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Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs

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During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...

Dark Age of Camelot brings back its Ghost Keep event with RvR boosts and spooky rewards until February 20

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Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don't need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never...

Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs

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During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...

Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story

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In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
Something fell.

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0

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Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

Hi-Rez teases SMITE Year 11’s conquest map updates, new god, and ‘big balance shake-ups’

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While the majority of Hi-Rez's attention is fixed on SMITE sequel SMITE 2, there are still things planned for the original game's Year 11...

Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online

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Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...

End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond

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We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
Seriously, though, whatever.

The Daily Grind: Who told the biggest gaming fib of 2023?

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Did you know I keep a list of quotes and fibs? Well, you probably did, since we already did our annual piece on the...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023

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Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...

The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023

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This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...

MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy

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Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...

Camelot Unchained heralds the start of its next beta and hints at ‘good news’ in 2024

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A short holiday address from Camelot Unchained pretty much continues the trend of vaguely promising forward momentum on the PvP MMORPG, which hints at...
waugh? okay

The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’

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Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...

Dark Age of Camelot introduces new and returning seasonal tasks in its Midwinter Festival

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What could possibly be more festive than... uh... slaying a big old ice demon? That's one of the seasonal tasks that are on offer...

Vitae Aeternum: Predicting New World’s 2024 roadmap

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Every year, the Massively Overpowered staff gathers to make predictions for the year to come in MMORPGs. But I have so many thoughts on...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024

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It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...

Dark Age of Camelot begins its PvP-focused Catch Up in Caledonia event with more details

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Last month, fans of Dark Age of Camelot were given initial word about its next catch-up event and its more brutal PvP focus, but...
Un secret.

Vague Patch Notes: MMO gameplay by enhancement

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A while back, I was talking in the comments of an article about how bad The Secret World's combat was. It was the game's...

Fight or Kite: SMITE has the right vibes but the wrong gameplay for this PvP fan

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SMITE is one of the largest MOBAs on the planet and has been for years now. In fact, it's currently celebrating its 10th anniversary!...

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