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Massively on the Go: Why MMO players will love Animal Crossing New Horizons

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Some of you may have noticed that several staffers and fellow MassivelyOP readers noted that they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons last weekend....

The Daily Grind: Which MMO rogue server do you recommend trying?

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It is truly heartening to see so many sunsetted MMORPGs being revived thanks to the tireless efforts of rogue server operators. Preservation of these...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 264: Don’t feel blue, MapleStory 2

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris discuss the pandemic's positive impact on gaming, MapleStory 2, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, and Warhammer Online, with adventures in Animal Crossing, Star Trek Online, GW2, SWG Legends, Dauntless, and FFXIV, and an epic lightning round mailbag.

Choose My Adventure: In which Albion Online decides to beat me up

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OK, Albion Online. I get it. You're a tough guy. You see a soft, doughy person like me and decide to lull me into...

The Daily Grind: What once-popular MMORPG terminology has fallen out of use?

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Let's play with words. A while back I saw someone describing the act of MMO banksitting on Twitter without actually using the term. It's one...

Fight or Kite: Hackmud is more than a MUD – it’s a living cyberpunk world

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As these words loaded into your browser, sending bits and bytes across a vast array of interconnected wires and tubes, someone is typing away...

The Survivalist: Last Oasis virtual dev tour highlights nomadic life and offline safety

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At this stage of the survival genre game, you need more than just a novel idea for the setting. You need unique features to...
Whee!

Wisdom of Nym: Expected expansion features still unseen in Final Fantasy XIV

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We're still not into the period of time in which we'll learn about patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy XIV. Indeed, there's a lot of life left...
The vista

The Daily Grind: What’s the perfect size for an MMO battleground?

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I've made no secret of the fact that I like big battle MMO PvP. I want it to feel huge. I want there to...

Jukebox Heroes: Warframe’s soundtrack

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I'm always keeping an ear out for recommended soundtracks from our readers here at Massively OP, and one that seems to get pushed my...
Pet action.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever changed your mind on an MMO expansion over time?

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At the time Final Fantasy XI launched its second expansion, I loathed it. Not only did it offer no new jobs or the like, but it...

Into the Super-verse: Getting started with Champions Online in 2020

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The sharp rise and fall of Champions Online back in 2009 resulted in a game that's made for an easy target of jokes ever...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever been hit by an MMO banhammer?

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When I wrote the above question, I had to sit back for a long minute to think over the two-plus decades of my MMO...

The Game Archaeologist: Shenmue Online

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If you ever stumble across a Dreamcast enthusiast -- and believe me, they are everywhere -- on the forefront of their diatribe about how...
Do you really want to hurt me?

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Warlords of Draenor

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Oh barf. Yes, folks, it... it had to happen. We had to get to this expansion. I know, none of us really want to. World of Warcraft...
This is the real magic item.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?

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A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...

Massively Overthinking: What MMO topics have you changed your mind on over the years?

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On last week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering a fun question from MOP reader and listener Pieter about...
There are about nine million more pressing questions about why you're this way, of course.

Vague Patch Notes: Complaining about MMOs you don’t play

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All right, folks, it's time to talk. And we're going to start by talking about Guild Wars 2, a game I used to play regularly...

Working As Intended: Deep-diving Star Wars Galaxies’ endgame crafting

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When I leaped back into Star Wars Galaxies via the SWG Legends rogue server mid-2018, I didn't really truly think I'd stay all that...
I understand why, but also why?

The Daily Grind: How many MMOs do you have installed right now?

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It will come as no surprise to anyone that Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft are both installed on my computer right now. It probably...

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