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Meta: MassivelyOP is now on Bluesky
Hello, folks! MassivelyOP is expanding its social media presence once again this week with the proper activation of our Bluesky account. Technically, we've had it for a while, but we've got enough writers and readers over there now to make it worth it, and the timing is right for a multitude of reasons.
You can follow us right here: https://massivelyop.bsky.social
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The Stream Team: Shop ’til You Drop during DDO’s Night Revels
Dungeons & Dragons Online has a new quest this year for its Night Revels event, and Massively OP's MJ is ready to Halloween it up, D&D style! Maybe she isn't a fan of real shopping, but she definitely is of collecting candy for new holiday cosmetics? Of course, there are plenty of old favorites to do, such as Under...
Tarisland locks down October 22 for Blight Dragon Elegy and Season 1’s shared account benefits
After dragging its feet on a specific date for Tarisland's big Season 1 update, Tencent popped up at the 11th hour to let fans know that they can expect The Blight Dragon Elegy to arrive next Tuesday, October 22nd.
On top of a new Scardino Icefield zone, some bizarre lore, a level cap increase, and a raid, Tarisland is also...
EVE Online outlines Revenant’s upcoming corporation tools and tests damage output code
Tuesday, November 12th, brings the latest update to EVE Online, which naturally means that CCP Games is going to start shoveling out information about the Revenant expansion's feature set, starting first with a look at the tools corporations will be getting to make them more efficient and look good while doing their thing.
Among the features Revenant is adding for...
Part one of Villagers & Heroes’ Crux expansion is live for subscription players
Villagers and Heroes fans have been awaiting the first chunk of the Crux patch since its tease earlier this month, and now it's finally here - barring a few small delays. We should clarify: It's finally here for subscribers on all platforms as of last night.
"As a thank you to our subscribers, Part One of our long awaited expansion,...
City of Heroes’ Halloween 2024 is fun – but the community-run Witch’s House event steals the show
While technically the City of Heroes Homecoming Halloween event for 2024 went live earlier this month, it was barely a footnote compared to the really big news at the time: the impending turn-on for the game's name reclamation scenario. But that's no reason to totally skip past the Halloween stuff for which the long-running MMO was and is so...
World of Warcraft expands dracthyr classes for its 20th birthday, plus Blizzard patches Hearthstone and Diablo IV
Blizzard is busy this time of year, in just about every one of its online games. Let's start with World of Warcraft, as Blizzard dropped patch notes for the 20th anniversary celebration it's been teasing all month. The events run from October 22nd to January 6th, so you've got plenty of time to participate.
"Join the 20th Anniversary Celebration near...
Ultima Online details New Legacy’s skill progression in a new video
With Ultima Online's first annual New Legacy server underway earlier this week, Broadsword has begun releasing new videos explaining the game to newcomers. Might this have been better before the launch? Too bad! It's here now.
This episode focuses on how New Legacy's skill system differs from that on the production shards. On the regular servers, players increase their skills...
Conan Exiles adds new companions and improved thrall behaviors in today’s Age of Heroes update
Today marks the beginning of the Age of Heroes in Conan Exiles, as the latest update looks to bring new life to some of the survivalbox's NPCs with updates to the thralls hanging out in player settlements and all-new companion characters to adventure with.
One of the tentpole features of the update is new behaviors for thralls that aim to...
Ghibli-esque co-op sandbox Aloft delays early access from fall to January 2025
Co-op sandbox fans have been eagerly awaiting the Funcom-published title Aloft all year as the Ghibli-inspired game trekked through a demo and con season. It was meant to hit early access this very fall, but you can tell by the headline and tense here that it's not happening.
"A couple months ago, we announced that Aloft would be entering Early...
Once Human opens a new PvE scenario that challenges players to face extreme temperatures
If you're ready for a new PvE-focused challenge in Once Human, then you're in luck because today has brought the new Way of Winter scenario online, letting players check out a new game world that focuses on dealing with extreme temperatures as part of its overall survivalbox beats.
"Metas will travel to the snow-covered land of Arkam and join forces...
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 is rescuing PvP battlegrounds for casuals and hardcores
If you were thinking that Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 isn't packing quite the same sparkling DLC punch as past Q4 updates from the game, there's a reason for that: This is the quarter when ZeniMax Online Studios is meant to be shoring up the existing game, not just adding to it. And this update has at its heart...
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs rely on other people – but what does that really mean?
Now that we're done with Leveling Month in Vague Patch Notes, is there another topic I can turn into a month-and-change of column topics? Well... maybe. But we're going to have to start with an article that might seem like the most obvious possible premise out of the gate, but I promise it is actually interesting when you start...
MapleStory Worlds makes its soft launch as it tries to entice creators with monetary incentive programs
Korean fans of MapleStory have already had their hands on Nexon's MapleStory Worlds since April, but now it's time for players in the Americas to have their turn: The game has now officially made its soft launch this week, opening up the ability for players in the Americas to build their own MapleStory experiences and share them with others;...
Perfect Ten: Ranking the top 10 cities in Final Fantasy XIV
I can't speak for my fellow writer Justin (he apparently doesn't want to install the mind-probe that would make this really easy to find out), but for me, at least, Perfect Ten is sort of like three columns at once. One type is where I make a weird point or a joke through an ordered list, another is where...
Stars Reach is testing its very Star Wars Galaxies-esque ranger skill tree and combat in this weekend’s playtest
Whether or not - and it's probably not - you're in Stars Reach's upcoming playtest, this week's blog post will be of interest to you, and that's because what Raph Koster's Playable Worlds is testing this round isn't just scalability and testing and terrain tinkery. It's skills. Or at least one of the skills.
Readers will recall that like OG...
Star Citizen outlines its panels and presentations for this weekend’s CitizenCon event
The devotees and skeptics of Star Citizen will likely have their eyes firmly fixed on CIG this weekend, as the studio's 2024 edition of its CitizenCon showcase is on the horizon, emanating from the Manchester Center in Manchester, UK, this Saturday, October 19th, and Sunday, October 20th.
The in-person event promises its 5,000 attendees a bunch of meetups, food, lounges,...
RIFT shivers with terror as the Autumn Harvest reaps once more
If the scariest thing that RIFT fans can envision is their MMO closing, then it's almost a relief to see the sheer terror and foul nightmares of the game's annual Halloween event arrive once more.
That's right: Autumn Harvest 2024 is upon the game from now through November 6th: "Complete various weekly and daily quests to earn event currency and...
Throne and Liberty’s first real patch ends free server transfers, opens dungeon matchmaking
If you're waking up on Thursday, then welcome to patch day in Throne and Liberty. The servers went offline at 1:30 a.m. EDT this morning and are already back. The update isn't a big one; the best addition is the new dungeon matchmaking tool.
"Team up with other players to conquer random dungeons through a new matchmaking option," Amazon says.
"A...
The Daily Grind: What would entice you to a fresh start server in an MMORPG?
Fresh start servers knock every player of an MMORPG back to zero. Nobody has more money, or more gear, or more advantage beyond learned skill and practice. This is a good thing, especially for long-running MMORPGs with an entrenched playerbase who might turn off new players. But the problem is that those entrenched players kind of don't want to...
