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Elder Scrolls Online reassures mainstream and solo gamers that MMOs aren’t scary

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Do MMORPGs really have such an intimidating reputation in the gaming community these days that studios feel as though they need to mollycoddle prospects...

Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Illuminati faction

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Kirsten Geary. That is almost all you have to say when talking about the Illuminati faction in The Secret World. That's because the infamous...

Here are two great guides for the new LOTRO anniversary scavenger hunts

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Yesterday, Lord of the Rings Online kicked off its momentous 10th Anniversary celebration with fireworks, dragon kites, and a brand-new series of scavenger hunts...

The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to survival games, single-player and beyond

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As Massively OP is centered on the "massively" part of gaming, it makes sense that my first guide to survival games was focused on...

The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to multiplayer survival sandboxes

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Welcome to The Survivalist! Ya'll might have noticed that I have gravitated a bit from my happy home of deep, immersive virtual worlds (possible...

Revelation Online’s guilds can give you a boost up

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Let's just put this right out there: You definitely are going to want to join a guild in Revelation Online unless you genuinely enjoy...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Bastion of the Penitent

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ArenaNet launched a new standalone raid tier, dubbed Bastion of the Penitent, alongside The Head of the Snake Living World chapter, but I've not...

Elder Scrolls Online opens preorders for the official Morrowind guide book

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Remember before the internet, when printed guide books were actually a thing and we would drop ridiculous sums of money on these tomes to...

LOTRO Legendarium: A guide to starting fresh in Lord of the Rings Online

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This past week, I received this letter from reader Thurro: "Your recent LOTRO resurgence has my interest, and from the sounds of you on...

Take a primer on Revelation Online’s character paths

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Hands up if you're already in Revelation Online's open beta early access! Anyone waiting until next week to try it out then? Are you...

Hands-on: Digging deep into Crowfall’s pre-alpha crafting systems

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Last weekend, Crowfall developer ArtCraft Entertainment held the last of its February playtest weekends, inviting the game’s Early Access backers to jump into the gameworld...

World of Warcraft helps you get your pilot’s license for Legion

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Remember how a while back Blizzard told fans that it was looking at eliminating flying from all World of Warcraft expansions going forward? Yeah, so...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Forsaken Thicket, Guild Wars 2’s first raid

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I have to apologise to raiders for not finishing my boss guides I began back in 2015: This is one of those articles that...
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Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming in 2017

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This past year, we couldn't seem to go a week without bumping into news of some new mobile MMO or a tablet spin-off of...
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Massively OP’s MMO guide to the Steam Winter Sale

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Do you have any money left after all of that holiday shopping, travel, and dining out? Steam would very much like to have what...

Massively OP’s guide to the 2016 MMORPG winter holidays

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It's time to get all snuggly in front of a crackling fire, roast up some chestnuts, down a gallon of hot chocolate, and log...
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Perfect Ten: All the MMORPGs coming in 2017

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Right now we are in a strange place in MMORPG history. Following the backlash of WoW clones and several high-profile titles that underperformed, major...

Chaos Theory: Our guide to The Secret World’s Unseen achievement

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For the last couple of months, I have been focused on trying to acquire The Unseen achievement in The Secret World. Why? It isn't...

Jukebox Heroes: Massively OP’s guide to grabbing 120+ MMO soundtracks

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One of the most common questions that I'm asked from my adoring throngs on the street is, "Justin, where oh where can I get...

EverQuesting: Preparing to play EverQuest II’s Kunark Ascending

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When I first spoke about preparing for EverQuest II’s latest expansion, Kunark Ascending, I pretty much focused only on leveling. That's because you can't...