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Fallout 76 looks back at 2020 with recaps and stats, shares a calendar of events for the first quarter of 2021

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As December continues to draw to a close, the developers of Fallout 76 are looking back at the past year's efforts in the most...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021

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So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
Torgy torgy

World of Warcraft is making Torghast easier and faster to clear in response to player behavior

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Torghast isn't too hard for what the developers had intended in World of Warcraft, but it is too hard for how players had actually been...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Surprise of 2020

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Surprise of 2020, which was awarded to the revival of City...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2020?

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A few years back, we retired our award for the best PvP experience in an MMO, largely because neither our writers nor readers really...
Gorl

Atlas Rogues brings Nix and Aurora into its roster with its newest update

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The nice part for Atlas Rogues is that it has a lot of the eponymous rogues to add into the game just based on...
He'll glass you.

Albion Online celebrates the season with the return of Uncle Frost

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It's time for the Yule season in Albion Online, and that means the return of Uncle Frost. Rather than being a more paternal figure,...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Business Model

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Business Model, which we could not reach a staff consensus on...
Welcome to funky town.

Vague Patch Notes: The verbs of MMOs

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Even if you don't like crafting, you should care if your MMO of choice has meaningful crafting. And you should especially care if it...
Girl.

Black Desert starts pre-creation for Nova and the winter season

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The latest patch for Black Desert is all about pre-creation. Do you want to create your Nova character now ahead of the full class...
We were born to run.

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs did you personally have the most fun with in 2020?

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I had a lot of fun with Final Fantasy XIV this year. This is not in and of itself unusual; I usually have a lot of...
hims are chonky

Defiance and Defiance 2050 celebrate the holidays while offering server compensation

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Ho-ho-hopefully you like fighting the Volge in Defiance and Defiance 2050 because that's the game's Christmas event this year. Yes, running until January 11th, both games...

Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020

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MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020, which was awarded jointly to the cancellation of...
Really inactive.

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2020

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Here's a fun question for you: What's the difference between the biggest surprises of a year and the biggest stories of the year? The answer,...
Other glows.

Free character transfers for World of Warcraft are closing on Thursday

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Some servers in World of Warcraft are just more populated than others. That's a simple reality. In the hopes of having some players move off...

The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2020?

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Way back in 2016, MOP reader Agemyth suggested that we debate the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of years. This...
allors en danse

Blade & Soul offers special Blade Dancer bundles and its Christmas event with tomorrow’s Grim Tidings patch

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The next patch for Blade & Soul adds a third specialization for Blade Dancer, and if you're enticed by the prospect of the Grim Blade...
Stay specced.

Star Trek Online delays its next patch to avoid mandatory respecs

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Considering that respecs in Star Trek Online can cost you actual money, you wouldn't think that anyone would be upset at getting them for free......

Choose My Adventure: Simply skipping through quests small and large in Fallout 76

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I'm not sure that this week has fully inured me to Fallout 76, but I will say that things were starting to come together...
Ahem.

Rumor: Nexon’s Final Fantasy XI mobile remake has been cancelled

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It looks as if the sun has finally set on the never-materialized mobile remake of Final Fantasy XI, as Korean site MTN is reporting that...

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