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While players hold solemn vigils for the late, great Leonard Nimoy, MMO developers are working quickly to place tributes in-game to the actor who played Star Trek's Spock. "Everyone at Cryptic Studios was saddened to hear of his passing and we want to make sure we never forget the cultural impact of the man or the character he played," posted...

As someone who's played his fair share of both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 over the years, I have to confess that I've had a poor track record of picking up and understanding Tyria's history. I actually had to end up watching a few nicely done YouTube videos in which a knowledgable fan took all of the fragments...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Crowfall basically blotted out the sun. The "throne war simulator" surpassed its $800,000 goal in a couple of days, and apart from that it also generated a ton of discussion both here on MassivelyOP and throughout the MMO blogosphere. We've also entered the homestretch on our own Kickstarter. With six days to go, we've...

Want one of those butt-ugly lightsabers with a black core? You can get one as part of the new Choose Your Path promotion for Star Wars: The Old Republic. A set of +41 black-purple fashion faux pas color crystals are all yours if you're a subscriber on March 29th. In case you've never been a subscriber, BioWare is dangling 40...

Forget the living world; it may be that finally allowing players to zoom into a first-person view will be the most significant event that's ever happened to Guild Wars 2 -- and perhaps the world. OK, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but for those of us who have been frustrated trying to take screenshots without a giant noggin in...

Well, Darkfall is blowing itself up again. Aventurine's latest update, titled Darkfall Reload, describes a patch that isn't quite as dramatic as the Unholy Wars reboot, but it's still chock-full of changes. Chief among those are "massive changes to combat," including a sweeping rework/removal of the game's crowd control mechanics. Chaos banks and outposts have been removed, too, and the...

MMOs change. We know that, but we also tend to forget it as well. The games that we play today can often be light-years distant from how they used to be when they launched, especially if they've been around for well over a decade. I was never part of the EverQuest scene back in the day (or even now), but...

MassivelyOP's MJ has done many things in ArcheAge, but one thing she's never experienced is the Hadir Farm dungeon. In fact, none of the Minions has! It turns out everyone just out-leveled it and never came back. So now MJ's inviting you along for the Minions' very first trip down into the depths of this dungeon. What will they...

At the start of the week, I journeyed far across the land, venturing into the wilds of the northwest armed only with my wits and boundless determination. There, I was set upon by many ills and challenges, but I was undeterred in my charge. Today, I have completed my journey, and I tell you now that the great best...

Based on how many awards it won last year and how many Massively OP writers and guildies have been sucked into it, I know I am not alone in my apparent crush on Marvel Heroes and its MMO-ish loot piñata "one more mission" ways. A good MMOARPG is the video game equivalent of comfort food. It's cheap and delicious. (Plus,...