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Massively OP Podcast Episode 99: Landmark goes into the dark

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Justin and Bree discuss Landmark, Trove, Asheron's Call, WoW, FFXIV, WildStar, Hi-Rez, and Ashes of Creation before dipping into the mailbag to speculate on Daybreak's future.
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The Daily Grind: What’s the most intellectual MMORPG?

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We got a wonderful "deep thoughts" email from reader James earlier this week that serves as the backdrop for this morning's Daily Grind. "It could...

MMO Week in Review: Landmark’s end (January 8, 2017)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! This...

Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?

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In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....
Where you at, ArenaNet?

MMO music podcast Battle Bards: 2016 in review

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Did you know that Massively OP's Justin Olivetti is co-host to the first and only MMORPG music-themed podcast? It's true! The show's called Battle...
asplode

WRUP: Year in preview edition

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Well, here we are, a new year. This one has a low bar to clear and it's already not doing a great job. I'd...

The most popular Massively OP podcasts of 2016

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The top 10 most popular Massively OP podcasts of 2016, ranked and explained.

Massively OP’s 2016 awards debrief and annual recap

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As we did in 2014 and 2015, today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the end of 2016....

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?

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Last night's startling news that Daybreak plans to sunset Landmark abruptly in February (while forbidding player emulators) sent the MMORPG community into... I'll call...
Anyway here's Wonderwall.

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and wishes for MMORPGs in the new year

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One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It's way...
Great job.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 98: New year roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, Larry, and MJ sit for a roundtable podcast on the best MMOs of 2016, the 2017 outlook, our annual awards, and MMO resolutions.
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2016

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Last week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG articles of 2016, calculated strictly by the number of pageviews they got. Today, we're going...
If you forget the fact that it was during the day and there were only the two of us and it wasn't outside by a wooden table it was exactly like this.

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2016: Richard Garriott’s Blood Art

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We're counting down Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2016! And the #1 weirdest MMORPG story of 2016 is... ... that time when Richard Garriott sold...
Shoot?

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the brightest future?

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One of my favorite recurring posts we do is on the healthiest MMORPGs in the genre, partly because it reminds me that we do...

MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)

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This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...

The best Massively OP streams of 2016

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The number of games our wee little Stream Team covers in the span of a year is staggering. If you ever wanted to know...

Nab a Heavy Gear Assault early access key from Stompy Bot and MOP

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Just before the new year descended on us all, Stompy Bot pushed out mecha shooter Heavy Gear Assault on Steam. "Currently HGA is in a stage where...

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2016: That World of Warships Steven Seagal thing

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We're counting down Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2016! Coming in at #2 in our countdown is that whole World of Warships Steven Seagal...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive item you’ve ever bought in an MMORPG cash shop?

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A few weeks back, I was super excited about the elk mount coming to the Elder Scrolls Online cash shop. I needed a mount...

MMO Year in Review: New Eden free-for-all (November 2016)

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This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...

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