https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:37:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 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/2024/01/26/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/2024/01/12/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-winter-seasonal-event-has-its-claws-in-me/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-winter-seasonal-event-has-its-claws-in-me/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474153 Seasonal events and festivals are just about standard fare in MMOs these days. You’d probably be hard-pressed to find a game that didn’t include one for at least either the winter or spooky season. For players, it’s just such a great change of pace from the regular gameplay loop we’re typically in, or at least […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-winter-seasonal-event-has-its-claws-in-me/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/fight-or-kite-multiplayer-games-to-play-over-the-holidays-with-friends-and-foes-2023-edition/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/fight-or-kite-multiplayer-games-to-play-over-the-holidays-with-friends-and-foes-2023-edition/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=472780 Tis the season, everyone! Grab your loot and get ready. I hope you have a little bit extra time to yourselves or at least some time to play games with your friends or family. For my part, I’m going to be shoulder-deep in the land of aunts, uncles, and children galore. Basically my whole clan […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/fight-or-kite-multiplayer-games-to-play-over-the-holidays-with-friends-and-foes-2023-edition/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470652 As a true gamer through and through, I’ve played my fair share of games. By now I’ve probably played every genre of video game that has ever existed – yes, even those games. but let’s not get into that. And if you were to look through the history of my columns on the site, you’d […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/28/fight-or-kite-smite-has-the-right-vibes-but-the-wrong-gameplay-for-this-pvp-fan/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/28/fight-or-kite-smite-has-the-right-vibes-but-the-wrong-gameplay-for-this-pvp-fan/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=468665 SMITE is one of the largest MOBAs on the planet and has been for years now. In fact, it’s currently celebrating its 10th anniversary! Quite the achievement. Honestly for several years I’ve seen gameplay and thought about how much I would like to really get into it. It’s pure, tactical PvP after all, right? There […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/28/fight-or-kite-smite-has-the-right-vibes-but-the-wrong-gameplay-for-this-pvp-fan/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/fight-or-kite-paragon-the-overprime-resurrects-epics-lost-moba-paragon-again/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/fight-or-kite-paragon-the-overprime-resurrects-epics-lost-moba-paragon-again/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=466543 Some things never change. The sky is blue – except at night. The grass is green – except in winter. And Paragon is dead – except when another studio is putting the pieces back together again. It’s fairly wild to think that a game that one company found to be unsustainable has been picked up […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/fight-or-kite-paragon-the-overprime-resurrects-epics-lost-moba-paragon-again/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/30/fight-or-kite-love-anime-mechs-and-battle-royale-super-mecha-champions-is-probably-for-you/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/30/fight-or-kite-love-anime-mechs-and-battle-royale-super-mecha-champions-is-probably-for-you/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=462844 If you’re anything like me, you love a good, dumb battle against other players. You also love all kinds of action anime. Maybe even some anime that are less than action-oriented (cough My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 cough). And of course, you love mechs. Armored Core? Never a bore. Gundam? Yes’um. Code Geass? […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/30/fight-or-kite-love-anime-mechs-and-battle-royale-super-mecha-champions-is-probably-for-you/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/16/fight-or-kite-should-pvpers-return-for-new-worlds-rise-of-the-angry-earth-expansion/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/16/fight-or-kite-should-pvpers-return-for-new-worlds-rise-of-the-angry-earth-expansion/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=462151 All the talk going on around me about New World and its first paid expansion has caught my attention. There’s been office chat discussing the most recent concurrent player counts, multiple pieces from MOP’s Tyler’s Vitae Aeternum column, and MOP’s Chris’ return in our Choose My Adventure column, and it’s got me ready to don […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/16/fight-or-kite-should-pvpers-return-for-new-worlds-rise-of-the-angry-earth-expansion/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/03/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-guilds-story-quests-and-pay-to-win-gacha-mechanics/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=460143 I’d be lying if I said my game time over the last several months hasn’t been completely upended by Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. It’s just such a nice experience overall. I can’t help but enjoy all the wild PvP duels I’ve been in and some of the random players I’ve joined in a dorm and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/18/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-housing-might-impress-even-die-hard-housing-fans/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/18/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-housing-might-impress-even-die-hard-housing-fans/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=457619 For the last several weeks, I’ve taken you through so many different activities available in the recently released Harry Potter: Magic Awakened mobile MMO that you might think I’ve covered it all. From the game’s heavy focus and intense dueling combat to the more laid back classroom mini-games available, there really is something for everyone. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/18/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakeneds-housing-might-impress-even-die-hard-housing-fans/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/05/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-is-going-to-school-you-too/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/05/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-is-going-to-school-you-too/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=455920 Continuing my hotly anticipated column covering everything PvP, we’ve gathered together again here in Fight or Kite to discuss dancing and school work. You read that right. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened took the one ballroom dancing scene from the Goblet of Fire film and centered a whole game mode around it. Less surprising than that, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/05/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-is-going-to-school-you-too/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/24/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-offers-up-plenty-of-combat-in-duels-and-dungeons/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/24/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-offers-up-plenty-of-combat-in-duels-and-dungeons/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=453885 August has been hectic for me, largely thanks to the amount of gaming I’ve been able to sneak in. I was initially worried about how to fill out this column as I looked upon my summer plans; every single weekend for the past month was booked solid, leaving me AFK quite a bit, but fortunately, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/24/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-offers-up-plenty-of-combat-in-duels-and-dungeons/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/08/fight-or-kite-decks-building-and-fast-traveling-in-harry-potter-magic-awakened/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=450506 A couple of weeks ago when I first wrote about my impressions with Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, I had a chance to discuss a lot of what the starting experience is like. There are a bunch of fun ideas and ways to customize your character that follow the lore of the books and films that […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/25/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-brings-the-familiarity-of-the-wizarding-world-to-an-mmo/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/25/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-brings-the-familiarity-of-the-wizarding-world-to-an-mmo/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=449389 The time is here at last: Not only can I play Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, but I can finally write about it too. I’ve been anticipating this game since it was originally announced, although I certainly had my doubts. I even predicted it’d be in my top three played games of the year, which I’m […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/25/fight-or-kite-harry-potter-magic-awakened-brings-the-familiarity-of-the-wizarding-world-to-an-mmo/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/11/fight-or-kite-moba-evercore-heroes-makes-a-strong-argument-for-competitive-pve/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/11/fight-or-kite-moba-evercore-heroes-makes-a-strong-argument-for-competitive-pve/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=447637 Believe it or not, even though I write about PvP MMOs regularly here in Fight or Kite, I don’t actually follow a bunch of games’ Discords before they launch. I’m just not that good at delaying gratification for myself. Marshmallow test? Yes, I’ll eat all of them right now, thank you. It’s the same reason […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/11/fight-or-kite-moba-evercore-heroes-makes-a-strong-argument-for-competitive-pve/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/27/fight-or-kite-waven-is-a-card-driven-mmo-reminiscent-of-tactics-games/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/27/fight-or-kite-waven-is-a-card-driven-mmo-reminiscent-of-tactics-games/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=445790 I was provided an especially exciting treat this week. Anyone who’s been following the Fight or Kite column this year, even in passing, would have recognized that I’ve been diving into just about every variety, size, and flavor of PvP card game that I can get my hands on. And while I’ve been having a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/27/fight-or-kite-waven-is-a-card-driven-mmo-reminiscent-of-tactics-games/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/13/fight-or-kite-tower-of-fantasy-might-be-your-blue-protocol-stopgap/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/13/fight-or-kite-tower-of-fantasy-might-be-your-blue-protocol-stopgap/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=444040 Good news, everyone! No wait, it’s bad news: Blue Protocol’s global release was delayed a while back. It’s a real bummer because I’m a huge anime nerd, and I was actually beginning to look forward to it – not up to the hype level of looking forward to it, but in a general interest way. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/13/fight-or-kite-tower-of-fantasy-might-be-your-blue-protocol-stopgap/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/29/fight-or-kite-hero-realms-is-a-true-evolution-of-star-realms-and-ascension/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/29/fight-or-kite-hero-realms-is-a-true-evolution-of-star-realms-and-ascension/#comments Mon, 29 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=442009 Good news, everyone! I’ve found another card-wielding dueler that absolutely hits it out of the park. I’m talking about one that sets it up, smashes that ace, boom-shakalaka swish to the finish-line – gooooaaaaal! It’s Hero Realms. Not to be confused with Star Realms, which was also an amazingly good time. Designed once again by […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/29/fight-or-kite-hero-realms-is-a-true-evolution-of-star-realms-and-ascension/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/16/fight-or-kite-star-realms-just-might-be-the-perfect-blend-of-deckbuilder-and-dueler/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/16/fight-or-kite-star-realms-just-might-be-the-perfect-blend-of-deckbuilder-and-dueler/#comments Tue, 16 May 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=439610 While I was away on a trip over the last few weeks, I was able to play Star Realms, a deckbuilder that I expected to moderately enjoy but has absolutely blown me away by just how awesome it really is. It honestly takes everything I’ve begun to enjoy about card games (and deckbuilding in particular) […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/16/fight-or-kite-star-realms-just-might-be-the-perfect-blend-of-deckbuilder-and-dueler/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/02/fight-or-kite-eternal-card-game-puts-a-real-focus-both-pve-and-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/02/fight-or-kite-eternal-card-game-puts-a-real-focus-both-pve-and-pvp/#comments Tue, 02 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=435466 This week in Fight or Kite, I’m taking on Eternal. It’s another dueling card game that at least on the face of it doesn’t throw much caution to the wind. Like its fore-cardgames before it, Eternal runs you through duel after duel chasing that perfectly drawn combo. So I’m returning to the card game gauntlet […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/02/fight-or-kite-eternal-card-game-puts-a-real-focus-both-pve-and-pvp/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/interview-spellcrafts-game-director-on-the-first-public-alpha-and-intense-gameplay/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=434523 A good weekend is in store for anyone who loves to play the latest, hottest, fresh-off-the-press-est multiplayer games the moment they pop up. That’s right, this weekend – right now in fact – you can login and join the open alpha access to play Spellcraft on Steam. It’s a brand-new multiplayer title in development by […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/04/fight-or-kite-starborne-frontiers-is-an-autobattler-with-plentiful-monetization-schemes/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/04/fight-or-kite-starborne-frontiers-is-an-autobattler-with-plentiful-monetization-schemes/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=433662 When Starborne: Frontiers was first announced back in June of 2021 (which, wow, I can’t believe it was that long ago), I was extremely excited to play an MMO in the world of Starborne. The original game was absolutely captivating for me. It essentially ate up every waking (and in some cases, sleeping) moment of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/04/fight-or-kite-starborne-frontiers-is-an-autobattler-with-plentiful-monetization-schemes/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/22/fight-or-kite-faeria-is-a-cross-between-a-card-game-and-skirmishing-boardgame/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/22/fight-or-kite-faeria-is-a-cross-between-a-card-game-and-skirmishing-boardgame/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=431416 Look, up in the sky! It’s a card game! It’s a skirmishing boardgame! It’s Faeria! Yes, it’s Faeria, a strange digital mashup from developer Abrakam Entertainment, who came to Steam with cards and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Faeria… who can change the course of digital card games, bend your perception of a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/22/fight-or-kite-faeria-is-a-cross-between-a-card-game-and-skirmishing-boardgame/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/07/fight-or-kite-shadowverse-is-a-wildly-successful-card-game-but-it-takes-cash-to-compete/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/07/fight-or-kite-shadowverse-is-a-wildly-successful-card-game-but-it-takes-cash-to-compete/#comments Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=429369 Next up in the carousel of card game cutouts we’re going to look at here in MOP’s Fight or Kite column is a tiny, small, relatively unknown game called Shadowverse. Despite the X-verse nature of the name, it has nothing to do with the metaverse, multiverse, or even the rarely-heard-but-often-spoken-of-in-whispers verse of a song that can […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/07/fight-or-kite-shadowverse-is-a-wildly-successful-card-game-but-it-takes-cash-to-compete/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/21/fight-or-kite-the-witcher-card-game-gwent-checks-off-a-lot-of-the-right-boxes-but-too-many-of-the-wrong-ones/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/21/fight-or-kite-the-witcher-card-game-gwent-checks-off-a-lot-of-the-right-boxes-but-too-many-of-the-wrong-ones/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=427290 Continuing on my journey to digital card game bliss, I chose to try out a game I had mentally filed as one of the top contenders in the genre: GWENT. It’s a sharp contrast to my previous column about Ascension, a slow-paced decking building game. In fact, in a Fight or Kite column several years […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/21/fight-or-kite-the-witcher-card-game-gwent-checks-off-a-lot-of-the-right-boxes-but-too-many-of-the-wrong-ones/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/08/fight-or-kite-deckbuilder-ascension-is-far-better-as-a-video-game-than-as-a-physical-one/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/08/fight-or-kite-deckbuilder-ascension-is-far-better-as-a-video-game-than-as-a-physical-one/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=425456 I mentioned at the top of the Fight or Kite piece about HEROish that I’ve been hankering for some card games. I haven’t spent a ton of time in this sub-genre, but I’m interested and eager to give more of them a shot. Whether it’s a trading card game, living card game, or straight deckbuilder, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/08/fight-or-kite-deckbuilder-ascension-is-far-better-as-a-video-game-than-as-a-physical-one/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/23/fight-or-kite-heroish-is-blend-of-moba-and-card-game-aimed-at-both-pve-and-pvp-players/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/23/fight-or-kite-heroish-is-blend-of-moba-and-card-game-aimed-at-both-pve-and-pvp-players/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=423253 I’ve always wanted to really get into some meaty card games. Swords, sorcery, and high fantasy were always my favorite things. My family knew it well, and I even remember my uncle gifting me a starter set of Magic: The Gathering. I was fascinated with the cards and the artwork to the nth degree. Unfortunately […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/23/fight-or-kite-heroish-is-blend-of-moba-and-card-game-aimed-at-both-pve-and-pvp-players/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/09/fight-or-kite-hi-rezs-shooter-rogue-company-is-a-less-punishing-valorant/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/09/fight-or-kite-hi-rezs-shooter-rogue-company-is-a-less-punishing-valorant/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=421523 High-intensity, action-packed matches are my bread and butter these days. If I can find a game that keeps my attention long enough to even entertain the idea of logging back in, then I’m already in a better place overall. Rogue Company honestly shocked me by doing just that. I signed up and played a couple […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/01/09/fight-or-kite-hi-rezs-shooter-rogue-company-is-a-less-punishing-valorant/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/26/fight-or-kite-the-many-ways-todays-mmos-are-failing-pvpers/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/26/fight-or-kite-the-many-ways-todays-mmos-are-failing-pvpers/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=419831 Last week, the MassivelyOP writing crew released its award for the best PvP MMO of the year – yet I couldn’t bring myself to cast a vote this time around. It wasn’t for a lack of games or time to play them. In this very PvP column, Fight or Kite, I’ve played and written my […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/26/fight-or-kite-the-many-ways-todays-mmos-are-failing-pvpers/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/14/fight-or-kite-a-new-season-and-character-advancement-for-conquerors-blade/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=418610 The game of tactical warfare has continued to grow on me the past couple of weeks. I really can’t overstate just how much there is to do in Conqueror’s Blade. It isn’t without its faults, but it really is a cool game. As I mentioned in my last piece, the release of the Persian-themed troops […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/06/interview-warhavens-game-director-on-combat-inspiration-and-the-future-of-the-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/06/interview-warhavens-game-director-on-combat-inspiration-and-the-future-of-the-game/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=417568 Warhaven caught my attention with its epic medieval battles featuring hand-to-hand combat and fantastic graphics. It’s an upcoming game that recently had an open beta for players to get their hands dirty with it. I came away impressed. So when I had the opportunity to have a chat with Eunseok Yi, Warhaven‘s Game Director at […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/12/06/interview-warhavens-game-director-on-combat-inspiration-and-the-future-of-the-game/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/29/fight-or-kite-conquerors-blade-brings-dynasty-warriors-vibes-to-the-mmo-genre/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/29/fight-or-kite-conquerors-blade-brings-dynasty-warriors-vibes-to-the-mmo-genre/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=415804 This last week was a bit light in the gaming department. It was turkey time for me and many in the US, so I hope you all also had some time to kick back a little. What time I did have to put towards gaming has been spent mostly playing single player games or MultiVersus, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/29/fight-or-kite-conquerors-blade-brings-dynasty-warriors-vibes-to-the-mmo-genre/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/01/fight-or-kite-galahad-3093-turns-the-knights-of-the-round-into-mech-fighters-in-a-cyberpunk-future/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/01/fight-or-kite-galahad-3093-turns-the-knights-of-the-round-into-mech-fighters-in-a-cyberpunk-future/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=411894 What’s that sound I hear? Or is it just a feeling? It might not be a super power, but something in the back of my mind is calling for my attention. It’s much like the old adage “every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” Every time a multiplayer PvP game goes free-to-play, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/11/01/fight-or-kite-galahad-3093-turns-the-knights-of-the-round-into-mech-fighters-in-a-cyberpunk-future/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/18/fight-or-kite-hands-on-with-nexons-warhaven-medieval-arena-mayhem-with-a-touch-of-magic/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/18/fight-or-kite-hands-on-with-nexons-warhaven-medieval-arena-mayhem-with-a-touch-of-magic/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=409777 Fast-paced action? Check. Melee focused combat? Excellent. Third-person perspective with a solid amount of room for skillful play? Sign me right up ’cause this one’s got my name on it. Well, not actually, but it sure does have a lot of the back-of-the-box features I’m looking for in my games. Nexon’s Warhaven is a 16v16 arena […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/18/fight-or-kite-hands-on-with-nexons-warhaven-medieval-arena-mayhem-with-a-touch-of-magic/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/04/fight-or-kite-forget-overwatch-2-gundam-evolution-meets-your-anime-fps-needs/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/04/fight-or-kite-forget-overwatch-2-gundam-evolution-meets-your-anime-fps-needs/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=407739 As a self diagnosed techie, I’ve always had a soft spot for mech-related games and shows. But I haven’t had too many opportunities in the Fight or Kite column to go off on tangents about my love for animation and where those intersect, from basically all the Cartoon Network favorites like Steven Universe and Adventure […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/10/04/fight-or-kite-forget-overwatch-2-gundam-evolution-meets-your-anime-fps-needs/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/19/fight-or-kite-warspear-online-is-a-retro-mmo-that-left-me-asking-questions-mainly-why/ Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=405806 I absolutely love and adore retro and retro-inspired games – games from the 8-bit era are my bread and butter. The NES was my childhood growing up, as it was for many of us, so I really can’t get enough of it. Here in Fight or Kite, I’ve written about several such games, from offline […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/06/fight-or-kite-first-impressions-of-dysterra-a-cybernetic-post-apoc-survival-sandbox/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/06/fight-or-kite-first-impressions-of-dysterra-a-cybernetic-post-apoc-survival-sandbox/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=403867 In the future, our home Earth is beset by a host of economic and environmental disasters. It got so bad that people with resources and funding actually shuttled their butts off the planet to live on space stations or something. I know, it’s very hard to imagine, but let’s try. One way or another, humankind […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/09/06/fight-or-kite-first-impressions-of-dysterra-a-cybernetic-post-apoc-survival-sandbox/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/22/fight-or-kite-i-had-a-multiversus-hole-in-my-heart-all-this-time-and-never-knew-it/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/22/fight-or-kite-i-had-a-multiversus-hole-in-my-heart-all-this-time-and-never-knew-it/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=401650 I honestly can’t get enough of MultiVersus. It’s completely consumed my nightly game time, almost in its entirety. Maybe it’s just been too long since I had a good PvP game come along that fits so nicely in my grouchy temperament. Or maybe it really is that good. I can’t say for certain, but one […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/22/fight-or-kite-i-had-a-multiversus-hole-in-my-heart-all-this-time-and-never-knew-it/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/10/fight-or-kite-multiversus-is-so-much-more-than-a-super-saiyan-shaggy/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/10/fight-or-kite-multiversus-is-so-much-more-than-a-super-saiyan-shaggy/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=399661 I don’t recall exactly when I first saw screenshots and images from MultiVersus, but I do recall initially thinking that it was absolutely ridiculous and truly a stretch of a concept – even for a cash grab. I mean seriously, characters from Scooby Doo in a combat game fighting DC superheroes, Finn and Jake, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/08/10/fight-or-kite-multiversus-is-so-much-more-than-a-super-saiyan-shaggy/feed/ 15 https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/26/fight-or-kite-f2p-moba-fault-elder-orb-rises-from-the-ashes-of-epic-games-paragon/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/26/fight-or-kite-f2p-moba-fault-elder-orb-rises-from-the-ashes-of-epic-games-paragon/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=397660 Just last week a new MOBA dropped on the free-to-play scene in the form of Fault: Elder Orb. It looked a little familiar, so I wasn’t sure if we’d seen it before, and as it turns out, it isn’t the first time it’s crossed our desks. In fact, this game was built using assets from […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/26/fight-or-kite-f2p-moba-fault-elder-orb-rises-from-the-ashes-of-epic-games-paragon/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/12/fight-or-kite-love-vampires-and-battle-royales-heres-what-bloodhunt-brings-to-the-table/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/12/fight-or-kite-love-vampires-and-battle-royales-heres-what-bloodhunt-brings-to-the-table/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=395366 The latest entrant into the world of BRs comes from the World of Darkness series Vampire: The Masquerade. Even though I’ve played a number of different tabletop games, somehow this specific grimdark setting never landed with me. The last time I really paid much attention to the series was during the days when CCP owned […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/07/12/fight-or-kite-love-vampires-and-battle-royales-heres-what-bloodhunt-brings-to-the-table/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/27/fight-or-kite-king-of-crabs-is-just-what-you-need-to-start-your-summer-right/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/27/fight-or-kite-king-of-crabs-is-just-what-you-need-to-start-your-summer-right/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=393618 It’s summertime, and being the king ain’t easy… the king of crabs, that is! King of Crabs is an easy-breezy PvP MMO that apparently hit early access back in 2020 from developers Robot Squid and Spilt Milk Studios, the latter of which was responsible for MMO Lazarus, which sunsetted in 2019. I continue to argue […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/27/fight-or-kite-king-of-crabs-is-just-what-you-need-to-start-your-summer-right/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/13/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-3v3-arenas-are-unplayable-if-youre-not-already-level-capped/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/13/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-3v3-arenas-are-unplayable-if-youre-not-already-level-capped/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=391911 We’re only about two and half weeks removed from the launch of 3v3 arenas in New World. This was a feature I was extremely hyped for as New World has been my nightly go-to for the past month or so. I haven’t had the sort of success in finding activities to keep me occupied as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/06/13/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-3v3-arenas-are-unplayable-if-youre-not-already-level-capped/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/31/fight-or-kite-absolver-is-the-greatest-martial-arts-melee-brawler-you-never-played/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/31/fight-or-kite-absolver-is-the-greatest-martial-arts-melee-brawler-you-never-played/#comments Tue, 31 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=390045 I’ve been wanting to write about Absolver for the better part of my time here at MOP. In fact, it’s been rolling around the back of my mind since I joined. It was one of those flash-in-the-pan sort of games for me. It did everything it set out to do almost perfectly and yet just […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/31/fight-or-kite-absolver-is-the-greatest-martial-arts-melee-brawler-you-never-played/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/16/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-pvp-is-a-failure-for-casual-gamers/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/16/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-pvp-is-a-failure-for-casual-gamers/#comments Mon, 16 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=388051 It’s been a little over half a year since New World officially launched, and in that time we’ve seen a fair number of changes made to the game. I figure it’s had enough time to really bake and allow the flavors to settle in, so I returned to the game this spring, having previously quit […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/16/fight-or-kite-new-worlds-pvp-is-a-failure-for-casual-gamers/feed/ 31 https://massivelyop.com/2022/05/04/fight-or-kite-crsed-foad-aka-cuisine-royale-is-a-mouthful-of-an-mmo/ Wed, 04 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=386106 In my ever-widening search for a game that sticks with me for longer than a few weeks I have stumbled across a battle royale I hadn’t played before: I found the free-to-play title CRSED: F.O.A.D. (henceforth referred to as simply CRSED because that’s just too many capitals and acronyms for one game) and thought that […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/21/fight-or-kite-world-wide-hack-is-a-terminal-simulation-for-hacking-the-planet/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/21/fight-or-kite-world-wide-hack-is-a-terminal-simulation-for-hacking-the-planet/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=383579 I’ve always been somewhat enamored with the concept of hacking. For a bit of a layman in terms of that world, the idea of being a hacker that can use these various computer tools to locate different machines on the internet and break in to find some sort of dirt or bring down an evil […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/21/fight-or-kite-world-wide-hack-is-a-terminal-simulation-for-hacking-the-planet/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/06/fight-or-kite-classic-robocraft-is-a-mashup-of-a-minecraftian-block-builder-and-arena-brawler/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/06/fight-or-kite-classic-robocraft-is-a-mashup-of-a-minecraftian-block-builder-and-arena-brawler/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=381446 Robocraft – now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. Back in those days, we played things fast and loose. You could walk into a restaurant, shake someone’s hand, and then start eating with that same hand all without worrying about pandemics or any number of the current insanities we’re all dealing […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/04/06/fight-or-kite-classic-robocraft-is-a-mashup-of-a-minecraftian-block-builder-and-arena-brawler/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/21/fight-or-kite-end-of-dragons-did-little-for-the-state-of-guild-wars-2-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/21/fight-or-kite-end-of-dragons-did-little-for-the-state-of-guild-wars-2-pvp/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=379318 Anyone who’s been paying attention to Guild Wars 2 lately knows that the recent release of End of Dragons brought with it a whole bunch of new features and content for the PvE crowd. Now, some of that will naturally spill over into PvP due to the addition of new class specializations, but as I […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/21/fight-or-kite-end-of-dragons-did-little-for-the-state-of-guild-wars-2-pvp/feed/ 19