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Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Most Underrated MMO of 2018

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Welcome everybody to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards! Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...
pls do a rescue

Former Square Enix America CEO advises Bethesda and Blizzard to learn from Final Fantasy XIV

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If you somehow managed to miss the news (perhaps due to extended undersea exploration missions or an archaeological adventure in the jungles of South...
In summary, do better.

Monster Hunter World announces Iceborne, a full-fledged expansion for autumn 2019, and Witcher crossover

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It seemed like a given that Monster Hunter World would get more in the way of updates, given the game's overall success. If you predicted...
Combination crossover.

Ship of Heroes opens registration for its first login test

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It's uncommon for a development team to describe an upcoming test phase as "boring," since the goal is usually to get fans excited and...
Bela Lugosi's dead.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2018?

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Later today, we begin our giant rollout of end-of-the-year awards, a series I both love and hate - love because it's fun, hate because...

One Shots: Our favorite screenshots of 2018

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As we begin to put a big bow on 2018 and send it off to wherever years are stored -- VH1, we assume --...
Wheelie!

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best fast travel options?

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There will never be a time in my life without my heart going out to Guild Wars for its map traveling. Yes, the original. After...
This should be easier.

WRUP: Tips for stealing food from the people one table over in the restaurant if that’s your deal edition

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Tip 1: Make sure the people one table over in the restaurant have actually ordered their food. If you try to steal it and...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO holiday tune?

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Seeing as how 'tis the season and all that, even the sound of MMOs is changing for the holidays. Christmas tunes are popping up...
Yes, this is ready.

Betawatch: Legends of Aria pushes back its Steam early access

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It's been a week of some speed bumps for Legends of Aria; after it reset progress with its karma system ahead of its early access...

Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Champions Online, and more PWE MMOs outline their Christmas events

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PWE is dropping festive sprinkles of snow all over its MMORPGs for Christmas this year. In Star Trek Online, Q's Winter Wonderland is already live,...
PREPARE TO COMPLETE THE PREPARATION FOR COMPLETION

Crowfall’s first campaign is the last phase of its pre-alpha testing

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The ramp-up for Crowfall's first campaign in pre-alpha 5.8 continues, with the team kicking off the first snap testing on the game's test server. No,...
Let's put things back together.

Final Fantasy XIV brings UI transparency and random favorite mounts in patch 4.5

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The second part of the previews for Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch (and last one before its third expansion) will be taking place on...

The Stream Team: A brief Star Citizen road trip

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Before the votes for Choose My Adventure are tallied, MassivelyOP's Chris & MJ are going to take a moment to hop into a pretty...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2018

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It's become a tradition on Massively OP to include among our end-of-the-year roundups and editorials and retrospectives a run-down of our favorite - and least favorite - MMO dev quotes of the year, be they obscure, poignant, or just plain dumb. So once again, for this week's Massively Overthinking, I've asked our staff to offer up those quotes and then reflect on what we from the year and reflect on just what we've learned from them.
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WoW Factor: The zones that changed the most from Classic, Eastern Kingdoms edition

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We've got a little while until World of Warcraft actually drops its Classic server, but the nice thing is that those of us who have...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions

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As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later? So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.
YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?!

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now free-to-play with a new battle royale mode

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Gosh, the mighty have fallen when it comes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The game isn't hemorrhaging players like certain other titles, but it does appear...

The Daily Grind: How much does your reputation matter in a modern MMO?

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One of the memes I see repeated a lot when folks are waxing nostalgic about the old days of MMOs is this idea that...

WOTC announces new esports initiative for Magic: The Gathering Arena

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At tonight's Game Awards ceremony, Wizards of the Coast announced that it will be expanding the Magic: The Gathering competitive scene with a new...

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