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Guild Wars 2 players are pretty bummed about this week’s fall damage trait nerf

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When ArenaNet dropped Guild Wars 2's skill balancing update earlier this week, one change went a bit overlooked by a lot of observers: the...

The Daily Grind: Do you ever pick a human skin tone other than your own in MMOs?

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If we may tread lightly around the topic of race this morning, I'd like to ask an honest question to elicit honest answers. Assuming...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 249: Houses and Ponies Online

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest, EverQuest II, Trove, Guild Wars 2, Book of Travels, Star Citizen, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on temporary hardcore MMO servers and PvE vs. PvP sandboxes.

Guild Wars 2’s skill balancing update is live with weapon swap, dynamic HUD, and… capes

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The latest Guild Wars 2 patch is officially upon us. As we noted yesterday, players players can expect multiple quality-of-life tweaks to specific skills...

The Daily Grind: Do you ever play MMOs in synergistic pairs?

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I've noticed a pattern in my MMO play the last year or so. Ever since jumping into Star Wars Galaxies Legends last year, I've...

Massively Uplifting: MMO fundraisers, GW2 raid class, and saving trees and cats

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Being grateful isn't relegated to just one month, but November is when many people -and gamers - double-down on the things they are thankful...

Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance

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Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
This is fine.

Tomorrow’s Guild Wars 2 balance update grants weapon-swap to Elementalists and Engineers

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So here's a fun thing that got utterly buried by the Thanksgiving holiday: Guild Wars 2 is dropping a lovely skill and balance update...

One Shots: We are all bullies

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Let us face the sad, sobering truth of our MMORPG experiences today. While we may like to think that we are noble heroes saving...

MassivelyOP’s 2019 MMO swag gift guide

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The Black Friday is upon us! (Angels and ministers of grace defend us!) Outside there are winter storms, flu viruses, and holiday traffic. But...

Guild Wars 2 lost yet another dev, this time a key living world designer

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If you're starting to get more than a little worried about the line of developers departing ArenaNet, you're not alone. As the Guild Wars...
You won't believe the things I didn't bother telling you!

The Daily Grind: What narrative MMORPG has a weak story?

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So here's the frustrating thing to me when it comes to Guild Wars 2: There is so much to enjoy and admire about the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune

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Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark storyline

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The first episode of Guild Wars 2’s new Icebrood Saga, Whisper in the Dark, has been out for a week now. MOP's Tina has...
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MassivelyOP’s 2019 gift guide for the PC hardware aficionado

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With the holidays coming up - Black Friday chief among them! - you're surely thinking about what PC upgrades will keep you entertained through...

Guild Wars 2 admits new fractals, raids, and even hairstyles are many months away

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As we're mulling over our own impressions of Guild Wars 2's latest content release, Whisper in the Dark, the players who've likely already finished...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark

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ArenaNet has just dropped the first full installment of Guild Wars 2's the Icebrood Saga after a strong start with its prologue, and I'm...

Guild Wars 2’s Whisper in the Dark saga chapter is live this afternoon

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At the tail end of this summer, ArenaNet revealed that it was changing up Guild Wars 2's content cadence by ditching the "seasonal" content...

Fight or Kite: MMORPG PvP is about competition, not combat

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Over the last month, Eliot has written a Daily Grind and Perfect Ten that really got me thinking about what PvP truly is. He...

The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish you could play on the Switch?

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I love my Switch, but I feel starved for games to play on it, especially online games. Sure, there are a few out there,...

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