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Massively OP Podcast Episode 458: PlanetSide 2 in limbo

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Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak selling PlanetSide, Nightingale's early access, Islands of Insight's launch, and NCsoft's financials with Guild Wars 2 and Throne & Liberty, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on features we want to see in features for Amazon's LOTR and ZeniMax's Star Wars MMOs.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG’s graphics hold up long past their due?

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When Dark Age of Camelot first hit beta a million years ago, I remember being super impressed with its graphics. Up until that point,...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day

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Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is the home of the event we called the most cursed Valentine's Day event in MMOs as...

Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases

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A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost a house in an MMO?

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Last week, fellow MMO blogger Belghast wrote a blog post that sent a shot of panic through my own heart: He tells the tale...

Star Wars Galaxies’ Restoration rogue server launches Schisms of Heretics with new Jedi content

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If there were an award for slick rogue server promotions, Star Wars Galaxies Restoration 3 would win it this month, as the announcement newsletter...
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Vague Patch Notes: What City of Heroes Homecoming means for the wider MMORPG industry

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As you have probably noticed from the fact that I have been writing about City of Heroes nonstop since the Homecoming server got its...

The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?

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Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
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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...

Project Gorgon’s Sandra Powers on the MMORPG’s features, its fiscal future, and the broader genre

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The story of 2023 for Project: Gorgon was a remarkable one to say the least, as it faced possible maintenance mode and serious illness...
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The MassivelyOP Podcast in review, 2023 edition

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Recap of all the shows released in 2022, bringing our total to 733 episodes (331+402).

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024

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Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...

MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Most Cursed Object in an MMO This Year

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Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Most Cursed Object in an MMO This Year. Yes, it's the...

The Survivalist: A toast to Conan Exiles’ new taverns, launching this week’s Age of War Chapter III

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You know that feeling when you get something you really want? Something you've been waiting for? Conan Exiles is giving that to me --...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends is launching a brand-new Wookiee treehouse for Life Day

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When we were discussing our Best MMO Housing award last week, I joked to our team that I knew about an amazing housing addition...

Star Wars Galaxies’ SWGEmu kicks off classic Wookiee Life Day for the holiday season

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The nice thing about the Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community is that there's a server out there with nearly every era of the...
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Vague Patch Notes: The myth of the ‘first’ MMORPG

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One of the things I like to joke about every so often is various myths about the history of MMOs, and a lot of...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO devs focus on quality-of-life features over content?

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Today's Daily Grind is not really about any one MMO, so hear me out. I came across a thought-provoking poll the other day from...

The Daily Grind: What’s clogging up your main MMO character’s bank right now?

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Lord of the Rings Online seems deliberately designed to make even people who enjoy organizing inventories (me) a wee bit crazy about it. I...

Raph Koster has been warning about the death of games innovation longer than most MMOs have been alive

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Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster is no stranger to talking about money in gaming. Our own readers will recall that all the way back...

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