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Massively OP Podcast Episode 456: The MMO housing show
Justin and Bree tackle a theme proposed by the listeners, as this show is all about MMORPG housing, including why housing matters, post-launch housing patches, placement tools, prefab vs. custom houses, housing as part of the gameplay loop, apartments vs. instanced vs. open-world housing, incentivizing housing use, taxes and monetization, and integrating housing into MMO ecosystems.
Mortal Online 2 opens up its test server for a new balance patch
It's frankly upsetting when you think of players on Mortal Online 2 who for too long have cowered behind shield, resolute and confident in...
Microsoft will require Final Fantasy XIV players to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass in order to play the game
It's tucked away in the announcement that Final Fantasy XIV's beta on the Xbox Series X|S starts on February 21st, but the announcement does...
The MOP Up: War Thunder banned almost 10000 bots since the start of 2024
Bye bye, War Thunder bots! "Over the last month, we’ve blocked 9,569 accounts that were found to be in violation of the rules," Gaijin...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Sneak Out, ManaSoul, Rise of Mythos aka Kings Call
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but we'll be impressed if you have).
Sneak Out
Sneak Out is for some...
NosTale prepares for more Undercity, specialist card tweaks, and possible server merges in the first half of 2024
Yes, even a smaller MMO like NosTale is kicking out roadmap jams here in the first months of 2024, which makes for a very...
Betawatch: Nightingale’s Friday stress test is still underway
It's time for Nightingale to enter the beautiful, sometimes dangerous world of stress testing as it kicked off a stress test this afternoon, which...
‘Supermax open world survival’ title SCUM removes garage locks, releases vehicle skins, and seeks player opinons
One of the things we always ask for in our Betawatch column is for readers to let us know if a game in testing...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Under A Rock, Farworld Pioneers, Cyborg Immortal
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you've probably never heard of (but if you have, awesome!).
Under a Rock
If you're not living under a...
Final Fantasy XIV starts another free login campaign running through February 21
Have you been taking an extended break from Final Fantasy XIV? Because you can take a little trip back into the game as part...
World of Warcraft’s February Trading Post is all about having a lovely time of love
It's February, and as far as World of Warcraft's Trading Post is concerned, that means it's time for an entire month of love. This...
Final Fantasy XIV sets its annual Valentione’s Event for February 7
What the world of Etheirys needs is a summer vacation, but that's not happening until Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail arrives this summer. Until then,...
Embers Adrift adds more solo content and bulletin board system with its January update
So Embers Adrift has a bit of a situation. The game is very decidedly focused around having people group up and take on challenges...
Tencent-backed Chimeraland is shutting down at the end of March
Back in September of last year, we checked in on Tencent's strange survival sandbox Chimeraland only to find that very little had happened... followed...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 455: Odyssey to the abyss
Justin and Bree discuss Riot's and Blizzard's layoffs, the death of Blizzard's Odyssey, Palworld, Kritika, The Day Before, and Star Trek Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2 and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on memorable fluff loot.
A Blizzard dev cleverly yoinked a decade of WoW sub time before layoffs
It's one thing to leverage a whole mountain of in-game gold into being able to play World of Warcraft for free, but it's another...
The first two Warcraft games and the original Diablo are now on Battle.net
For too long, you have had to live in a universe where your only access to the original Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, its sequel...
Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard following Mike Ybarra’s ouster
Following last week's layoffs, it didn't seem likely that the potentially frozen throne at the head of Blizzard Entertainment would remain vacant for long....
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
Betawatch: Survival sandboxes aplenty with Enshrouded, Palworld, and Fractured Veil
Today, we celebrate Enshrouded entering into early access this week. Not because this is a game I am deeply invested in or anything like...