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And say it with croissants.

WRUP: New euphemisms for eating edition

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Stashing the carbs. Scarfing down the pre-byproducts. Making the mashy-mash with my bitey-bits. The great British chew-off. Food breathing. Taking an eat-load in the...

The Daily Grind: Which multiplayer game do you wish were a full-blown MMORPG?

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It probably has not slipped your attention that we cover more than just MMORPGs here on Massively OP these days. There's a lot of...
Again, again.

Betawatch: Destiny 2 storms to PC (September 1, 2017)

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The open beta for Destiny 2 finally hit the PC, and while I'm generally reluctant to say that anything is the preferred platform for...

Ultima Online suspends housing decay, placement during 20th anniversary month due to Harvey

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During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I wondered whether any MMORPGs with ongoing in-game costs and timers might disable them because of...
C'mon baby, don't fear the reaper.

Skyforge takes a first look at the lore and abilities of the Revenant

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Hello, everyone! Meet your new friend in Skyforge, the Revenant! He brought you death! No, that's not a bad thing or a threat; these...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

Master x Master teases a new master arriving… probably

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"Hey, what do you mean by 'probably' in the title there, buddy?" you ask, squinting at the computer and staring at the headline above....

Global Chat: Has No Man’s Sky finally arrived as a full-featured game?

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It's been a year since the disastrous and controversial launch of No Man's Sky, a game with failings that included, among many others, a...

Star Citizen counts the 3.0 bugs it’s quashed and the toilets on the Origin 600i

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This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is more or less a recap of Gamescom and a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the chaos behind the...

Camelot Unchained on the perks of RvR PvP and overdelivering on tech promises

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Were you worried that Camelot Unchained would slack off on its newsletters whilst in the pre-beta crunch? You needn't have -- this month's missive...

The Daily Grind: What wishful-thinking PAX West MMORPG announcement would blow you away?

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Massively OP's MJ Guthrie is at PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime, a much catchier name if you ask me!) for us this...

Massively Overthinking: Female characters and gender-locked classes in MMOs

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One of the reasons I gravitated to and stick by the MMORPG genre in spite of its many ups and downs (oh, so many...
You could also do what DCUO does, wherein there's no crossplay anywhere, everyone is off in their own little world, and also you are made by Daybreak and are completely terrible and no one should play you ever.

DC Universe Online introduces the new water powerset

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For far too long, heroes and villains in DC Universe Online who wished to harness the power of water have had to make do...

ARK Survival Evolved suffers launch-day overcrowding, optimization issues.

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How weird is it not to categorize this ARK: Survival Evolved post under alphas and beta? Pretty weird.

Bungie, MMO vloggers organize charity events for Harvey victims

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If you're sitting in your comfy gaming chair right now wondering what you can do to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey, which is...
Mired.

Choose My Adventure: The why behind Shroud of the Avatar

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Finding the fun, I'm sorry to say, was a bit on the fleeting side. The problem isn't that Shroud of the Avatar suddenly stopped having...
Rawr and stuff.

Neverwinter is going to refine the art of refinement

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Are you a fan of Neverwinter's current system of refinement? The developers certainly aren't, which is why the system is being massively overhauled from...

Cloud Pirates is sunsetting at the end of September

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Aw, damnit. My.com is giving up on its Allods-themed Cloud Pirates MOBA already. The company doesn't say why, but given the successes of its...
LEARN

The Daily Grind: What MMO tutorial experience is your favorite?

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The best way to learn how to play most MMOs is to already know how to play them. Heck, there are major parts of...
IT'S ALL JUNK

Overwatch opens up Junkertown and major changes to heroes on the test realm

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The test realm for Overwatch is going to get trashed. The latest test realm patch is bringing players to Junkertown for a new escort...

Battle Bards Episode 104: Something wicked this way comes

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And lo, as the Battle Bards walk through the zone of the shadow of death, they will fear no evil, but they will listen to evil’s...