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Steam changes review scores to histograms in an effort to fight review bombing

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If you've never heard of "review bombing" on Steam, we envy you. The process goes something like this: Something causes a certain group of...
And we shoot the varmint.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!

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Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
AHHH MOTHS

WRUP: A review of Titans Return Magnus Prime with every noun replaced with moth edition

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I had no real use for Moths Return Powermaster Moth when the moth was first announced, because while I liked the previous version of...

Snag a Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics Norse pack from Hi-Rez and Massively OP in honor of its Steam launch today!

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Hi-Rez's turn-based strategy card game Hand of the Gods -- you might recall it better as SMITE Tactics or even its internal name, Hotgods...
How do I start to say goodbye.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 135: PAX in the P.M.

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Justin, Bree, and MJ discuss PAX West, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, WoW, ArcheAge, and WildStar, plus a mailbag question on Destiny and raiding.

Grab a set of Revelation Online Dragon Wings from My.com and Massively OP!

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Wanna soar through the sky in Revelation Online? You're gonna need some wings. Hey, we've got wings! My.com has granted Massively OP a bundle of...
There are no bees!

WRUP: Anyone could have caught fire edition

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Last but not least, I want to close out this meeting by addressing the elephant in the room. Yes, I am your boss, and...
Go away.

Meta: Twitch’s SUBtember promo helps Massively OP stream!

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Massively OP is a Twitch Partner, meaning that our supporters are able to subscribe to our Twitch streaming channel, which puts money directly into...

Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and Massively OP!

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Indie sandbox MMORPG Wild Terra (official site, Steam) has been in early access since December, a nostalgia-driven medieval sim that allows players to build up...
We could have planned better.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 134: You are my… Destiny

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Wander, ARK, Funcom, Destiny 2, Cloud Pirates, Perpetuum, EVE Lifeblood, Villagers & Heroes, and helping out with Harvey, with mailbag questions on favorite MMO moments and finding a good guild.
SWEAR TO ME

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG is the worst at balancing difficulty?

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Justin's LOTRO Legendarium article on whether or not Mordor is too difficult struck a chord wth me. "I do not envy devs and their...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs do you wish would come to Steam?

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I was poking through my Steam library this weekend hunting for an old game I wanted to install to see whether it still worked...
And say it with croissants.

WRUP: New euphemisms for eating edition

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Stashing the carbs. Scarfing down the pre-byproducts. Making the mashy-mash with my bitey-bits. The great British chew-off. Food breathing. Taking an eat-load in the...
Another thing to blame on Cliffy!

Snag an Amazing Eternals closed beta key from Digital Extremes and Massively OP [All gone!]

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Digital Extremes' new shooter/TCG hybrid The Amazing Eternals (fka Keystone) launched its founders program this week, rolling into closed beta with a new trailer...

Enter to win a Champions Online 8th anniversary pack from PWE and Massively OP

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Can you believe Champions Online is eight years old? Yep, it's true, and the festivities are underway! In honor of the celebration, PWE has kindly...

Bungie, MMO vloggers organize charity events for Harvey victims

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If you're sitting in your comfy gaming chair right now wondering what you can do to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which is...
Very dynamic.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 133: Gaming Gamescom

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, sunsets for Ghost in the Shell Online and SkySaga, Closers, ArcheAge 4.0, Star Citizen's Gamescom demo, SWTOR, and WoW Argus, with mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes and MMORPGs as a drug, plus a PAX West preview.

The Daily Grind: What do you actually expect to get out of MMORPG lockboxes?

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MMO blogger Bhagpuss has an intriguing multi-angle post out this week criticizing, rightly in my mind, Guild Wars 2's lockboxes, but not the way...
More of this story, please.

The Daily Grind: How often do you play non-human MMORPG characters?

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This weekend, I was toying around with my fancy Path of Fire-induced new character slot in Guild Wars 2. I have one of every...
Yes.

WRUP: We want bones edition

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Hello and thank you for calling the Bone Collectors, Thomas and Edward Bone. We want bones. To be absolutely clear, our last name is Bone,...

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