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Imperfect balance.

Final Fantasy XIV details some of the balance changes coming to the game on Tuesday

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The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV arrives tomorrow, and everyone who has been following the game knows that it's bringing the new weekly...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO IP should Disney themeparkify next?

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Following Disney's announcement of the Star Wars Hotel in the Galaxy’s Edge Disney subpark this weekend, my MMO guildies were joking about using the location...

Guild Chat: What to do when your MMO guild is close to imploding

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively commenters can join forces to help solve the guild dilemmas of fellow readers....

One Shots: Man of Tungsten

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Look there! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Mysecretid! Who among us hasn't played a video game at some point and...
Now, this is important to state: I would also like more robots.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever fallen for an MMO after giving it a second chance?

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It's no secret that there are a lot of games out there I fell for on my first try (Final Fantasy XI, World of...
Yes, money.

How to find the right MMORPG as a couple

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People seemed to quite like my piece last week about how my wife and I wound up married in no small part due to...
SIR

WRUP: The interactive Massively Overpowered museum edition

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Here at Massively Overpowered, we're always pushing the boundaries of ways we can expand the understanding of the public while brushing up against the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most interesting MMO city to explore?

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There's a line drawn between MMO cities that mostly exist as empty set pieces and ones that live and thrive with NPCs, details, and...
Again, again.

Betawatch: Destiny 2 previews and preloads (July 14, 2017)

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Fans hotly anticipating Destiny 2 will be able to start testing the game on consoles next week, and you can pre-load the game now......

Multiple countries will boycott the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games over e-sports concerns

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Back in April, we wrote about how the Olympic Council of Asia and Alisports of China was aiming to bring e-sports to the Asian...

Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry

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Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
If we do get a new race, of course, everyone knows my biggest suggestion.

Get all of the World of Warcraft lore you need in a format for those unwilling to read

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There's a lot of lore behind World of Warcraft. Part of that is because the game has had plenty of time to develop it,...
Well, cats.

Paragon introduces its new character, Zinx

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The lack of humanoid cat-people in certain games is a failing that urgently needs to be addressed by developers, so it's a good thing...

Global Chat: Learning from Master X Master

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We've certainly remarked several times on Massively OP how much like an MMO Master X Master is, even though it firmly checks the "MOBA"...
Test me out.

Path of Exile updates fans on the state of Fall of Oriath’s beta

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The sixth week of beta testing of Path of Exile's next expansion is kicking off, and the good news is that the developers still...

DreamHack Valencia: SMITE’s Project Olympus, Hand of the Gods’ open beta, Paladin’s Jenos

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Hi-Rez took the floor of DreamHack Valencia in Spain today for announcements across its stable of games. First, the renamed online TCG Hand of the...
Not so much.

Choose My Adventure: Starting out fresh in DC Universe Online

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Last week was supposed to be when I kicked off playing DC Universe Online, but thanks to various real-life time obligations, I just didn't have...

EVE Online is killing off the last remnants of walking in stations

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Hey remember EVE Online's walking in stations, the talk of the genre a decade ago? Remember when all we really got was a captain's...
Yeah, it doesn't say anything good.

Could Blizzard be working on offline modes for its games?

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Imagine one day sitting down at your computer, firing up the Blizzard launcher, and choosing to play World of Warcraft or Diablo III... offline....
Light it up.

The Daily Grind: How much of your gaming budget is spent on MMOs?

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There was a time in my life when my budget consisted of two basic line items - things I needed for survival and video...