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One Shots: My best buddy and me

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One of the best parts of MMORPGs is when you make good friends while online. Of course, those are supposed to be human friends...
Always the level.

The Daily Grind: Do you find endgame or leveling more interesting in MMOs?

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There's a case to be made for leveling being the most fun you'll have in an MMO. You're acquiring new abilities and new systems,...
Beta botch.

Betawatch: Overwatch 2 starts signups for a beta in springtime

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Ah, spring! The time when Overwatch 2 turns to beta testing, at long last. Of course, this initial testing is all about PvP, which...

Jukebox Heroes: Six great remastered EverQuest tunes

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Apropos of nothing, today I wanted to dive into my extensive backlog of unlistened MMORPG music and make a bit of a dent. One...
This is not that story.

Vague Patch Notes: Bro, do you even play your MMO?

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So Guild Wars 2 had some problems with the process to unlock its siege turtle mount. As launched, it required players to take part in...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s next expansion needs to restore faith in the game

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It's the next World of Warcraft expansion! Except it isn't. But it's the announcement of the date on which that will be announced! In a...
Starting new

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most welcoming culture for new players?

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Being new in an MMO is a difficult thing if the game itself isn't new. There's a whole lot of player culture that already...

Massively on the Go: Gen 9 means Pokemon needs to grow in age and numbers

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The Pokemon series is about to enter Generation 9 with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet versions near the end of 2022. And rejoice, gamers, as it's going...

Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs

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In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...

Interview: Talking Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ soundtrack with lead composer Maclaine Diemer

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Maclaine Diemer is the long-time lead composer for Guild Wars 2, with soundtrack credits going as far back as the very first Living World...

Choose My Adventure: The Secret World proves to be a familiar yet lonesome place

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It has been a very long time, old friend. Yet still, here you are, simply existing. Nesting in silence. Disassociated, forgotten, but still just...
Sad elk in snow.

LOTRO Legendarium: Why people bounce off Lord of the Rings Online

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Any time that you are deeply invested in an MMORPG, it's perhaps one of the most disheartening and frustrating experiences to watch your friends...
Voyage onward.

Wisdom of Nym: Everything we know (so far) about Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.1

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Here we are with our first live letter for the start of a new patch cycle in the bag! Are you excited? I'm excited....

Fight or Kite: Lost Ark’s PvP is a well-designed experience for Lost Ark players

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Lost Ark was a game that may as well have been vaporware for so many years. It plays basically like a Diablo game, although...

Battle Bards Episode 210: Warframe

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We heard your many requests, and we delivered! The Battle Bards crew is back to explore the final frontier of music in the Warframe...

One Shots: Murder palaces are always so inviting

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The Secret World was always good at creating spaces that you take one look at and go, "Nope! Not going to walk in there!...
Here we are again.

The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest fear about your favorite MMO?

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We all have things that worry us about our favorite MMOs. It's natural. You worry that another update might break the things you enjoy...
Well, let's give this a shot.

Betawatch: Embers Adrift kicks off its backer beta

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Want to test out Embers Adrift and see how it holds up after everything the developers have hyped up over the years? You can do...
Unseen.

WoW Factor: Beyond the Spires, a speculative WoW expansion exercise

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Let's get something weird going here for the last of these speculative exercises. I could keep doing this for a while now, if we're being...

MMO Cartographer: Exploring ‘tiny MMO’ Book of Travels

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On its website, Might and Delight describes Book of Travels as a "Tiny Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game," but that is an inadequate description of this...

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