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Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Improved MMORPG

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Most Improved MMORPG, which was awarded to RuneScape last year. All live MMOs, regardless...
This guy.

Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about console porting and addressing older parts of the title

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If you've ever thought that Final Fantasy XIV's earlier main scenario and quests don't really reflect the game's overall quality, you should know that...
ho ho ho indeed

Champions Online yanks event currencies and seasonal rewards to be replaced with more time-limited availability

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We all know that Champions Online had been in de facto maintenance mode for a long while, although this year has seen a spate...

The Daily Grind: What place in MMOs you wish you could explore – but can’t?

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I don't know how high I'd rate on an MMO explorer scale, but I have been known to go off-track and wander around in...
Someone will get that reference.

Final Fantasy XI unveils its revamped Domain Invasions

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The Domain Invasion system has gotten a major overhaul for Final Fantasy XI, and it should allow more players to take part in the system....
Ring-a-ding.

Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday arrives on December 17

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Deck the halls with tiny golems, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Yes, Wintersday is arriving in Guild Wars 2 once again on December 17th, bringing all the festivities...

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO Story of the Year

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Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Story of the Year, which was awarded to the Daybreak/Columbus Nova saga...
I like the way you move.

Final Fantasy XIV patches in more levels and more challenges for Blue Mage

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It's a blue day for Final Fantasy XIV, since Blue Mage is getting 10 more levels and a mess of new spells with the game's...

Path of Exile’s Conquerors of the Atlas update sparks a $53,750 boss kill challenge

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A new content update for an MMO is exciting enough, but when you pair it up with $53,750 worth of prizes, it blows off...
A dragon's dog, Ma.

Dragon’s Dogma Online has officially closed down

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It has indeed happened; Dragon's Dogma Online, the even more obscure MMO spinoff based on the already obscure RPG from Capcom, has closed its...

Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons’ early access launch is bogged down by drama

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Remember the tussle over in-dev MMO Oath a while back? A sub-contractor for the game accused the developer of screwing with 'em, it hit...

Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss addresses new succession skills, the Red Battlefield, and more

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The devs of Black Desert have been busy collecting gobs of player questions, and now they have a number of them answered, which not...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s crafting class utility

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There are eight crafting classes in Final Fantasy XIV, and in all likelihood we're always going to have eight crafting classes at this point....

Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Most Underrated MMORPG

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Welcome one and all to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2019 awards! Every year, we poll our writers on the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and...

Ashes of Creation’s cash shop nods to Game of Thrones as Apocalypse continues to lose players

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Baby it's cold outside, but you can still dress up nice and fancy for the cold in Ashes of Creation with this month's stock...
Prepare for bear.

At least one WoW Classic PvP server now appears to be 100% Horde

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Did you think that the faction war in WoW Classic could never actually be won? Turns out it can, since it appears that the entirety...

Star Trek Online fans mourn Deep Space Nine actor René ‘Odo’ Auberjonois

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Another one of Star Trek's greats has fallen, as news broke out yesterday that Deep Space Nine actor René Auberjonois passed away from lung...
stuff

Global Chat: Crafting is just the worst, Britta!

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Advance warning: If you like crafting in MMOs, then you best not read the latest post from Contains Moderate Peril, who is not quite...

One Shots: Rubbing shoulders with greatness

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It is hard not to feel a little awestruck when you encounter a famous face, even if it takes place inside of a game....
I like the way you move.

The Daily Grind: How much does value matter to you in MMOs?

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Value is a weird concept. It makes sense at face value; for example, it's pretty easy to sit down, list exactly the features I...

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