Opinion

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Massively Opinionated: Which MMO dev handles offensive people the best?

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In this episode, Larry, Jason, and The Cosmic Engine answer Patreon questions on which MMO studio best handles trolls.

Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins

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Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...

Exclusive: Guild Wars 2’s Revenant elite spec is the Herald

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The Revenant is shaping up to be a unique profession on a Guild Wars 2 roster, with fresh ideas in regards to combat abilities and its place...

Choose My Adventure: Three games enter, one game leaves

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Hello again, friends, and welcome to a new cycle of Choose My Adventure. You may remember that last time around, I bypassed the whole...

The Daily Grind: What gives you hope for the future of MMOs?

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We can't help but look ahead in this industry, even as we play in the present and wax nostalgic for the past. What's coming...

Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together

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Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...

Hyperspace Beacon: Eight misconceptions about SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire

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The actual information coming from BioWare's camp about Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion has thus far been more sparse than fans might have...

The Daily Grind: Which F2P MMO has the best community?

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Some of our commenters -- and maybe other gamers who've been part of the MMO genre for a long time -- are convinced that free-to-play and...

Sword and Bored: Pub roleplay

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Mo's companion Amilya stops into the local pub to get a quick drink. Can't a woman just get a drink already?!
Here comes trouble.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s tanks

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I don't generally like "ranking" classes. The best tanking option in Final Fantasy XIV is the one that you like playing the most, and...

The Daily Grind: Did anything from Gamescom excite you?

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This year's Gamescom was pretty interesting from my perspective, and even though I wasn't able to go in person, I spent a decent amount...

EVE Evolved: CCP can’t just focus on EVE Online any more

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The recent announcement of arcade shooter EVE: Gunjack for the Samsung Gear VR has prompted some pretty interesting negative responses from gamers this week. There's...
Classic.

The Daily Grind: Do patches compel you to return to MMOs?

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I frequently feel like an outlier among the Massively Overpowered crew. Everyone else jumps from game to game because there's a new patch in...

MMO Burnout: Virtual bush flying with FSEconomy

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I play a lot of flight sims. The Sturmovik series, DCS, X-Plane, and pretty much every similar title ever released has found its way onto...

Nexus Telegraph: Four things that have me excited about WildStar’s F2P patch

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Hot dog! This past week's stress test of the new fall patch for WildStar (it doesn't have a name yet, and Carbine is getting...

The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios discriminate against character races?

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Call me silly if you like (or call me maybe), but I do believe that studios consciously discriminate against some of their very own...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: Analyzing Legion with a critical eye

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All right, let me just say for the record that when it comes to this expansion, my speculation last week was meant as just...

Perfect Ten: Clever features that should be in more MMOs

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MMOs are built on the backs of many interlocking systems, some more crucial to the experience than others. While I have great appreciation for...

The Daily Grind: What would entice you back to WoW?

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While a number of our writers and many of our readers are fans of World of Warcraft, it's no secret that a lot of...

Massively Overthinking: The first VR MMO

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In this edition of Massively Overthinking, Kickstarter backer Yinta wants to talk about virtual reality. "When will we see the first VR MMO?" So let's tackle...