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Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO Routes are already problematic and unsafe

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Pokemon Go and Niantic by the time you read this, will have launched a new feature: routes. While we covered the event and a...

Lost Ark’s July release launches today with new Elgacia story and the Maharaka Festival

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Live this morning in Lost Ark is the July release, with maintenance a little bit longer than planned, but it's up now. Amazon slipped...

LOTRO Legendarium: How to avoid burning out in LOTRO (and other MMOs)

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When Lord of the Rings Online kicked off its head start in April 2007, little did I know that I was logging in for...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July events have mostly leaked already

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It's already apparent that July is going to be rough for Pokemon Go and Niantic. We've already got another massive fan community/data producers soft-shutting...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go finally confirms datamined features for June

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You'll all be surprised, I'm sure, to learn that Pokemon Go and Niantic did not do anything during our month-long coverage blackout here in...

Annoyed with LOTRO’s scaling and launcher issues? An MMO dev has tips for solving them yourself

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Whenever we write a Lord of the Rings Online article here on MassivelyOP, it's inevitable that someone - usually someones - will pop into...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet brings paradox elephants across worlds

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There are apparently still more 'mon to be had in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. We're a bit late with Chestnaught, but it'll be returning...
Love is in the bear.

Perfect Ten: Romantic ideas for an MMO virtual date

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While MMOs may not last forever -- or even a few years, in some cases -- the relationships forged in them can endure long...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 more fun LOTRO tips and tricks

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At this point, I have to ask: Am I weird for loving lists of tips and tricks for MMOs? It's almost always one of...

Perfect Ten: 25 text-based MMOs and MUDs that are worth playing in 2023

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Wanderlust hits even the most content MMO adventurer from time to time, and while there are worlds a-plenty to visit, sometimes it is easy...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May lineup embraces Niantic’s bugs

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As I noted in my last Massively on the Go column, for the entire month of May, this column will not be covering Pokemon Go, as Niantic...
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Casually Classic: Eight legacy MMOs to satisfy that old school craving

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It was just five years ago in 2018 that MassivelyOP formally recognized an interesting and heartening trend in the MMO space: the rise of...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet takes aim again with Ice Inteleon

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First we had an archer Mightiest Mark 'mon, but The Pokemon Company and Game Freak are turning things up by upgrading to Ineleon, the...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Typhlosion summons ghost of former self for raids

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Good news for players who enjoyed the Hisuian pokemon typings in Pokemon Legends: Arceus: The next tera raid event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet...

Casually Classic: 20 tips for surviving the WoW Classic community’s hardcore mode

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"Just one more hour of WoW Classic. One more hour, then I'll go and play something serious. Or be a productive member of society....

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s April schedule is hopefully a joke

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While there's always hope for a good April Fools' Day prank, Pokemon Go's April Schedule doesn't have one listed, at least not yet. Unfortunately,...

Nothing’s otter than a Bug Samurott in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

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You better watch out, you better prep Fly, you better not doubt it'll make a Pika cry, Samurott is comin' to town. Well, specifically,...

Ship of Heroes’ arrival on Steam is imminent as Heroic is still planning launch in 2023

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Earlier this year, we noted that superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was eyeing an arrival on Steam, and as of today, it's finally happening. Or...

LOTRO Legendarium: 17 groovy places to visit in LOTRO’s Minas Tirith

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Minas Tirith: The White City and the bane of server-side lag. The place of a thousand side quests and of a thousand-and-one times that...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet takes aim with Decidueye raids

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Decidueye is the next tera raid event for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and this one may be the easiest to plan for thus far....