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Perfect Ten: Where to get your MMO podcast fix

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We'll assume since you're a savvy gamer reading Massively OP that you're already well aware of the world's best MMO podcast. But what do...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Vale Guardian raid boss guide

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I've been having a grand auld time smashing my toon against Guild Wars 2's first raiding tier recently, and since I've now (finally!) started...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the space sim fan

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Hello and welcome to Massively OP's latest holiday gift guide. Today I'll be talking about space sims and of course some of the peripherals...
LET'S HOLIDAY THIS UP

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the Final Fantasy XIV and Square-Enix fan

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Saying that someone is a fan of Final Fantasy doesn't necessarily say a whole lot. The series has been running for a long while,...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for WildStar fans

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One of my most prized possessions in life is a WildStar rowsdower plushie that sits behind me at work, always giving me the eye. I...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for EverQuest franchise and Daybreak fans

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It's that time of year again: when you realize half-way through your indulgence of in-game festivals that you totally forgot to go out and...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for Marvel Heroes & superhero MMO fans

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If you're a superhero fan or close to someone who is, you are certainly not lacking for options as to where to spend gobs...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the shooter and console MMO fan

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Well, I'm still playing the hell out of Star Wars: Battlefront, despite its many (many) faults! It may just be the Star Wars feels, but this...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for Guild Wars 2 players

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It's been a glorious, if very long and busy, year for Guild Wars 2, so I'm sure ArenaNet is eager to see Wintersday approaching at...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for total MMO newbies

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If you're anything like me, you probably have a tough time deciding what kinds of gifts to buy all of your totally real, not-at-all...
Full of sound and fury. Sadly.

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO peripheral junkie

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I'm not going to lie, folks: I love peripherals. Love 'em. As soon as I was introduced to the idea that you could have...
Blue skies of Ishgard indeed.

Wisdom of Nym: The first impressions of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.1

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Part of me feels really ungrateful for being upset that it took five months instead of the usual three to get Final Fantasy XIV's...

The Stream Team: A speed run of The Secret World’s Halloween events

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The holiday itself is long gone, but luckily for MassivelyOP's MJ, the Halloween events live on in The Secret World... at least until November...

Marvel Heroics: The joys of pet ownership

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I've always been a sucker for vanity pets in MMOs. It's not just the layer of customization and ownership pride that lugging along one...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Halloween event haunts our dreams

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It's finally here! This is truly the holiday I wait for all year, and The Secret World has the MMO event I anticipate all...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2015

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Halloween is an unstoppable force in the MMO industry and will not be denied to developers and their players. It's that time of year...

Check out this guide to Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium

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We're about a month away from Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC update, which will open the doors to the Orcish ancestral city of Orsinium....

Nexus Telegraph: Ten tips for new and returning WildStar players

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In just a few short days, WildStar will flip a switch and transition from its year-plus run as a subscription game to a free-to-play...

Hyperspace Beacon: Six things to do before SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire launch

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When Knights of the Fallen Empire launches for Star Wars: The Old Republic, certain activities will not be available in game anymore -- specifically, quests...

Chaos Theory: Tips and tactics for The Secret World’s Manufactory dungeon

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After my initial dev tour through The Secret World's Issue #12 , I couldn't wait to get back into the newest dungeon, The Manufactory,...