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City of Heroes’ first new rogue server shut down over a fake legal threat, but admins say it’s coming back

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 It appears that the City of Heroes rogue server that was up in testing all weekend has already run into trouble with what the...

Today’s your last day to grab Guild Wars 2’s A Star to Guide Us for free

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As we approach the final episode of the current Guild Wars 2 living world story, ArenaNet has been providing the earlier episodes of the...
Also, kind of Blue Mage, but that's not happening so stop asking.

Final Fantasy XIV invites you to test out the World Visit system by fighting a unicorn

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When players log back in to Final Fantasy XIV tomorrow, it'll be after all of the data center expansions have occurred, but it'll also be...

Leaderboard: Do you plan to play on a City of Heroes rogue server?

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I don't know whether people have guessed by now, but a lot of the City of Heroes screenshots we use here on Massively OP...

Camelot Unchained was worried the ‘Siege of Cherry Keep’ stress test would melt your computer

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Camelot Unchained backers over the weekend had the opportunity to kick the crap out of the servers for a planned stress test, and apparently...
Bingpot.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO in 2019 offers the best content for healers?

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A few weeks ago, there was a neat post on the MMORPG subreddit about healing. Author Rapthorne Lightweaver points out that "the industry seems...

Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?

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Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...

City of Heroes’ rogue servers may abandon character restoration as 14000 gamers register to play

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The City of Heroes rogue server drama continues this weekend as community work advances behind the scenes to bring the game back to life,...

One Shots: Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour

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Shh. Shhhhhhhh. Do not, under any circumstances, make a sound during Officially Sanctioned Sunday Afternoon Nap Hour. Some of us take it very, very seriously and...
Alas and alack.

The Daily Grind: What MMO received far more effort to keep it alive than it deserved?

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It's ironic that two of the games I regard most fondly are both titles that received a huge amount of support trying to make these titles...

A new medical research paper attempts to set health guidelines for collegiate esports players

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One of the refrains bleated by those who dislike esports is that competitors are not "real" athletes. This appears to be a similar idea...

Daybreak’s Z1 Battle Royale is sunsetting its South American servers, canceling Showdown event

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April's been a rough month for fans of Z1 Battle Royale, the PC version of H1Z1. Developer NantG laid off a chunk of staff...
Sure, why not.

WRUP: Dice ships, a wholly untested game edition

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Dice Ships is a game in which you and your opponent take turns rolling a whole bunch of dice and shooting at one another....

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite version of your MMO’s theme music?

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Recently I've been cruising back through Aion's soundtrack and made a discovery that, in hindsight, seems obvious: There are several different main theme songs...
Load it up.

APB Reloaded updates players on the state of the engine upgrade, bans, and content updates

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The engine upgrade for APB Reloaded is still coming, but the most recent update on the state of the game addresses why the next...
Yes, we're here.

Twin Saga patches in the Samurai class, new zones, new quests, and new dungeons

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You forgot that Twin Saga existed, didn't you? Look into its eyes. Look at those dinner saucer-sized eyes and say that you forgot about it....
Just play along.

Storyboard: Stop whining and accept your MMO plotline

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I'm going to let you in on a very big and also very obnoxious secret. All right? No one is going to like hearing...
We'll find it eventually.

No Man’s Sky has a community devoted to transportation via black holes

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In real life, as near as we can tell from the science, the only place you get transported to when you enter a black...

Plan trade routes and share ship fittings with the EVE Online Workbench

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Whether you're a space truckin' sort, a player that likes to hop in to Abyssal Deadspace, or one of those Capsuleers looking to start...

The City of Heroes private server team has released its code [Update: The test server is live]

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(This article has been updated since publication; updates are at the bottom!) Well, you wanted the City of Heroes private server code, and you got...

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