The Daily Grind: Which MMO are you rooting for this year?

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While the booing section of the internet might get loud and almost suffocating at times, I believe that there's quite the large crowd of us that are cheering MMOs on and wishing them nothing but the best. As fans of the genre, we should want these games to become excellent and succeed, yes? One would think, at least. Assuming that...
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Path of Exile explains the nature of the new Ice Trap skill in Ascendancy

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When Path of Exile launches its next expansion, Ascendancy, the designers are adding in some additional skills to give existing builds new options. Case in point: the upcoming Ice Trap skill added at level 28, which was created specifically to give trap-based characters a more reliable method of getting through parts of the game's story. It's a reliable large-area skill...

The Stream Team: Galavanting in EverQuest II’s Gorowyn city festival

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MassivelyOP's MJ has run many of EQII's city festival races, and each has its own little quirks. In Gorowyn, a wrong move can leave you reeling like you've gotten severely sauced at your local tavern during Brewday activities! Of course, MJ won't let a little thing like that deter her from the race! Join us live at 8:00 p.m....

Guess which Conquer Online class gets a buff in ‘Awakening of the Monk’ patch

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Conquer Online's next update, Awakening of the Monk, arrives on Thursday, January 7th, says a new Net Dragon press release today. The Monk class is the star; it'll receive a new weapon and new epic skills. New Monk and Saint: It is said in the Western Fairland, only the Monk who penetrates the deepest essence of Buddhism can obtain the Epic...
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WildStar challenges players to hunt world bosses this weekend

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WildStar's world bosses are big, ornery, and the general sort of thing that lots of players need to band together to defeat. Nothing wrong with any of that, obviously; they're not called "world bosses" because they're incidental to kill. So how would you like to strap on your best monster-hunting gear and go on a nice long hunt for...

World of Tanks rolls out a new PS4 beta test this weekend

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If you missed out on World of Tanks' first beta test on the PlayStation 4, then you'll have another shot at it as the game is planning a second beta weekend from January 8th through the 10th. By participating in the test, players can secure an exclusive camo skin and a PlayStation-colored tank for the live release. Check out a...

New Crowfall lore introduces Maeve, Empress of the Sea

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Crowfall has today introduced a new goddess to the game's pantheon: Maeve, Empress of the Sea, Daughter of Carnage, the Tempest Queen, Goddess of War, and the Ruler of the Oceans. She's kinda pissed off because her siblings got better titles, and she's waging war against them. "Her domain is that of water: Ocean, River and Storm. The waves are...

Get pumped up for SMITE with this cinematic trailer

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Dragging a bit now that you're back into the normal post-holiday routine? Then drink up a tall glass of rock-n-roll with this a new SMITE cinematic trailer. The four-minute trailer, called To Hell & Back, features some of the game's pantheon gleefully fighting in the arena, all set to some headbanging tunes. It's pretty well-done and quite long for a...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 45: MMOs in the new year

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Justin and Bree discuss Albion Online, The Repopulation, Firefall, Crowfall's innovative "vessel" system, and Pathfinder Online, plus mailbox questions on EverQuest Next, ArcheAge's health, and WoW.

Revival seeks more fans, plans investment into the game in 2016

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On the verge of getting the Stage 1 client of Revival released, IllFonic posted a start-of-the-year newsletter to rally the faithful and encourage them to spread the word about the game. The team admitted that it had fallen behind on the planned development of the game due to the early cessation of the studio's work on Star Citizen and the...