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Massively OP Podcast Episode 390: All systems go for MMO launches

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen's crowdfunding, Wrath Classic's launch, Dual Universe, Mythic, Ultima Online's 25th birthday, Tibia, and LOTRO Before the Shadow, with adventures in SWG Legends and Truck Simulator, plus a voicemail topic on MMO systems proliferated across the genre.

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have had the most successful monetization turnarounds?

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Up until the last couple of years, I would've said Lord of the Rings Online's monetization was... not good. In fact, even though plenty...
AHHHHHHHH

Dungeons and Dragons Online servers are back online after a shutdown and rollback

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Players of Dungeons and Dragons Online were locked out of their MMORPG of choice this past weekend when the engineers of Standing Stone Games...

Lord of the Rings Online solicits feedback on Guardian revamp and studio communication

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With Minstrels on the receiving end of a huge revamp in Lord of the Rings Online's latest update, Standing Stone Games may be turning...
It could be fantastic, at least.

Global Chat: Warming up to story-driven MMORPGs

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Do you play MMOs for the narrative or ignore the story altogether? There's a sharp line dividing the community on this issue, but MMO...

Lord of the Rings Online details Before the Shadow’s challenge-raising delving system

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High risk, high reward, or to paraphrase the IP, delving too greedily and too deeply. That's the line players will have to toe when...

SSG yanks Dungeons and Dragons Online offline overnight to address a serious bug

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Someone over at Standing Stone Games must have rolled a one this past week because it's been a headache-inducing 24 hours for both Dungeons...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most unloved class in your favorite MMO, and how would you fix it?

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I was trundling around playing on my Lord of the Rings Online server the other night when someone advertised for a Burglar for some...

Lord of the Rings Online opens preorders for the Before the Shadow mini-expansion

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If you're not still grumpy about the whole "mini-expansion" thing, then heads-up because Standing Stone Games has just opened up preorders for Lord of...
ADVENTURE

Lord of the Rings Online patch adds nine new class/race combos and sings a new Minstrel tune

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While it's not the big Before the Shadow mini-expansion that Lord of the Rings Online players are anticipating for later this year, today's Update...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 389: Grinding out them dailies

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Justin and Bree discuss ArcheAge 2, WoW Classic Cataclysm, Fractured Online, LOTRO's 2023 ocean expansion, and the Wizard101 hack, with adventures in Guild Wars 2 and WoW Classic, plus meta discussion on how The Daily Grind works and how game studios handle pesky journos like us.

Lord of the Rings Online devs discuss PvMP, Minstrel, and starter experience changes

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The Lord of the Rings Online team has been unusually chatty as the MMO heads toward its upcoming Update 33.2 release. Lead Systems Designer...

The Daily Grind: Is there a mod for an MMO that you just can’t play without?

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I've been back in Lord of the Rings Online a bunch lately, and as part of my return I went through and made sure...

One Shots: Zen and the art of motorcycle flying

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As we all well know, motorcycles are among the safest forms of transportation ever devised. This is especially true if you careen off-road without...

Lord of the Rings Online executive producer hints that 2023 expansion is ocean-themed

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While Lord of the Rings Online fans are still waiting to get a full view of this fall's mini-expansion, Before the Shadow, the studio...

LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Minstrel revamp is a master class in studio obstinance

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Does anything in this world produce a cold sweat faster than a developer abruptly announcing, "Oh hey, we're going to retool your class?" Unless...

The Stream Team: Aiding dragons to squash the Cults of the Dragons Below in Dungeons & Dragons Online

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Massively OP's MJ and her D&D night crew helped some dragons find and rescue their comrades last time in DDO's Dragonblood Prophecy. Next up...
It's not nothing!

Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?

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Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...

Dungeons and Dragons Online brings back its popular Crystal Cove event with a few tweaks

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It's time to jam on your pirate hat, affix any sort of bird to your shoulder, and head out to Dungeons and Dragons Online's...
Not the problem.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 388: Elyon descends through finite care

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Wrath pre-patch, New World's new servers, Elyon's sunset, Bless Unleashed's sunset, EVE Online Uprising, Star Trek Online's Wil Wheaton, and Temtem's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, with a lightning round of MMO questions from the mailbag.

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