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Enjoy a run-down of our recent long-form pieces, both game-specific and more general. You might also be interested in our list of all of our columns and recurring articles. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

One Shots: Disco dunking

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Just because the career possibilities are limited for monsters with gigantism who have rage issues doesn't mean that they don't have feelings. Passions. A...
Now don't kiiiiiiiss

The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred way of learning about a major MMO patch or expansion?

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I don't know when we're going to hear about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion. I know that it's going to happen, considering that Naoki...

Some Assembly Required: The future of Dual Universe’s puzzle events and development

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While I may be sad at missing Dual Universe's first big puzzle event that was just solved (though folks can still follow the clues...
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Pantheon promises its next alpha this month while looking for investments

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There are problems on display right now for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. This is upsetting to type, of course, but the late Brad McQuaid's next...
Those are people who died, died.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft leveling experiences ranked, part one

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Now that the pre-patch is here, you can level through any World of Warcraft expansion you'd like in the order your heart desires! But that,...
Burn me bro.

Vague Patch Notes: Managing the MMO message – and when to piss off your fans

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Remember at the beginning of this year when Mark Jacobs managed to basically enrage everyone with his announcement of another game his company was working...

Taking a look at World of Warcraft’s new starter experience, Exile’s Reach

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While we are still in a holding pattern to know the launch date of Shadowlands, the good news is that you don't have to...
Prepare for bear.

The Daily Grind: How solid do you think your memory of your favorite MMO’s history is?

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Ages ago, I wrote a column in which I jokingly pointed out that in order to really get the WoW Classic experience, you should need...

Explaining Genshin Impact’s impact: The reinvention of gachapon

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Yes, I know Genshin Impact isn't an MMORPG. It's not even an MMO; it's just regular old multiplayer. But when its first four days...
YOU KNEW IT WOULD COME BACK

Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors

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When En Masse Entertainment announced that it would be closing its doors this fall, we here at Massively OP came to the realization that...

Choose My Adventure: Remnant From the Ashes is the action shooter MMO I didn’t know I wanted

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I miss out on a lot of games. It happens. It’s bound to happen. There are likely countless numbers of titles that escape my...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Tips and tricks for Guild Wars 2’s roller beetle racing

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I’m not a big racing game person. Sure, I played my fair share of Mario Kart 64 back in the day, but beyond that,...

Not So Massively: Reflections on Blizzard, one year after the Hong Kong fiasco

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Almost exactly a year ago, I declared that the Blizzard I loved is dead, in reaction to the Blitzchung/Hearthstone/Hong Kong fiasco. Twelve months later, that...
Bring the light

Wisdom of Nym: The first preview of Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4

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Here we go, here we go, here we go again. The hype cycle for patch 5.3 felt like it lasted too long, probably because...

Jukebox Heroes: Six great Runes of Magic tunes

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Welcome back to Jukebox Heroes, the column that dares you to close your eyes and unplug your ears. Well, after you're done reading this...

One Shots: Spit take

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If my experience with that giant camel at Aladdin's Flying Carpets at Disney World is any indication, all dromedaries are jerks that want to...
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

The Daily Grind: Has an MMO’s story ever turned you off from playing the game?

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It was a pretty bold move when Guild Wars 2 decided to indicate that one of the game's playable races had actually been a gigantic...

The Game Archaeologist: Deadlands Legends, the western MMO that never saw the light of day

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The saying goes that there is nothing new under the sun. So while you probably can't write an original setting that's never been seen...
AND NOW - I DIE!

Betawatch: Star Citizen pushes a patch public and promises progress on PSquadron 42

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Did you know you can put the letter "P" in front of almost any word if you want to? It's clever. Modern spelling. Anyhow, PStar...
I circle the waterfront, I'm watching the sea.

WoW Factor: The problem with World of Warcraft’s storytelling

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Back a long while ago, when I reviewed the prequel novel for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, I noted that my general policy has been to...

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