Opinion

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Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.

Choose My Adventure: Getting back in to the groove of Star Wars: The Old Republic

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This week's Choose My Adventure piece is a homecoming for me. I was one of the folks who was all in on Star Wars:...

The Daily Grind: Do you actually feel as if you’re part of your fave MMO’s community?

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Last month, when news of the City of Heroes mess hit, the Massively OP writers and readers had multiple discussions about community - you...
Red means dead.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – leveling content

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One of the things that I really do love about Final Fantasy XIV, from relaunch to now, is that it is indisputably a game that...

Fight or Kite: The case for dueling in Guild Wars 2

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Let me tell you all about one of the most obvious holes in the Guild Wars 2 PvP armor. No, it's not the infrequent balance...
eff boys get money

The Daily Grind: Does your significant other influence your MMO play?

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MOP's Carlo suggested today's Daily Grind after a chat he saw inside an MMO. "A fun convo came up in Black Desert," he said....

One Shots: A view to a kill

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Considering which side of our characters we look at the most, it bewilders me how little customization that MMO designers give to the back...
Not so ugly now.

The Daily Grind: How useless does an MMO drop need to be before it’s vendor trash?

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Vendor trash is a weird idea in lots of games. There are usually even specific categories of it; any gray item in World of Warcraft...

The Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth

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While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...

The Daily Grind: Do you listen to the music of long-dead MMORPGs?

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When an MMORPG reaches the end of its operational life (for whatever reason), there are few things that remain following that final day. We...

Wandering Wraeclast: Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games earns respect by showing respect

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This is Grinding Gear Games. Grinding Gear Games recently acknowledged that some Path of Exile players were unhappy about a few topics and accepted responsibility,...

Lawful Neutral: The war over Star Citizen in Crytek v. Cloud Imperium Games

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Hello citizens! Today, I'm going to talk about a little game that's been flying under the radar and I think deserves some air time:...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: Why Legion 2 wouldn’t win back the World of Warcraft crowd

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Let's talk about fan expectations and naked fanservice for a bit. In fact, let's start with the Power Nine from Magic: the Gathering, and...
It's in the right spirit.

The Daily Grind: When’s the ideal daily reset for an MMORPG?

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Ready your timezone clocks, folks: MOP Black Desert columnist Carlo proposed this topic for the Daily Grind today. "I'm in Chicago right now, so I'm...

Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs

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The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
So, bye.

Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are not the same as your single-player games with servers

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Recently, I've been trying to get into Bloodborne. This isn't a result of my disliking the Souls franchise as a whole, just that it's never...
I AM SO GREAT! *clap* I AM SO GREAT!

The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘gear peacocks’ in MMOs?

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Every so often, usually when it comes to World of Warcraft, I hear what I've always thought of as the Peacock Defense for making raid...
TI-header-necromancer

Tamriel Infinium: ‘Dying’ to know more about Necromancers in The Elder Scrolls Online

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One of the most exciting features included in The Elder Scrolls Online's Elsweyr chapter update is the addition of a new playable class, the...
Black Desert

Perfect Ten: Tips for fighting an MMORPG boss for the first time

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Ahh! That header scared me, and I'm the one who picked it! But that's where adventure leads you, right into the maw of something...

The Daily Grind: What silly little change has ever gotten you all excited to log in to an MMO?

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It doesn't always take a massive content drop to make this short gamer giddy and excited. Sometimes it's the silliest of little things, like...

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