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Enter to win a Revelation Online closed beta key from My.com and Massively OP

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If you've got your eye on Revelation Online, we're guessing you're hoping to jump in when the western closed beta kicks off later this...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony

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Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
All right. We have figured this out now.

The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?

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Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...

The Daily Grind: How do you solve the MMORPG ‘Jedi Problem’?

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MOP reader Witches noted in the comments of last week's Perfect Ten that Firefly seems to be better-suited for the kind of world that...

MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2’s Rising Flames was actually early (September 25, 2016)

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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! Guild...

Leaderboard: Where did all the City of Heroes players go?

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Based on the comments under Justin's Perfect Ten on City of Heroes memories this past week, a lot of folks out there in our audience really...
It all makes sense now.

WRUP: The anatomy of magic edition

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I stopped practicing magic tricks when I realized that I didn't like knowing the trick. It was kind of a sad thing for me;...

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs better the second time you play them?

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Whenever someone makes a statement like "video games are better the second time you play them," my gut reaction is "nuh-uh!" That's exactly the...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG collector’s editions worth the money?

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I have a confession to make: I pretty much never buy collector's editions of anything, especially MMORPGs. Call me cheap, I guess, but there's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 83: The joy of cooking (in MMOs)

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Justin and Bree discuss MMO cooking, WoW, GW2, Marvel Heroes, Atlas Reactor, Bless, and Trove, with a mailbag question on comment negativity.

Enter to win a World of Fishing Starter Pack DLC from InselGames and MOP

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In honor of the launch of World of Fishing on Steam earlier this month, InselGames has granted Massively OP 10 Steam Starter Pack DLC codes worth $9.99 to give away to...

The Daily Grind: Should MMOs auction off or delete the possessions of banned players?

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One of the oddities revealed during RuneScape's RuneFest over the weekend is the fact that Jagex plans to auction off the in-game possessions of...

Grab an AdventureQuest 3D early access key from Artix and MOP [All gone!]

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In conjunction with our preview of AdventureQuest 3D earlier this afternoon, Artix Games has granted Massively OP 2000 treasure chest keys for the game. The codes grant Early Access to...

Enter to win a set of Star Trek Online PS4 faction packs from PWE and MOP

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In honor of the launch of Star Trek Online on console this month, PWE has granted Massively OP 75 PlayStation 4 faction pack codes -- 25 apiece of the Starfleet,...
Still unable to purchase a bra, though.

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs levels be used for gating content?

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Massively OP reader Sally Bowls recently pointed us to a blog post by Dr Richard Bartle about the leveling mechanic in RPGs -- and...

MMO Week in Review: Farewell to WoW’s old guard (September 18, 2016)

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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! Already...

Leaderboard: What’s the very best zone added in WoW Legion?

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Last week, Massively OP's World of Warcraft columnist, Eliot Lefebvre, came damn close to coaxing me back to WoW with his piece rating Legion's...

Enter to win a Neverwinter 30-day PS4 VIP key and hamster minipets (!) from PWE and Massively OP

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Hamsters yeah! To celebrate this week's announcement that there are two million people playing Neverwinter on the PlayStation 4, PWE has granted Massively OP PS4 30-day VIP keys...

Paladins hits open beta on Steam today – pick up a Cassie key from Hi-Rez and MOP

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It's official: Hi-Rez's shooter hybrid Paladins is leaping into open beta on Steam today, complete with Steam achievements! "Some of the newest features of the Paladins...
This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

The Daily Grind: Do MOBAs and shooters compare with modern MMORPGs when it comes to social play?

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Last month in an Overthinking topic, Massively OP's Andrew Ross issued what I thought was a provocative opinion: "I'd argue Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone,...

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