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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
The Mycelial Crisis will be the first event to leverage Star Trek Online’s new event reward system
Last week, we all were informed of the ways that events in Star Trek Online will be changing, moving away from Reputation and towards...
Star Trek Online plans five new patrol missions for Awakening
One of Star Trek Online's ever-present challenges is creating enough content for player captains to consume. With new featured episodes are few and far...
Star Trek Online is moving its event rewards away from reputation projects and into a new mode
The seasonal events of Star Trek Online have long lived within the game's Reputation system alongside the projects of those mechanics, but not any...
All factions will soon be able to fly (some) Romulan ships in Star Trek Online
Your faction is the Federation in Star Trek Online, but in your heart you long to be like the sneaky, underhanded, and intriguing Romulans....
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
Neverwinter, Champions Online, and Star Trek Online end XMPP chat client support
In an effort to reportedly take on the ever-encroaching menace that is gold selling spammers, outside chat client support powered by XMPP will be...
First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch
Last week, DC Universe Online became one of the only MMOs on the Nintendo Switch, prompting many gamers to give it a look or...
One Shots: The secret life of NPCs
What goes on with NPCs when you're not looking? Egocentric adventurers think that they're sitting around, sharpening blades, and preparing their spellbooks for encounters,...
Star Trek Online players play with numbers to crack lockbox drop rates
While plenty of online games with lockboxes already have transparent lockboxes and far more are due to get them over the next year thanks...
Star Trek Online’s nerf to Advanced Beam Arrays causes a community uproar
All right, so this one is going to take some explanation. The latest update to Star Trek Online has arrived along with the patch...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.
Star Trek Online’s Arena of Sompek returns on August 8 with some major adjustments
Yes, your Star Trek Online character is going to face some combat trials in a deadly arena somewhere in space, but it's a kinder,...
Star Trek Online lays out a roadmap of updates for the next six months
With Star Trek Las Vegas just in our rearview mirror, it would stand to reason that Star Trek Online would have a number of...
One Shots: Indulging in nostalgia
When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...
The Stream Team: Securing a summer ship in Star Trek Online
Summer may mean sandy beaches (and Risa!) for many, but in Star Trek Online it also means a new ship! The celebrations this season...
Star Trek Online Awakening is launching September 10, starring Anthony Rapp
Star Trek Online fans are having a good week, it seems: PWE and Cryptic just announced Awakening, launching for PC on September 10th. As...
Star Trek Online details changes due for several ship types
The identity of your Star Trek Online spaceship is pretty important; it determines the kind of abilities you have access to during space combat,...
Star Trek Online may unveil its game-changing future next weekend
What is next for Star Trek Online? That's the million credit question this summer, as player captains have been speculating on comments that Lead...
Vague Patch Notes: Keeping it simple, oversimplification, and MMO design
People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...