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The Stream Team: Hopping back to Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
Now that Massively OP's MJ has finally obtained her skyscale in Guild Wars 2, she can fly around all the zones. That means she can ditch SOTO and return to all the content that she missed when she skipped to the end for End of Dragons. With seasons 1 and 2 finished, it's time to plant herself in...
World of Warcraft’s latest patch, Dark Heart, is now live
It's time to go all-in on sisters and sinning! Wait, that sounds way worse than it was supposed to. It's not our fault; the latest patch for World of Warcraft offers the Sins of the Sister questline, and there's no way to not make that sound just a little bit off. It also contains the larger prologue quest for...
Marvel Rivals kicks off its closed alpha test on May 10
Is there another faintly superheroic shooter you're over so you want something new to watch? It definitely seems as if Marvel Rivals is hoping to fill that niche, and the game is happy to announce that hundreds of thousands of players have signed up to take part in the game's first closed alpha test starting on May 10th. There...
RIFT is off to the budgie races with its latest adorable event
Here is your periodic reminder that RIFT was packed full of some of the most adorable creatures in the MMO space, from corgis to budgies. And speaking of the latter, Gamigo reactivated the Budgie Day races until May 21st.
"Are you ready to welcome back your feathered friends? We sure hope you are because the Budgies are back," the studio...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 468: Give ’em Helldivers 2
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR's update 7.5, Daybreak's headcount, the Helldivers 2 fiasco, and freebies from Elder Scrolls Online and DDO, with adventures in SWG Legends and LOTRO, plus mailbag topics on why we haven't had a new blockbuster MMORPG in a while and whether MMOs will return to an era of experimentation.
EVE Online’s latest video details how the Equinox expansion will ‘reinvigorate’ nullsec
When the Equinox expansion arrives for EVE Online on June 11th, it'll dramatically overhaul and "reinvigorate" nullsec space - the game's designation for lawless space, i.e., the place where all the guild drama you've read about happens. That's the takeaway from CCP Games' latest dev blog on the release, which is accompanied by a juicy new explainer video.
"At the...
Valheim continues ironing out its Ashlands update with a ‘really chunky’ bug-fixing PTS patch
The early access survivalbox Valheim isn't yet ready to release its earlier access new Ashlands biome out of its public test realm, evidently. Iron Gate has come back with another patch to the test build that it characterizes as "really chunky" and full of bug fixes. Just look at that sauce. You can see the wholesome chunks of bug...
Indie MMORPG Villagers & Heroes launches Equinox event, delays Crux and Season 8
It's been a while since we peeked in on the cutesy indie MMORPG Villagers and Heroes, but we're just in time, as Mad Otter has revived Equinox with today's 5.23 patch. Equinox, for those for may have forgotten, is a long-running in-game event that takes place in the Oasis of Anuk'Amon event zone.
"The Spring Equinox Event Zone, the Oases...
Lost Ark appeases Echidna fans and sets server merges for June 5 – but not for NA West
Amazon's latest dev blog for Lost Ark is generating cheers from the playerbase, which is rare enough that you know we have to dig more deeply.
The cheering is primarily centered on the studio's decision to use the name Echnida, not Ladon, for the main boss of the Kazeros raid (i.e., the same name as in the Korean version). There...
Choose My Adventure: Elsweyr questing and dragon slaying further solidify my Elder Scrolls Online love
I appreciate that this series of Choose My Adventure columns has started to read an awful lot like I'm being paid off by The Elder Scrolls Online, but I assure you that's not the case; I'm genuinely just having this much fun with this MMORPG right now. I'm not really sure why, but the luster hasn't worn off, and...
Quinfall offers a lore-focused overview of its game world’s ancient history
One of the more important parts of worldbuilding is often considering its history and mapping out major events prior to the current timeline of a creative work. Quinfall has obviously understood this needed part of creating a universe with a sense of permanence, as Vawraek Technologies has put forth another new video that grants an overview of the MMORPG's...
Second Wind: V Rising’s 1.0 build is a fangtastic revamp of the vampire survival sandbox
It doesn't seem possible that V Rising burst onto the scene almost two years ago, but here we are. I sometimes struggle to get into isometric games, but the vampire theme intrigued me, and my gaming group jumped in head first when that early access dropped. We played for a few months and had a great time until we...
Elite Dangerous sells pre-built ship bundles featuring its newest internet spaceship in latest patch
The latest patch for Elite: Dangerous is a little bit less about content additions and more about the cash shop, which is now offering up its previously announced pre-built ships for players to spend their cash shop currency on - including the Python Mk II, which is available three months ahead of when it will be on offer for...
Leaderboard: Are you going to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 (or whatever it’s called)?
Rumors about a follow-up device to Nintendo's massively popular Switch console have been swirling for literally years now, with the hype mounting in recent months. And this morning, Nintendo's Shuntaro Furukawa just went ahead and poured gasoline on the fire. Just before end of business in Japan today - which is to say, 3 a.m. EDT - he tweeted...
Microsoft shutters multiple studios, abandons Redfall, bolsters Elder Scrolls Online staffing
Microsoft continues laying waste to the gaming industry today with the closure of four Bethesda studios.
We can reassure MMO players right away that Elder Scrolls Online's ZeniMax Online Studios remains safe, and in fact it will apparently be absorbing Roundhouse Games. But other teams were not so lucky. According to a staff email published by IGN, Microsoft is shutting...
Diablo IV hypes Loot Reborn itemization overhaul with a new explainer vid
We're now a week away from Diablo IV's Loot Reborn season and update, and whether or not you think it makes any sense at all that Blizzard made the same mistake twice and has to fix it in a bold and dramatic way yet again, you can't deny it's going to be welcome when it finally arrives.
But if you...
WoW Classic annoys roleplayers with Season of Discovery server merges
How do you do a merge without technically calling it a merge? Well, you close down a server for new players and give everyone on it a free transfer off. That's exactly what Blizzard is doing with a few of its World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery servers.
"The dust settles on our recent character moves in Season of...
Final Fantasy XIV strives to recover from yesterday’s heavy DDOS attack
If you, like me, experienced a difficult time logging in and staying logged into FFXIV last night, you're not alone. Square Enix confirmed that its popular MMORPG suffered network technical difficulties due to DDoS attacks for much of yesterday, May 6th.
"We are currently experiencing technical difficulties due to a DDoS attack," the studio said. "We are investigating the attack...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the most generous login rewards?
Like probably everyone else paying even a tiny bit of attention to the MMO genre right now, I spent this past weekend logging into Elder Scrolls Online very specifically to get a house.
Now, I don't play a ton of ESO; it stays installed on my rig because I love The Elder Scrolls in general and always tell myself I'll...
The Stream Team: Meln’s spirit and the Master’s Mouth in Elder Scrolls Online
Massively OP's MJ was speaking to Master Meln's spirit when his murderer, Master Shelreni, captured and stole him away right in front of her. That woman did not take rejection well! Now MJ is tasked with rescuing (or destroying) Meln. She must travel to Ald Isra and visit the Telvanni Assembly of Masters to question Shelreni's Mouth, her aid...
