Opinion

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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character creation process?

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I don't know about you, but I love a great character creation segment before getting into any RPG or MMORPG. Don't rush me; let...
I'm not back on any BS, I never left it.

Perfect Ten: Why MMORPG studios don’t just reboot their games

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Last Friday's WildStar news made me sad. I'm sad because there are two games at war within that title. One of them is a...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best armor design?

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Face it: If MMOs only had our characters wearing paper bags as outfits, there would still be some of us in the community debating...

Massively Overthinking: The future of Daybreak

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic revolves around the EverQuest Next cancellation, of course. MOP Patron Roger sent us 11 (!) questions to pick from....

EverQuesting: Let EverQuest Next live on in Landmark

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Well, then. When it rains, it pours. After a lengthy drought of EverQuest Next and Landmark news, we finally got some. And not just a...
But robots.

The Daily Grind: What MMOs have your commitment?

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I saw two reactions to last Friday's WildStar news. The first was people loudly proclaiming that the game was dead and that they were...

Global Chat: ARK invents new types of griefing

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Just when you thought you've seen every type of online griefing known to man, here comes another. In An Age grouses about how ARK:...

Desert Nomad: Diving deep into Black Desert’s cash shop

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Hello, friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. This week, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about a subject that has been...

The Daily Grind: Would you play an Indiana Jones MMORPG?

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Disney confirmed yesterday that the Indiana Jones franchise is getting a new entry. Starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg, Indy 5 is...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout

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Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.

Hyperspace Beacon: Should you resub for SWTOR: Disavowed?

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Hello, friends. I hope you don’t mind my calling you that. I do respect my readers. Thankfully, most of you are rational and thoughtful....

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has grown the best over time?

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In my opinion, a good MMO expansion doesn't just pile on new features but genuinely enhances and organically blends in with the established game...

Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next

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There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
I know, I usually don't reuse these so quickly, but come on. This time it makes perfect sense.

Wisdom of Nym: Materia melding on tome gear in Final Fantasy XIV

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One of the big additions with Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 was tomestone gear with materia melding slots. This is something very new for...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre

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I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...

The Daily Grind: What temporary MMO content do you wish would return?

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Massively OP reader Guhracie emailed us a few weeks ago, upset about Guild Wars 2's popular Super Adventure Box. SAB was technically temporary content...

Guild Chat: How to tactfully leave a guild

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I tackle readers' guild-related problems with the help...
Try hardest.

The Daily Grind: Does ambition make you skeptical of MMO development?

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I freely admit that I am a bit leery of ambition in game design. Not because it's an inherently bad thing, mind you, but...

The Game Archaeologist: The sad saga of Stargate Worlds

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In 1994, a science-fiction movie called Stargate took the idea of alien portals that allowed people to travel instantaneously across the universe and turned it...
Mead mead mead mead mead mead.

The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?

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By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...