https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:21:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/interview-spellcrafts-game-director-on-the-first-public-alpha-and-intense-gameplay/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/interview-spellcrafts-game-director-on-the-first-public-alpha-and-intense-gameplay/#respond 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/2023/04/07/interview-spellcrafts-game-director-on-the-first-public-alpha-and-intense-gameplay/feed/ 0 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/ 3 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 https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/07/fight-or-kite-lost-arks-pvp-is-a-well-designed-experience-for-lost-ark-players/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/07/fight-or-kite-lost-arks-pvp-is-a-well-designed-experience-for-lost-ark-players/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=377872 Lost Ark was a game that may as well have been vaporware for so many years. It plays basically like a Diablo game, although as someone who didn’t play a lot of Diablo, I’d say it feels more like a Dungeon Siege game. (Don’t throw me to the wolves; I’m just being cheeky with you […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/03/07/fight-or-kite-lost-arks-pvp-is-a-well-designed-experience-for-lost-ark-players/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/21/fight-or-kite-checking-in-with-crowfall-after-the-acquisition/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/21/fight-or-kite-checking-in-with-crowfall-after-the-acquisition/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=375957 I’ve been playing all kinds of different games these days, many of them MMOs and many of them offline RPGs. I find myself kind of like an ethereal ghost: I’m wandering through all these games, but I just can’t seem to find a home or someplace that I really belong. So if I’m going to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/21/fight-or-kite-checking-in-with-crowfall-after-the-acquisition/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/07/fight-or-kite-rocket-league-sideswipe-is-the-perfect-mobile-game/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=373879 For the last month or so, I’ve been half-man, half-Rocket League Sideswipe. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve spent far more than an acceptable level of time playing a mobile game on my phone while also sitting in my PJs in front of the TV, coffee maker, friends, family, and basically anything else you […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/26/fight-or-kite-starting-a-journey-in-mortal-online-2/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/26/fight-or-kite-starting-a-journey-in-mortal-online-2/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=371788 Throughout the past year and even longer maybe, we’ve seen near biweekly updates from the team over at Star Vault as it’s been developing Mortal Online 2. Of course it was delayed from its original planned release, but what hasn’t been these past couple of years. The good news is that the game did finally […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/26/fight-or-kite-starting-a-journey-in-mortal-online-2/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/11/fight-or-kite-twisted-metal-meets-mad-max-in-crossout/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/11/fight-or-kite-twisted-metal-meets-mad-max-in-crossout/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=370049 Leaping over sand dunes and ramming my car into an unsuspecting opponent all while unloading my machine guns is the absolute height of car vs. car PvP. My enemy attempts to escape despite having four flat tires and a broken radiator. I fire off my final cannon round and am rewarded with a satisfying explosion […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/01/11/fight-or-kite-twisted-metal-meets-mad-max-in-crossout/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/28/fight-or-kite-was-2021-the-death-of-large-scale-group-pvp-mmos/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/28/fight-or-kite-was-2021-the-death-of-large-scale-group-pvp-mmos/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=368735 Here we are on the cusp of the end to another year: 2021 is almost completely in the rear-view mirror. As I look back on the year, I can’t help but think about the great many PvP games I’ve played and discussed with you all. They have all been multiplayer, no doubt, and arguably massive […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/28/fight-or-kite-was-2021-the-death-of-large-scale-group-pvp-mmos/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/14/fight-or-kite-keo-is-on-the-cusp-of-being-twisted-metal-for-the-internet-age/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/14/fight-or-kite-keo-is-on-the-cusp-of-being-twisted-metal-for-the-internet-age/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=367019 Gamers of a certain age – those who remember going to the local game store on a Friday with a gaggle of friends, grabbing a bag of popcorn and chips and dip, and renting the latest release for a weekend long multiplayer tournament – will immediately feel a sense of nostalgia when they load up […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/12/14/fight-or-kite-keo-is-on-the-cusp-of-being-twisted-metal-for-the-internet-age/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/29/fight-or-kite-naraka-bladepoint-is-battle-royale-but-with-grappling-hooks/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=364709 Welcome back to the Monday after a holiday (at least in the US). Hopefully you were able to enjoy your family, friends, or game time. If not, well, here we are anyway. Honestly, I’ve had my head down and stuck in only a few MMOs lately. I’ve been trying my darnedest to level up enough […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/08/interview-crowfalls-freemium-update-small-scale-pvp-new-players-and-the-future-of-the-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/08/interview-crowfalls-freemium-update-small-scale-pvp-new-players-and-the-future-of-the-game/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=361325 Another month has passed, and another meaty patch is coming to Crowfall. That’s right, today we’ll see the latest update (7.300) arrive on the live servers. We’ve hunkered down with ArtCraft co-founder and Executive Producer Gordon Walton for an interview on just what new and old players can expect out of the patch. Walton tackles almost […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/08/interview-crowfalls-freemium-update-small-scale-pvp-new-players-and-the-future-of-the-game/feed/ 13 https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/01/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-untamed-specter-and-mechanist-in-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/01/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-untamed-specter-and-mechanist-in-pvp/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=360410 This edition of Fight or Kite is our third and likely final installment in the Guild Wars 2 elite specialization PvP beta series. This was ArenaNet’s last chance to wow and amaze us with End of Dragons’ class updates. Truth be told though, these are the three classes I am literally the least excited about. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/01/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-untamed-specter-and-mechanist-in-pvp/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/18/vitae-aeternum-did-new-worlds-morph-to-full-mmorpg-hamstring-its-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/18/vitae-aeternum-did-new-worlds-morph-to-full-mmorpg-hamstring-its-pvp/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=358489 Leading up to New World’s original launch, I had virtually no interest in playing. Even after Amazon Games pulled the ol’ switcheroo and added a bunch of PvE to the game, I still wasn’t sold. Hell, even after playing in a couple of betas, I still wasn’t on board. But then the final launch date […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/18/vitae-aeternum-did-new-worlds-morph-to-full-mmorpg-hamstring-its-pvp/feed/ 65 https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/04/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-bladesworn-catalyst-and-vindicator-walk-into-an-arena/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/04/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-bladesworn-catalyst-and-vindicator-walk-into-an-arena/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=356454 No, there’s no joke there. I just wanted to know if anyone actually saw this happen during the Guild Wars 2 beta test a couple of weeks ago. I certainly did my best to get some game time in with these different specializations, but it can be tough to really do each of them justice. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/10/04/fight-or-kite-guild-wars-2s-bladesworn-catalyst-and-vindicator-walk-into-an-arena/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2021/09/20/fight-or-kite-spellbreaks-wizardry-battles-wage-on-with-new-content/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=354286 It’s been a hot minute since I spent any time playing Spellbreak. When it first launched, it was a nice part of my nightly gaming rotation. It has a lot of the things that I typically enjoy in my PvP: nice cosmetics, build customization, and intense combat moments. When last we saw our hero (in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/30/interview-crowfall-global-conquest-update-mega-changes/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/30/interview-crowfall-global-conquest-update-mega-changes/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=351738 Today we are being treated to the latest and greatest Crowfall has to offer with Update 7.100, better known as Global Conquest. We’re expecting a slew of new features coming fresh out of the oven, including improved rewards, reduced downtime between fights, and even an expanded recruit-a-friend program. The tentpole feature this time around, though, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/30/interview-crowfall-global-conquest-update-mega-changes/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/23/fight-or-kite-how-guild-wars-2s-harbinger-willbender-and-virtuoso-stack-up-in-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/23/fight-or-kite-how-guild-wars-2s-harbinger-willbender-and-virtuoso-stack-up-in-pvp/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=350755 Guild Wars 2 has always been my go-to home for MMOs. There’s just so much the studio did right when designing the game. But over the last few years, my time in game began to fall off. I just wasn’t super interested in a lot of what ArenaNet was doing. The hype had faded – […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/23/fight-or-kite-how-guild-wars-2s-harbinger-willbender-and-virtuoso-stack-up-in-pvp/feed/ 26 https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/09/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-latest-release-brings-rvr-to-the-forefront/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/09/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-latest-release-brings-rvr-to-the-forefront/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=348931 It’s been about a month since the release of Crowfall, and the team at ArtCraft hasn’t let off the gas yet. This past week we saw the completion of the first post-launch campaign and an update called The Shadow. The Shadow brought with it a new campaign refocusing players attention on some traditional RvR style […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/08/09/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-latest-release-brings-rvr-to-the-forefront/feed/ 13 https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/19/hands-on-with-new-worlds-20v20-pvpve-battleground-and-its-newest-dungeon/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/19/hands-on-with-new-worlds-20v20-pvpve-battleground-and-its-newest-dungeon/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=345551 Last week Amazon Games held a press demo and offered up an early preview of some of the latest and greatest content coming to New World leading up to launch. Having played around in New World’s beta last year, I was excited to see how the game has progressed and to get my hands on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/19/hands-on-with-new-worlds-20v20-pvpve-battleground-and-its-newest-dungeon/feed/ 32 https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/12/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-launch-is-a-struggle-but-im-ready-to-play/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/12/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-launch-is-a-struggle-but-im-ready-to-play/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=344431 It’s been just under a week since Crowfall officially launched, and the game’s more alive than ever before. It’s been what has felt like an eternity since Crowfall was initially announced as a Kickstarter back in 2015. I recall sitting on the sofa, coffee mug in hand, reading about the initial core concepts, and I […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/07/12/fight-or-kite-crowfalls-launch-is-a-struggle-but-im-ready-to-play/feed/ 29 https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/28/mmo-burnout-retro-inspired-games-offer-a-sense-of-accomplishment-with-a-side-of-nostalgia/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/28/mmo-burnout-retro-inspired-games-offer-a-sense-of-accomplishment-with-a-side-of-nostalgia/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=342309 For someone who absolutely abhors the mere mention of paying a monthly sub for a game, I am totally sold on the Xbox Game Pass (and no, this is neither sponsored nor part of the meme currently floating around social media!). On some levels I am a bit disappointed with myself about it, but as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/28/mmo-burnout-retro-inspired-games-offer-a-sense-of-accomplishment-with-a-side-of-nostalgia/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2021/06/14/fight-or-kite-leafling-online-is-a-retro-inspired-action-mmo-for-pvpers-and-grinders/ Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=340336 When I spied our recent article on Leafling Online, I almost immediately jumped in. It’s currently in early access, but studio Celtaria Productions claims it’s designed to be a free-to-play game with a cosmetic-only cash shop. I’m loving the visuals, the animations, and the whole concept. A retro-stylized MMO is extremely enticing to me. I’ve […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/31/fight-or-kite-chivalry-2-is-a-blood-soaked-action-packed-experience-of-absolute-mayhem/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/31/fight-or-kite-chivalry-2-is-a-blood-soaked-action-packed-experience-of-absolute-mayhem/#comments Mon, 31 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=338408 Grab your sword. Grab your board. Grab a pile of horse poop. Better yet, grab the head of your enemies rolling on the ground and lob that at your foes. Whatever, you do, grab something and get ready: Chivalry 2 is here! Like a wet fart when all you were expecting was a silent killer, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/05/31/fight-or-kite-chivalry-2-is-a-blood-soaked-action-packed-experience-of-absolute-mayhem/feed/ 4