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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen dev defends the use of limited-action sets
With Pre-Alpha 5 on the way, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is generating more and more interest among MMORPG veterans. But one topic is...
Battle Bards Episode 171: Forest Tales 2
Hitch up your shorts, buckle your boots, and step into another deep forest of MMORPG music with the Battle Bards! As diverse as the...
One Shots: Stunning statuary
Last week's call for MMO screenshots of in-game statues resulted in so many great pictures, I could have probably done two of these columns!...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Neverwinter’s seventh anniversary with a jubilee
What? Neverwinter on a Saturday? It may not be the regular D&D night, but it is the MMO's seventh birthday, and that's a great...
The Stream Team: Working among Neverwinter’s werewolves
Massively OP's MJ and her team thwarted Idris' attempt to build an undead army in Ebon Downs, but there's plenty of adventure to be...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
Torchlight III acknowledges rocky launch, promises work toward act three and more
Not quite a week into the surprise early access launch of PWE's Torchlight III, Echtra Games' Max Schaefer has posted a developer messaging acknowledging,...
Global Chat: Do numbers rob MMOs of fun?
Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...
Neverwinter celebrates seven years with events, cosmetics, and pets
It's almost time once more for the Protector's Jubilee in Neverwinter as the MMO celebrates seven years of operation starting on Thursday, June 18th,...
Neverwinter details DPS Paragon path adjustments arriving soon
With the Avernus module just on the horizon for Neverwinter, it's time for players to prepare. And if you're a DPS player, then your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 276: Opening the doors to Torchlight III and New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Torchlight III, EVE Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, Playable Worlds, ArcheAge, EverQuest, and EverQuest II, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on moderating chat toxicity and the impact of modding on games like Fallout 76.
Torchlight III’s surprise early access launch was tormented by server issues and poor reviews
Torchlight III surprise-launched into early access on Steam this past weekend in the middle of the PC Gaming Show, and it hasn't really gone...
Magic: Legends shows off the process behind giving life to the land of Shiv
Despite the fact that the name makes it sound like a sharp implement destined to slide into somebody's ribs, the land of Shiv is...
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Neverwinter’s hellacious Avernus module is launching June 30
A while back we'd speculated on whether or not Neverwinter's Avernus module would make its original June launch window, and today we learned that...
Perfect Ten: The most fun pre-launch MMO runs
You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...
Star Trek Online promises Romulan boosting while fan podcast calls for a boycott of the game in support of Black Lives Matter
The developers behind Star Trek Online are letting players boost up a Romulan. A new level boost pack coming soon allows you to start...
Neverwinter explores the regions of Avernus for its upcoming module
When the next module arrives in Neverwinter, you can go to Hell. Specifically, the first layer of the Nine Hells, Avernus, a war-torn wasteland of...
Neverwinter will improve its player scaling tech with the Avernus module
When it comes to scaling tech in MMOs -- of artificially adjusting a player's levels and stats to fit a zone's level range --...
Global Chat: Phantasy Star Online 2 tips and tricks
As you... may have heard, Phantasy Star Online 2's PC launch was all sorts of horrible, especially from an installation perspective. Belghast over at...