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Massively Overthinking: What one piece of advice would you like to give to MMO devs?
Over the last couple of weeks, MOP's Eliot has pointed his Vague Patch Notes column at some friendly (and amusing) advice for MMO studios,...
Battle Bards Episode 180: Moonlight Blade
While Moonlight Blade is not yet a known quantity over here in the west, its soundtrack has gone before it and landed right into...
Massively Overthinking: Does early access kill an MMO’s buzz?
A while back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I were flipping through Steamcharts checking in on Torchlight III, and we were a...
SWTOR on how Feast of Prosperity revives old planets and makes the galaxy ‘feel more lived-in’
With Star Wars The Old Republic's Feast of Prosperity update out in the wild, BioWare has put together a dev blog interview from World...
Massively Uplifting: Supporting small businesses, grieving through games, and lending helping hands
Did you go trick-or-treating? There's still time! Here, have a handful of warm fuzzies! Take some full-sized good deeds! October has been full of...
Global Chat: How World of Warcraft can be peaceful
A recent article about the revised leveling process in World of Warcraft caught my eye, because MMO blogger Kaylriene spoke about how it's really...
Massively-on-the-Go: Gotta cash’em all in Pokemon Go
In the last few editions of the Massively-on-the-Go column, I've been covering the deluge of events and updates Pokemon Go has received quite suddenly...
Massively Overthinking: Doing crimes and getting punished in MMORPGs
A couple of weeks before Dual Universe's snafu banning beta players for taking advantage of a developer's poorly permissioned structure, I saw the game's...
Anthem offers a look at Javelin skill trees, build customization, and Artifacts in a dev blog
It's been some time since the last dev blog came out of the rebooting Anthem, but BioWare studio director Christian Dailey is back with...
Elder Scrolls Online: Update 28’s ‘stickerbook’ and washing ya damn hands
When The Elder Scrolls Online's Markarth DLC launches next week, the free update 28 launches along with it, and one of its tentpole features...
Temtem plans ‘exclusive’ PlayStation 5 early access launch December 8
Back in August, early access creature-collection MMO Temtem announced that it'd be launching on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch in 2021 alongside...
Massively-on-the-Go: Niantic’s ‘Mega’ missteps in Pokemon Go
Previously in our Massively-on-the-Go column, we covered the deluge of events and updates Pokemon Go has seen this season, with a bit of commentary. While...
Battle Bards Episode 179: Arrr pirates!
Shiver me timbers — the Battle Bards are coming aboard and demanding that all capable musicians appear on the poop deck and blast out...
Global Chat: Which MMO has the best Halloween?
That's a really good question! While pretty much every MMO has some sort of autumn/harvest/Halloween event going on this month, there are a few...
Massively Overthinking: Where is the line between buy-to-play, free-to-play, and subscription MMOs?
You might think this Massively Overthinking topic is way too obvious, but I assure you, it's not! Consider this: When the buy-to-play-with-no-sub Guild Wars...
Path of Exile retools expansion cadence and scope to avoid struggling from another ‘black swan event’ like COVID
If you followed our coverage of Path of Exile's Heist expansion, you already knew the fun fact that Heist was originally being worked on...
New World has kicked off its fall alpha test today as patch notes point to reduced leveling speed
You might have forgotten, but Amazon has one more big New World alpha test lined up this year, and it's creeping up on us.
"Equipped...
Global Chat: Comparing SWTOR’s and Star Wars Squadrons’ space battles
With Star Wars Squadrons now on the scene, a comparison between that game and SWTOR's galactic starfighter content was all but inevitable.
MMO blog Galactic...
Tiny MMO Book of Travels will use early access to ‘experiment’ with player caps
Even all the way back to its successful Kickstarter last year, Might & Delight has maintained that Book of Travels is not a traditional...
Massively Overthinking: What one MMO mechanic or system would you like to banish to the ends of the earth?
Back in September, one of our dear readers Aldristavan sent in a fun question for the Massively OP Podcast: What's one outdated MMO mechanic...
