 Just because winter is in full swing doesn’t mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the return of its annual Snowpeaks Festival. “The Snowpeaks Festival is the most magical time of winter, when the ice, sleet, and wind arrive, bringing good cheer and treats to all who […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/the-mop-up-ddos-snowpeaks-festival-returns/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/one-shot-surveying-my-domain/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/one-shot-surveying-my-domain/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477155 Good day, captain! Now that you’ve been beamed down by your mutinous crew and marooned on an ice planet, you might as well enjoy the view before your internal organs begin to freeze. It’s all about the pose and poise, after all! “Here I am chilling in Star Trek Online, both literally and figuratively,” said […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/28/one-shot-surveying-my-domain/feed/ 14 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/27/eve-vanguard-resumes-playtesting-eve-echoes-changes-ship-insurance-costs/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/27/eve-vanguard-resumes-playtesting-eve-echoes-changes-ship-insurance-costs/#respond Sun, 28 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477320 This weekend brings a couple of news pieces from the world of EVE Online, both in the PC and mobile versions of the game, with the former beginning its next leg of the Vanguard FPS testing and the latter adjusting the cost of insurance for internet spaceships. EVE Echoes has decided to bring the cost […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/27/eve-vanguard-resumes-playtesting-eve-echoes-changes-ship-insurance-costs/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/nexon-is-shutting-down-its-multiplayer-medieval-war-game-warhaven-in-april/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/nexon-is-shutting-down-its-multiplayer-medieval-war-game-warhaven-in-april/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 23:00:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477289 You may not have thought much about Warhaven this week prior to reading our PvP columnist Sam Kash’s take on the game’s current state of affairs. That article now sadly serves as a eulogy, as it was written prior to our learning the news that the game has quietly announced an impending shutdown on April […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/nexon-is-shutting-down-its-multiplayer-medieval-war-game-warhaven-in-april/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/mortal-online-2-opens-the-undercroft-dungeon-in-latest-patch/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/mortal-online-2-opens-the-undercroft-dungeon-in-latest-patch/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:00:26 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477183 When you hear a place called the Undercroft, a few things come to mind: an underground delve, some form of fancy stonework, maybe impossibly large bats or spiders to fight. These things and more may be awaiting players of Mortal Online 2 when they dive in to the new Undercroft dungeon added with this latest […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/mortal-online-2-opens-the-undercroft-dungeon-in-latest-patch/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/fight-or-kite-warhavens-pre-season-2-is-super-fun-but-perilously-unbalanced/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/fight-or-kite-warhavens-pre-season-2-is-super-fun-but-perilously-unbalanced/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476265 Update: This column was written before we knew that Nexon has decided to sunset the game in April, unfortunately. Consider this our eulogy and a reminder of what could’ve been. Winter has come on strong the past week, and I once again found myself browsing MOP’s PvP news for something to keep me warm as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/fight-or-kite-warhavens-pre-season-2-is-super-fun-but-perilously-unbalanced/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/almost-11-years-post-kickstarter-camelot-unchained-devs-are-working-on-ui-lighting-npc-navigation-and-performance/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/almost-11-years-post-kickstarter-camelot-unchained-devs-are-working-on-ui-lighting-npc-navigation-and-performance/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:30:49 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477204 Camelot Unchained is moving into its 11th year of development this month, and it looks as if most of the work focus from City State Entertainment is improving what’s been built, with specific upgrades to the unreleased MMORPG’s lighting, UI, NPC movement system, and overall engine performance. All of which is probably not the “good […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/almost-11-years-post-kickstarter-camelot-unchained-devs-are-working-on-ui-lighting-npc-navigation-and-performance/feed/ 18 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/dark-age-of-camelot-brings-back-its-ghost-keep-event-with-rvr-boosts-and-spooky-rewards-until-february-20/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/dark-age-of-camelot-brings-back-its-ghost-keep-event-with-rvr-boosts-and-spooky-rewards-until-february-20/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476535 Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don’t need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never hurts to have some extra rewards handed out on top of it all. That’s just what’s being offered in the return of the Ghost Keep event running between now and February […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/dark-age-of-camelot-brings-back-its-ghost-keep-event-with-rvr-boosts-and-spooky-rewards-until-february-20/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/eve-onlines-board-game-kickstarter-is-live-and-it-met-its-funding-goal-in-under-an-hour/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/eve-onlines-board-game-kickstarter-is-live-and-it-met-its-funding-goal-in-under-an-hour/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:30:19 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476994 Apparently there are plenty of EVE Online fans who would like the board game version of the spaceship sandbox to be a thing. Yesterday as planned, Titan Forge launched the Kickstarter campaign to get the project off the ground, and it met its over $54K funding goal in under an hour, hitting over $190K in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/eve-onlines-board-game-kickstarter-is-live-and-it-met-its-funding-goal-in-under-an-hour/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/albion-onlines-latest-guide-explains-the-nature-of-its-world-and-how-players-can-explore-it/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/albion-onlines-latest-guide-explains-the-nature-of-its-world-and-how-players-can-explore-it/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476578 If you have never played Albion Online before, it can feel a little bit daunting to start, especially if you know that it’s a game with FFA PvP areas and don’t fancy getting yourself perforated by skilled players for the crime of gathering in the wrong neck of the woods. But the game’s site has […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/albion-onlines-latest-guide-explains-the-nature-of-its-world-and-how-players-can-explore-it/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/riot-games-laid-off-over-500-people-last-night-and-no-we-dont-know-what-it-means-for-the-riot-mmo/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/riot-games-laid-off-over-500-people-last-night-and-no-we-dont-know-what-it-means-for-the-riot-mmo/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476580 Riot Games is joining the seemingly endless list of game studios continuing to dump workers overboard: Last night, the company announced it is shedding a whopping 530 employees, representing 11% of the company. The studio tells players “the biggest impact [is] to teams outside of core development,” though the growing list of affected devs says […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/riot-games-laid-off-over-500-people-last-night-and-no-we-dont-know-what-it-means-for-the-riot-mmo/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/mechwarrior-online-legends-maps-out-mechs-events-and-weapons-coming-over-the-next-three-months/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/mechwarrior-online-legends-maps-out-mechs-events-and-weapons-coming-over-the-next-three-months/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476322 What does the first quarter of 2024 hold for MechWarrior Online Legends? Well, there will be ‘Mechs but that was pretty much a given, yet players will still probably want to pay attention to a short-term roadmap as it talks up event updates, weapon arrivals, and the kinds of chassis players can look forward to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/mechwarrior-online-legends-maps-out-mechs-events-and-weapons-coming-over-the-next-three-months/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/eve-online-plans-two-expansions-vanguard-tests-returning-events-and-a-21st-anniversary-in-2024-roadmap/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/eve-online-plans-two-expansions-vanguard-tests-returning-events-and-a-21st-anniversary-in-2024-roadmap/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476403 The content roadmaps continue to flow freely from our corner of gaming, as CCP Games has put out its full-year plan for EVE Online, which is headlined by two upcoming expansions, several upcoming events, and an overall emphasis on “conflict, identity, and community.” The internet spaceship gankbox’s first expansion will land sometime this summer with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/22/eve-online-plans-two-expansions-vanguard-tests-returning-events-and-a-21st-anniversary-in-2024-roadmap/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/21/the-mop-up-path-of-exiles-corpses-explode-less-frequently-now/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/21/the-mop-up-path-of-exiles-corpses-explode-less-frequently-now/#respond Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475708 Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week’s Patch 3.23.1. “This patch contains a handful of improvements, another batch of Valdo’s Puzzle Box and Voidborn Reliquary yield options, as well as a number of bug fixes.” Also, the update […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/21/the-mop-up-path-of-exiles-corpses-explode-less-frequently-now/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/albion-online-walks-players-through-the-process-of-crafting-potions-with-alchemy/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/albion-online-walks-players-through-the-process-of-crafting-potions-with-alchemy/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476124 The first and perhaps most important thing to understand about how crafted potions behave in Albion Online is that these potions are sometimes best used as thrown items rather than imbibed. They’re all potions, sure, but if you drink a potion labeled “Tornado in a Bottle” you are going to have a bad time. But […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/albion-online-walks-players-through-the-process-of-crafting-potions-with-alchemy/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/eve-online-tweaks-havoc-insurgencies-preps-monthly-eve-vanguard-tests-for-subbers/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/eve-online-tweaks-havoc-insurgencies-preps-monthly-eve-vanguard-tests-for-subbers/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476160 This week’s EVE Online patch builds on the Havoc expansion CCP Games dropped before the turn of the new year, with both graphical and mechanical updates – including the Ambition Modifier. Yes, that’s its real name. “Among the things announced on stage at Fanfest 2023, when the Havoc expansion was revealed, was the inclusion of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/eve-online-tweaks-havoc-insurgencies-preps-monthly-eve-vanguard-tests-for-subbers/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/leaderboard-whats-the-most-vulnerable-daybreak-mmo-in-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/leaderboard-whats-the-most-vulnerable-daybreak-mmo-in-2024/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=466493 Every year when it comes time to update this poll for January, I consider tossing it out. But the last few years of Daybreak have been more interesting than ever, so I just can’t bring myself to do it. The purpose of this topic has become less about bracing ourselves for the worst and more […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/leaderboard-whats-the-most-vulnerable-daybreak-mmo-in-2024/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mortal-online-2-player-polls-prompt-combat-polish-and-new-dungeons-as-devs-talk-f2p-haven-and-armored-horses/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mortal-online-2-player-polls-prompt-combat-polish-and-new-dungeons-as-devs-talk-f2p-haven-and-armored-horses/#respond Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:30:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476148 The beginning of this year saw Mortal Online 2 approach its update roadmap a bit differently, as developer Star Vault asked players to vote in a poll for things they’d like to see. The results of that poll are in and they offer a pretty good snapshot of where player priorities lie. An announcement on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mortal-online-2-player-polls-prompt-combat-polish-and-new-dungeons-as-devs-talk-f2p-haven-and-armored-horses/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/massively-overthinking-the-slowest-and-fastest-combat-in-mmorpgs/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/massively-overthinking-the-slowest-and-fastest-combat-in-mmorpgs/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475524 During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes’ official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which – let’s be honest – harkens back to a long-ago era of tab-target MMO combat that is relatively slow and tactical rather than fast and twitchy. In fact, I was hard-pressed to come up with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/massively-overthinking-the-slowest-and-fastest-combat-in-mmorpgs/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/ashes-of-creation-officially-makes-good-on-its-plan-to-stop-selling-alpha-two-backer-packs/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/ashes-of-creation-officially-makes-good-on-its-plan-to-stop-selling-alpha-two-backer-packs/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476060 August of last year saw Ashes of Creation’s Intrepid Studios announce its plans that it would stop selling pre-order packs of the gankbox MMORPG because it had hit the number of players for its upcoming Alpha Two and wanted to ensure “a glorious experience when it comes to performance of [the game’s] servers and game […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/ashes-of-creation-officially-makes-good-on-its-plan-to-stop-selling-alpha-two-backer-packs/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/heroes-of-the-storm-is-getting-another-patch-with-hero-buffs/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/heroes-of-the-storm-is-getting-another-patch-with-hero-buffs/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475984 Back in autumn of last year, Blizzard created a minor stir by launching several small patches for its maintenance-moded MOBA Heroes of the Storm. Now the studio is at it again, with a new patch being released onto the game’s public test realm. As before, this patch is mostly bug fixes and minor polishing, but […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/18/heroes-of-the-storm-is-getting-another-patch-with-hero-buffs/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/multiplayer-survival-deceive-em-up-project-winter-releases-a-free-pass-that-grants-limited-access-to-the-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/multiplayer-survival-deceive-em-up-project-winter-releases-a-free-pass-that-grants-limited-access-to-the-game/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:00:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475829 Is it a free demo? Yes, but it’s also a free pass for Project Winter, the multiplayer survival and deception title that fully released in 2019 and was found by our Fight or Kite columnist Sam to be a unique enough experience for sub-genre fans. This free pass feature that released last week is for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/multiplayer-survival-deceive-em-up-project-winter-releases-a-free-pass-that-grants-limited-access-to-the-game/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/sea-of-thieves-season-11-brings-quick-travel-shiny-rings-and-revamped-trading-company-loot-january-23/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/sea-of-thieves-season-11-brings-quick-travel-shiny-rings-and-revamped-trading-company-loot-january-23/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:30:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475803 The next season for Sea of Thieves is on the horizon, and with it comes a significant focus on quality-of-life, as it adds a central quest hub feature on ships and opens the option for players to fast travel to activities. Most of Season 11’s new functionality is housed at the Quest Table, an on-ship […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/sea-of-thieves-season-11-brings-quick-travel-shiny-rings-and-revamped-trading-company-loot-january-23/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/the-stream-team-going-for-more-of-that-bread-in-headbangers-rhythm-royale/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/the-stream-team-going-for-more-of-that-bread-in-headbangers-rhythm-royale/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:55:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475768 MOP’s Chris just can’t stop playing Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, so why should he try? It’s a fun, silly, competitive good time, and there are still lots of goodies to go for! If you feel the same way, then join him today at 2:00 p.m. EST and feed your need for bouncy birds and bread! What: […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/the-stream-team-going-for-more-of-that-bread-in-headbangers-rhythm-royale/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/perfect-ten-the-weirdest-weapons-from-mmos-of-yore/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/perfect-ten-the-weirdest-weapons-from-mmos-of-yore/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=473968 Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so 1299. Now, a deep dish Chicago-style pizza with the works flung into an enemy’s gullet — that’s progressive thinking! Because I’m deeply bored with the usual suspects in most MMO armories, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/perfect-ten-the-weirdest-weapons-from-mmos-of-yore/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/apb-reloaded-is-sunsetting-its-console-versions-in-fact-the-xbox-server-is-already-permanently-offline/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/apb-reloaded-is-sunsetting-its-console-versions-in-fact-the-xbox-server-is-already-permanently-offline/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475779 We’ve got some bad news for the APB community: Last night, Little Orbit announced that it’s sunsetting APB Reloaded’s console versions. “The decision to discontinue APB Reloaded on consoles was driven by a combination of technical challenges, resource constraints, and the evolving landscape of gaming,” the studio explains in its dev blog. “We want to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/apb-reloaded-is-sunsetting-its-console-versions-in-fact-the-xbox-server-is-already-permanently-offline/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/16/overwatch-2-admits-talking-about-self-healing-was-a-mistake-and-promises-further-clarity-soon/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/16/overwatch-2-admits-talking-about-self-healing-was-a-mistake-and-promises-further-clarity-soon/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:30:28 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475683 Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller sent the shooter’s community into a bit of a wobble earlier in the week when he discussed several gameplay shifts coming in Season 9, the most notable of which being the addition of “a modified, tuned-down version of the Support self-healing passive” for tank and DPS characters. The revelation sparked […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/16/overwatch-2-admits-talking-about-self-healing-was-a-mistake-and-promises-further-clarity-soon/feed/ 7