Opinion

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Chaos Theory: Is The Secret World best when binged?

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Binge watching. You know the practice when it comes to your favorite shows, but what about your favorite games? While this certainly isn't the...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters

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After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
Hey, it's okay.

The Daily Grind: What MMO has offered you the best customer service?

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I have had three separate Final Fantasy XI accounts over the years, and because of the way in which those accounts work, it is...

Flameseeker Chronicles: The future of Guild Wars 2 under Mike O’Brien

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The news coming from ArenaNet has been very interesting since the company's President Mike O'Brien took over as Guild Wars 2 Game Director, so I...
Right, luv.

Blizzard swapped Tracer’s butt pose in Overwatch with a… different butt pose

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We're sure you're all still watching Overwatch's #tracergate with keen anticipation, so you'll be pleased to know that Blizzard replaced Tracer's infamous "butt pose"...
Get better at this.

The Daily Grind: What advice would you give tanks in your MMO?

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I've danced through many roles in MMOs, but the one that remains largely explored for me is that of the tank. Oh, the idea...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 59: This great stage of fools

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SAB and legendary weapons, WoW, EVE's World War Bee, FFXI, TSW's new issue, and WildStar's Arcterra, with mailbag questions on similar MMO experiences and customer support.

Hyperspace Beacon: Three things SWTOR’s Eternal Championship needs

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Hello BioWare, It’s me again, your average Star Wars: The Old Republic fan. You remember when I complained about Chapter 10 of Knights of the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the ‘deadest’ live MMORPG out there?

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If you were all prepared to troll with a sunsetted game or say "anything by Daybreak or Trion or whatever studio that's popular to hate...
Here we go again.

Wisdom of Nym: Where we’re heading in Final Fantasy XIV with patch 3.3 (and beyond)

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I've made no real secret of the fact that I don't particularly like Final Fantasy XIV's live letters. Leaving aside the usual issues I...
One day the snow began to fall...

Black Desert puts auto-path looping to player vote

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Burke's Law: Never ask a question unless you already know the answer. That's a rule Daum hopefully knows already, else it might not have...
Cool times.

The Daily Grind: What is the single worst element of MMORPG endgame?

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I have ranted at length about how much I dislike the concept of MMORPG endgame. I don't like how it shapes eternal online games...
Zorp.

The Daily Grind: What MMO would you play if you were the only player?

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Imagine you woke up tomorrow and something very odd had happened in the MMO space: You are the only player. The only one anywhere....

Leaderboard: Which half of H1Z1 are you playing?

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One of the pranks we considered pulling for April Fools' Day was a split of Massively OP into two halves: Massively, the survival game,...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO dungeon run etiquette

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Dungeon runs in MMOs can be a socially terrifying situation, especially for those of us who are quite comfortable in our solo-centric playstyle or...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you played the longest?

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Is it a disheartening or an uplifting activity to check your /played for an MMO? I usually think it's astonishing that I've been able...
Darn it, Tad Williams, why.

Betawatch: You may completely believe that Otherland is back on Steam (April 1, 2016)

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Yes, we've all had fun with today's joke, but you can probably 100% believe the fact that Otherland is back on Steam after a...
AHHHH

WoW Factor: A totally legitimate history of World of Warcraft

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Editor's note: We're sorry to report that Eliot appears to have fallen through some sort of wormhole when this column was due. Maybe a...
Hello, I'm very shiny.

The Daily Grind: In which we tell you the jokes you’re expecting to find through the day

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The day of the fool Has arrived once again here; Eyes are upon us. What jokes might writers In the MOP newsroom Play upon you now? In years past, our...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG classes

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Nostalgia has me this week: I've been thinking a lot about some of my all-time favorite MMORPG characters, some of whom I can't physically play anymore...