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Snag a SMITE Xbox One closed beta key from Massively OP [All gone now!]

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The Summer of SMITE is upon us! New playable character Ratatoskr, the Sly Messenger, went live with yesterday's patch, and the formerly PC-only MOBA...

Massively Opinionated: How long will SWTOR remain relevant?

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In this episode, Larry, Heather, Vulkk, and Redna debate Star Wars: The Old Republic's health and continuing relevance in the MMORPG genre.

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in a cultural decline?

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An editorial over at Rock Paper Shotgun attempts to tie two topics together as one: why there will never be a World of Warcraft...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 16

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's F2P, The Secret World's motorcycles, Echo of Souls' soft launch, Greed Monger's doom, Marvel Heroes' updates, plus mailbag questions on underused races, multiboxing, and tiny MMOs.

Win a Wizard101 Aztecan Builder’s Bundle from Massively OP

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Kid-friendly MMO Wizard101 is debuting a brand-new bundle pack this week for denizens of the Spiral. The $39 Aztecan Builder's Bundle includes 5000 crowns or...

The Daily Grind: How would you run an ethical MMO cash shop?

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Today's Daily Grind topic comes to us in a roundabout way from Kickstarter donor Le Entrepreneur, who asks, Why do MMOs use cash shops they know...

Sword and Bored: Trade

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Mo learns that objects in this brave new world are all too often... bind-on-pickup.

MMO Week in Review: WildStar is saving itself (May 31, 2015)

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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! Just...
Do we seize the feature creep or not? Decisions!

The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to, MMO-wise, in the rest of 2015?

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What in the world happened to the first half of 2015? With one thing or another, it just flew by, and here we are...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

WRUP: Goodbye, my sweet would-be treasure edition

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I don't think I can properly express how much I love the Ikthians in WildStar. The Ikthian Crawler is seriously something I would... well,...

The Daily Grind: Will you play WildStar once it’s free-to-play?

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Ever since the rumors began that WildStar was about to flip the switch on a new free-to-play business model, I've been pondering whether I'll...
Which one of you is the Juno Reactor and which one is the Don Davis?

Massively Overthinking: When IPs are wasted on mediocre MMOs

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This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Aldranis, whose query neatly dovetails with the IP-related question we answered on the...

Win an Armored Warfare early access key from Massively OP [All gone now!]

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Armored Warfare, Obsidian Entertainment and My.com's tank MMO shooter, entered early access yesterday and had already counted a million registrations. Let's add a few more...

The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns?

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I have no doubt that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is going to be big, both for the studio and its playerbase. It's...

Massively Opinionated: Which MMO is the stickiest?

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In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.

Win a Stronghold Kingdoms gift pack from Massively OP [All gone now!]

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It's been a while since we've talked about Stronghold Kingdoms, a veteran MMORTS our writers have previously praised for its casual-friendliness, community, and stability....

The Daily Grind: How can MMOs design for both vets and newbies?

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This morning's Daily Grind question comes to us from Kickstarter donor Specus, who asks, I've seen many games where new players have trouble joining a...

MMO Week in Review: Blizzard doesn’t want your money (May 24, 2015)

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Too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review! Were you one...
Where the 'hood at.

The Daily Grind: What MMO characters have you unexpectedly loved?

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I made my Crab Spider in City of Heroes primarily because I wanted to have someone as a spider. My character concept for her...
Oh, you're no fun any more.

WRUP: My only raiding story from Star Wars: The Old Republic edition

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A friend asked me to come with her guild to run some endgame raid or another. I don't remember what it was. Whatever raid...