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Guild Wars 2 on server performance: ‘We’re seeing more success’

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If your Guild Wars 2 experience has seemed smoother and less fraught with performance issues as of late, that's not your optimistic mind deluding...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Improved MMO

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Most Improved MMO, which was awarded to Black Desert last year. All live...

One Shots: Gaming in the Before Times

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The beginning of 2020 seems so, so very long ago now, doesn't it? It's strange to think back to a time when we could...
Skull go BLORF

The Daily Grind: How quickly do you aim for the level cap in MMOs?

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It's rare for me to not be done with the leveling in a Final Fantasy XIV expansion or a World of Warcraft expansion in a couple...
Let's rock this thing.

Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida pens heartfelt goodbye to the late Dad of Light blogger

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Remember the Dad of Light TV drama that debuted on Netflix a few years ago? It told the story of Akio and his father...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Event of 2020

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Event of 2020, which was awarded last year to AdventureQuest 3D...
I ride this on the stage.

WRUP: Motorcycle fighter prestige class edition

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Base Requirements: Probably should be some. The presence of motorcycles is important. Let's just say +5 BAB? Hit Dice: Oh, yeah, those are super important,...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the best at self-effacing humor?

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That picture right up there might be the very first time that I've ever seen an EVE Online character portrayed with an actual smile....
I demand to pay more for this.

Betawatch: Dual Universe’s beta purge

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No one likes feeling like playing a game's beta is a grind, and no one likes losing access to a beta unexpectedly. So it's...

Winter holiday events in Runes of Magic, AQ3D, Blades, SWGemu, Destiny 2, Champions Online

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While our big winter holiday MMO roundup event isn't coming out until next week, the snowflakes are piling up around us anyway and we've...

Activision did not really ban a 6-year-old gamer trying to stream Warzone with his dad

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We've updated this story at the end. In short, this family was fibbing for internet cred. One of the best parts of having little kids...
No sides

World of Warcraft’s factionless panda DoubleAgent hits level 60

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Pandaren were the first and thus far only race added to World of Warcraft not automatically signed onto a faction upon creation; you started on...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions

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Last December, when we sat down to write out our annual MMO predictions for 2020, I don't think anyone had "biggest global pandemic in...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Trend of 2020

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Trend of 2020, which last year went to the rise of...
All over again.

WoW Factor: The strange diegetics of the Shadowlands

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So hey, everyone may be totally immortal right now in World of Warcraft. That seems like a thing we should examine now, huh? I freely admit...

Fallout 76’s next season begins on December 15 as fans fight in-character wars and raise money for charity

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The Game Awards have roared on by, leaving in its wake moments of cringe, reason for people to debate the award winners, and (perhaps...
Someone thinks that's neat, probably.

Cyberpunk 2077 appears to have the biggest PC launch of all time

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It turns out a lot of people want to live in a cybernetic dystopia other than the one we are presently engaged with, based on...

The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2020?

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We've had some brutal years for MMORPG sunsets. But surprisingly, this wasn't one of them. I mean, yes, we lost games, but not as...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2020

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We have a fun end-of-the-year tradition on MOP to recap the best and worst MMO developer quotes of the year. In fact, I keep...
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Final Fantasy XI brings out new story and new Ambuscade foes with its latest update

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Enjoying the Voracious Resurgence storyline in Final Fantasy XI, either for the story itself or just because it's more story content when the game seemed...

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