https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:43:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/multiplayer-survival-sandbox-smalland-exits-early-access-february-15-with-new-content-and-features/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/multiplayer-survival-sandbox-smalland-exits-early-access-february-15-with-new-content-and-features/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479543 Back in March 2018, we first caught wind of Smalland, a multiplayer survival sandbox that sees players as itty-bitty sprites surviving in the scaled-up wilds of a forest area. Our last look at the title was in June 2021, when developer Merge Games showed it off at an E3 event. Now, after several years’ worth […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/multiplayer-survival-sandbox-smalland-exits-early-access-february-15-with-new-content-and-features/feed/ 2 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/runescape-adds-a-new-quest-and-a-flash-event-old-school-runescape-finishes-poll-80-updates/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/runescape-adds-a-new-quest-and-a-flash-event-old-school-runescape-finishes-poll-80-updates/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479539 Are you among those in RuneScape who are hoping to face off against the Wildywyrm monster more frequently? Then you’re probably happy to note that last week saw the start of a special flash event that ramps up this specific creature’s arrival rate in the Wilderness and also offers up some new rewards for players […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/runescape-adds-a-new-quest-and-a-flash-event-old-school-runescape-finishes-poll-80-updates/feed/ 0 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/dungeons-and-dragons-onlines-latest-u66-test-includes-tumbling-and-two-more-dungeons/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/dungeons-and-dragons-onlines-latest-u66-test-includes-tumbling-and-two-more-dungeons/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479514 The next round of testing for Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Update 66 is underway and features two new dungeons and a fun “experimental feature.” The dungeons include the meme-worthy Too Many Cooks and This Old Haunt. This comes on top of previously tested content such as the Fred’s First Date instance, AOE ranged attacks, the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/dungeons-and-dragons-onlines-latest-u66-test-includes-tumbling-and-two-more-dungeons/feed/ 3 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/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/magic-to-master-goes-crypto-ties-down-a-publisher-and-eyes-a-nebulous-february-early-access-release-window/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/magic-to-master-goes-crypto-ties-down-a-publisher-and-eyes-a-nebulous-february-early-access-release-window/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479357 With all of the loud goose honking that came out of the gaming industry in 2023, it would be understandably easy to have forgotten about Magic to Master, itself being an allegedly unauthorized version of Gameforge-published Metin 2 that took some twists along its development track last year, including fake testimonials from multiple outlets (including […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/12/magic-to-master-goes-crypto-ties-down-a-publisher-and-eyes-a-nebulous-february-early-access-release-window/feed/ 7 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/2024/02/11/sky-children-of-the-light-celebrates-emotional-connections-in-its-updated-days-of-love-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/sky-children-of-the-light-celebrates-emotional-connections-in-its-updated-days-of-love-event/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479278 Love takes a lot of forms, whether it’s romantic, platonic, or familial, and that wide spectrum of affection is the heart of Sky: Children of the Light’s 2024 edition of its Days of Love event. Do you get it? Heart? Ha ha ha. Starting today, the socially minded multiplayer title will open Jellyfish Cove in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/sky-children-of-the-light-celebrates-emotional-connections-in-its-updated-days-of-love-event/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/ark-survival-ascended-rolls-back-latest-update-which-was-eating-players-items-on-official-servers/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/ark-survival-ascended-rolls-back-latest-update-which-was-eating-players-items-on-official-servers/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479417 When you’re playing ARK: Survival Ascended, you expect things to be hungry: your tamed pets, the dinosaurs roaming the wilds, your character – you basically don’t expect the game build to be ravenous. Unfortunately that appears to be precisely what has happened with a recent patch to the survival sandbox, which then had to be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/ark-survival-ascended-rolls-back-latest-update-which-was-eating-players-items-on-official-servers/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/diablo-iv-is-bringing-the-ability-to-craft-uber-unique-items-on-february-13/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/diablo-iv-is-bringing-the-ability-to-craft-uber-unique-items-on-february-13/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479343 When is a Diablo IV item more unique than unique? When it’s uber unique, of course! This tier of item has been a farming target since the Season of Blood, but players have been reportedly frustrated by unwanted rolls of this loot. That situation should ideally improve in the OARPG’s February 13th patch, which will […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/10/diablo-iv-is-bringing-the-ability-to-craft-uber-unique-items-on-february-13/feed/ 5 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/2024/02/09/closers-celebrates-its-sixth-anniversary-by-handing-out-character-level-jumps-and-login-rewards/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/closers-celebrates-its-sixth-anniversary-by-handing-out-character-level-jumps-and-login-rewards/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479000 Against all presumed odds, Closers has been online for six years, and that merits a whole lot of celebration from the anime MMO, as Naddic Games is tossing a metric ton of free things at players, not the least of which being a character jump to max level. Between now and March 27th, players who […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/closers-celebrates-its-sixth-anniversary-by-handing-out-character-level-jumps-and-login-rewards/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/final-fantasy-xi-adds-a-new-master-trial-against-the-guardians-of-adoulin/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/final-fantasy-xi-adds-a-new-master-trial-against-the-guardians-of-adoulin/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479152 The next major Final Fantasy XI patch will not actually involve going to war against a month, but it certainly sounds like it will. Why? Because the new Master Trial will involve going up against August, the king and founder of Adoulin. Of course, his partner in this operation is not June or July, but […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/final-fantasy-xi-adds-a-new-master-trial-against-the-guardians-of-adoulin/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/mad-world-updates-ui-elements-and-potential-growth-system-delays-its-new-dungeon-to-next-week/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/mad-world-updates-ui-elements-and-potential-growth-system-delays-its-new-dungeon-to-next-week/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479116 This week is bringing another patch to Mad World, and most of its contents are about adjustments to existing features and UI elements, as well as a host of bug fixes and general gameplay tweaks. So probably not the silver bullet fans might be hoping for. The UI updates affect the stable, materials bag, skill […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/mad-world-updates-ui-elements-and-potential-growth-system-delays-its-new-dungeon-to-next-week/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/wow-classics-season-of-discovery-moves-into-its-second-phase-with-gnomeregan-raid/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/wow-classics-season-of-discovery-moves-into-its-second-phase-with-gnomeregan-raid/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479200 It’s a little strange to think that WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery server is only just now moving into its second phase, but here we are. The experimental ruleset servers delivered its first post-launch update with more content and a level cap increase. As players level up to 40, they’ll go on a world-wide scavenger […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/wow-classics-season-of-discovery-moves-into-its-second-phase-with-gnomeregan-raid/feed/ 0 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/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/star-citizen-firms-up-aprils-alpha-3-23-features-and-recounts-development-progress-for-january/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/star-citizen-firms-up-aprils-alpha-3-23-features-and-recounts-development-progress-for-january/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:00:37 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479095 It’s roundup day for Star Citizen fans, as CIG has put out its latest roadmap update outline and January development report for fans to scour. Or better yet you could just let us scour it for you and point out some highlights. The roadmap is naturally zeroed in on alpha 3.23, which is currently targeting […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/star-citizen-firms-up-aprils-alpha-3-23-features-and-recounts-development-progress-for-january/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/papayas-tree-of-savior-adds-the-illusionist-and-kicks-off-another-round-of-boost-events/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/papayas-tree-of-savior-adds-the-illusionist-and-kicks-off-another-round-of-boost-events/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478588 Care to mess with enemies in Papaya Play’s Tree of Savior so hard that it actually physically harms them? Then you’re ready to play with the Illusionist, the newest class that was added to the OARPG’s Wizard tree last month. As one might expect, the Illusionist unleashes confounding attacks that build up stacks, which can […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/papayas-tree-of-savior-adds-the-illusionist-and-kicks-off-another-round-of-boost-events/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/world-of-warcraft-remains-coy-about-marchs-secret-dragonflight-patch/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/world-of-warcraft-remains-coy-about-marchs-secret-dragonflight-patch/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478940 In what promises to be a diverging year for World of Warcraft, Blizzard already is stirring things up for a complacent playerbase. Curiosity’s been swirling about the mysterious Dragonflight 10.2.6 patch coming this spring, and now we know two more important details about it: The update is coming in March, and Blizzard is keeping it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/world-of-warcraft-remains-coy-about-marchs-secret-dragonflight-patch/feed/ 4 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/enshroudeds-first-major-patch-addresses-bugs-crashes-multiplayer-stability-and-world-reset-timing/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/enshroudeds-first-major-patch-addresses-bugs-crashes-multiplayer-stability-and-world-reset-timing/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:02 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478851 It’s been a couple of weeks since the survival sandbox Enshrouded made its early access debut, and while the game has received several hotfixes since then, this week marks its first larger patch that brings an equally large-sized lineup of bug fixes. Some of the primary fixes for the title are about stability and crashing, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/enshroudeds-first-major-patch-addresses-bugs-crashes-multiplayer-stability-and-world-reset-timing/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/lord-of-the-rings-online-u39-hits-bullroarer-for-corsairs-of-umbar-instance-and-raid-testing/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/lord-of-the-rings-online-u39-hits-bullroarer-for-corsairs-of-umbar-instance-and-raid-testing/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478802 Lord of the Rings Online has opened the Bullroarer test server for players’ first look at update 39 as of today. The heart of the update in testing right now is fresh endgame content: the three-person Isle of Storms instance (open to T3) and the 12-person Depths of Mâkhda Khorbo raid (first two bosses, open […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/06/lord-of-the-rings-online-u39-hits-bullroarer-for-corsairs-of-umbar-instance-and-raid-testing/feed/ 1 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/maplestorys-new-patch-brings-strawberry-farm-activities-server-ui-tweaks-and-burning-world-character-transfers/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/maplestorys-new-patch-brings-strawberry-farm-activities-server-ui-tweaks-and-burning-world-character-transfers/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478445 Usually when I think about strawberry farms, I think about the spring or summer seasons. That mental association isn’t going to stop MapleStory from opening up access to an in-game strawberry farm in February, which is the tentpole feature for the v.248 update. The Strawberry Farm Festival that gives the patch its name will invite […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/maplestorys-new-patch-brings-strawberry-farm-activities-server-ui-tweaks-and-burning-world-character-transfers/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/astroneer-is-running-a-multi-stage-breakdown-event-running-until-april-7/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/astroneer-is-running-a-multi-stage-breakdown-event-running-until-april-7/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478438 Do you need something to pass the time in the adorable little survival sandbox of Astroneer? Then you’re in luck because the Breakdown event is going on right now; it’s a multi-stage affair that promises some fun rewards and “a triple dose of adventure.” During the Breakdown event, players are invited to drill down into […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/astroneer-is-running-a-multi-stage-breakdown-event-running-until-april-7/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/neverwinters-feast-of-lanterns-celebrates-lunar-new-year-starting-february-8/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/neverwinters-feast-of-lanterns-celebrates-lunar-new-year-starting-february-8/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478467 Neverwinter joins the long list of MMORPGs engaging with the Lunar New Year holiday this week, as the Feast of Lanterns returns for the Year of the Dragon. We spy red envelopes and fireworks in your future – along with a quest to comfort the puppers startled by said fireworks. “It’s the Year of the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/neverwinters-feast-of-lanterns-celebrates-lunar-new-year-starting-february-8/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/world-of-warcraft-begins-both-lunar-new-year-and-valentines-day-events-for-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/world-of-warcraft-begins-both-lunar-new-year-and-valentines-day-events-for-2024/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478479 World of Warcraft players have not one but two holiday events on deck this week thanks to a quirk of the calendar. First, the lunar new year event known as the Lunar Festival actually kicked off on Saturday and runs through the 17th. Players honor their elders in this event, running ’round the world to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/world-of-warcraft-begins-both-lunar-new-year-and-valentines-day-events-for-2024/feed/ 1 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/2024/02/05/final-fantasy-xivs-open-beta-for-xbox-xs-starts-february-21-heres-how-to-get-in/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/final-fantasy-xivs-open-beta-for-xbox-xs-starts-february-21-heres-how-to-get-in/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2024 14:30:48 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478666 This time it’s for real instead of a mistakenly early announcement: The Xbox X|S open beta test for Final Fantasy XIV has locked down a start date of Wednesday, February 21st, along with information on how players of the console can get into the test. Joining in on the open beta is a matter of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/05/final-fantasy-xivs-open-beta-for-xbox-xs-starts-february-21-heres-how-to-get-in/feed/ 4 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/sky-children-of-the-lights-days-of-fortune-returns-with-dragon-costumes-and-races-to-mark-the-lunar-new-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/sky-children-of-the-lights-days-of-fortune-returns-with-dragon-costumes-and-races-to-mark-the-lunar-new-year/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477754 The Lunar New Year celebrations are continuing to proliferate across MMO and multiplayer titles, and that includes the more upbeat multiplayer world of Sky: Children of the Light thanks to the return of the Days of Fortune event. Between now and February 11th, players can head to an event hub to take part in the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/sky-children-of-the-lights-days-of-fortune-returns-with-dragon-costumes-and-races-to-mark-the-lunar-new-year/feed/ 0 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/2024/02/03/old-school-runescape-adds-desert-treasure-ii-and-scurrius-cheevos-previews-varrock-and-varlamore-rewards/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/old-school-runescape-adds-desert-treasure-ii-and-scurrius-cheevos-previews-varrock-and-varlamore-rewards/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478459 It’s yet another set of granular updates and upcoming content previews for Old School RuneScape, with Jagex bringing new achievements to earn for existing content and showing off some of the rewards that can be earned when Varlamore and Defender of Varrock open later this year. We begin with the latest update patch for the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/old-school-runescape-adds-desert-treasure-ii-and-scurrius-cheevos-previews-varrock-and-varlamore-rewards/feed/ 0 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/supermax-open-world-survival-title-scum-removes-garage-locks-releases-vehicle-skins-and-seeks-player-opinons/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/supermax-open-world-survival-title-scum-removes-garage-locks-releases-vehicle-skins-and-seeks-player-opinons/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477544 One of the things we always ask for in our Betawatch column is for readers to let us know if a game in testing isn’t in our immense list, and sure enough we were reminded of SCUM, the self-described “supermax open world survival” pseudo-MMO that entered early access in 2018, though we have been keeping […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/supermax-open-world-survival-title-scum-removes-garage-locks-releases-vehicle-skins-and-seeks-player-opinons/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/everquest-and-everquest-ii-are-giving-out-new-gifts-for-february-under-the-year-of-darkpaw-banner/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/everquest-and-everquest-ii-are-giving-out-new-gifts-for-february-under-the-year-of-darkpaw-banner/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:30:42 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478315 As the Year of Darkpaw aka the Year of EverQuest continues forward, Daybreak is marking the top of each month, all in celebration of EverQuest’s 25th and EverQuest II’s 20th anniversary in 2024. In EverQuest, this month the studio is giving away a Northern Desert Outlook Device, which if we’re reading through the lines correctly […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/everquest-and-everquest-ii-are-giving-out-new-gifts-for-february-under-the-year-of-darkpaw-banner/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/city-of-heroes-homecoming-kicks-off-spring-fling-event-upgrades-sql-server-to-handle-player-load/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/city-of-heroes-homecoming-kicks-off-spring-fling-event-upgrades-sql-server-to-handle-player-load/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478208 Even heroes celebrate Valentine’s Day, apparently: City of Heroes Homecoming has officially launched its V-day-themed Spring Fling event as of last night. It doesn’t look as if there’s anything brand-new to the event in 2024; players must head to Pocket D to pick up the missions, which award multiple badges and titles as well as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/city-of-heroes-homecoming-kicks-off-spring-fling-event-upgrades-sql-server-to-handle-player-load/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/kickstarted-vr-mmo-zenith-is-launching-a-spinoff-f2p-co-op-rpg-called-zenith-infinite-realms/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/kickstarted-vr-mmo-zenith-is-launching-a-spinoff-f2p-co-op-rpg-called-zenith-infinite-realms/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:00:15 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478207 Zenith – the Kickstarted VR MMO that has yet to actually produce the PC-centric version promised during that campaign – has been hinting at struggles for a while now. Back in December, it talked about a major overhaul, followed by the January admission that the studio has been operating at a loss for the better […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/kickstarted-vr-mmo-zenith-is-launching-a-spinoff-f2p-co-op-rpg-called-zenith-infinite-realms/feed/ 5 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/palworld-counts-19m-players-across-steam-and-xbox-becomes-the-largest-third-party-release-for-game-pass/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/palworld-counts-19m-players-across-steam-and-xbox-becomes-the-largest-third-party-release-for-game-pass/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478149 The juggernaut that is the early access survivalbox Palworld doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon, as developer Pocketpair has once again shared player numbers on Twitter: 19M total across Xbox and Steam, with over 12M of those players on Steam and 7M on Xbox. Microsoft has also joined in on the Palworld […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/01/palworld-counts-19m-players-across-steam-and-xbox-becomes-the-largest-third-party-release-for-game-pass/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/reign-of-guilds-recounts-its-december-playtest-and-shares-patch-notes-for-its-next-no-wipe-test/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/reign-of-guilds-recounts-its-december-playtest-and-shares-patch-notes-for-its-next-no-wipe-test/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477743 This past December saw the PvP sandbox Reign of Guilds hold its sixth playtest. That naturally means that developer Atlant Games has gotten some data to process, the results of which were shared in a recent dev blog on Steam. According to the post, over 13,000 players signed up for the test and 7,000 new […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/reign-of-guilds-recounts-its-december-playtest-and-shares-patch-notes-for-its-next-no-wipe-test/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/embers-adrift-adds-more-solo-content-and-bulletin-board-system-with-its-january-update/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/embers-adrift-adds-more-solo-content-and-bulletin-board-system-with-its-january-update/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477875 So Embers Adrift has a bit of a situation. The game is very decidedly focused around having people group up and take on challenges as a larger team; that’s a stated design goal. At the same time, when people just start the game, they may not yet want to team up, which can lead to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/embers-adrift-adds-more-solo-content-and-bulletin-board-system-with-its-january-update/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/diablo-ivs-brand-new-lunar-new-year-event-lunar-awakening-begins-february-6/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/diablo-ivs-brand-new-lunar-new-year-event-lunar-awakening-begins-february-6/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477836 Diablo IV is joining the long list of online games celebrating lunar new year: On February 6th, Blizzard kicks off Lunar Awakening for the first time in the game. Heck, it’s even got a trailer. “From February 6, 10 a.m.-February 20, 10 a.m. PST players in both Seasonal and Eternal Realms can bask in the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/31/diablo-ivs-brand-new-lunar-new-year-event-lunar-awakening-begins-february-6/feed/ 3