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Hyperspace Beacon: How to run a roleplay event in spite of SWTOR’s mechanics

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I have mentioned before that my community and I roleplay in spite of the game mechanics of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s not...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s monthly and yearly events

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Anyone familiar with EverQuest II knows that Norrath likes to celebrate. The game is filled with so many holidays and festivals that it can...
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Paragon’s latest video is basically MOBAs for dummies

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How I mine for MOBAs? In its latest Paragon video, Epic is going to assume you have no idea how a MOBA works, which...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts

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Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...

Massively OP’s MMORPG Valentine’s Day 2016 roundup

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If you're one of those gamers who needs goofy real-world holidays in your MMOs, then this weekend is for you, as sappy pink hearts,...

The six skills your aspiring rogue will employ in The Elder Scrolls Online’s Thieves Guild DLC

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Enterprising rogues will be pursuing six new skills once The Elder Scrolls Online's Thieves Guild DLC launches next month: Finders Keepers for spotting treasures,...

Hyperspace Beacon: How to approach SWTOR as a total newbie

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My experience with World of Warcraft is minimal. I played the game for about a month just after The Burning Crusade launched. I have hopped...

Perfect Ten: How to play MMOs on a limited time budget

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One of the most frequent questions I'm ever asked here at Massively OP or on my own blog is, "How do you do it?...

Hyperspace Beacon: How to make a million credits in an hour of SWTOR

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I can’t help but attempt to find some of the most efficient ways to make credits in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I have...

Massively OP’s guide to choosing an online ARPG

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Bored of MMOs, despondent about the industry, or simply looking for something a little different? Turning to something similar to MMOs, yet offering a new...
Prettiness!

The official guide to Blade & Soul’s January 19 launch

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Are you ready for Blade & Soul's launch on January 19th? Are you really ready? I mean, you might have played a lot of...

The MMORPG adventures you chose in 2015

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When the Choose My Adventure column was first begun many years ago on Massively-that-was, it was an adventure entirely in the hands of the readers. The...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Frostfell 2015

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Ahh, 'tis the season: When goodies galore are hidden inside a magical closet and gigglegibber goblins give out gifts. Yes, it's Frostfell time! And...

Elite: Dangerous offers training vids, support for Star Citizen

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Elite: Dangerous is busy celebrating the launch of Horizons this week, but if you've never played before, you could probably use some training, and...

Massively OP’s holiday gift series roundup

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We're down to just a few more days until Christmas, so hopefully you've been taking advantage of our gift guides for the MMO players...
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Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the World of Warcraft fan

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Look, I know what you're thinking, and I'm sorry to say there's not much to be done. As great a gift as it would...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for The Secret World and Funcom fan

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It's the holidays, and in the spirit of giving, I am going I'm going to give you ideas -- for gifts! Instead of waxing...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for your guildmates

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"Hi, my name is Tina and I have very real, very cool internet friends that I met in online games." Say that sentence to...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the ‘Not So Massively’ gamer

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The holidays are approaching, and that means there's not much time left to get presents for your friends and lumps of coal for your...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO hipster

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I say this with nothing but love in my heart: Some of you guys are serious MMO hipsters. Heck, some of you guys were...