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Guild Wars 2’s Mike O’Brien on classic Guild Wars, PvE-PvP ratios, and building social MMOs
Forbes has a new interview out this week with ArenaNet President Mike O'Brien all about the Guild Wars franchise, beginning with something most people...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 137: Hotfooting down the Path of Fire
Justin, Bree, and Tina discuss Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire, Guardians of Ember, the EverQuest franchise, Villagers & Heroes' Starfall, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, and Ultima Online F2P, with mailbag questions on the best time to join a guild and deal-breaker MMO features.
Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch diary: Initial impressions
My initial impressions on Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire launch are rather late to the table, owing to some fairly significant connection issues...
The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW
Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...
Guild Wars 2 races to fix Path of Fire login and instance creation issues during launch weekend
With the popularity of this month's Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, the pressure is on for ArenaNet to keep the game running as...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs get rid of levels?
I would like to say that when I was a kid playing my first MMORPGs, I was impervious to the grind, that I embraced...
MMO Mechanics: Material storage and the Guild Wars 2 economy
Guild Wars 2 launched its second expansion, Path of Fire, a few days ago, and as you might expect, a new expansion means some immediate...
Guild Wars 2 counts 11 million players
A new infographic distributed in honor of the launch of Path of Fire shows that Guild Wars 2 has collected "over 11 million players"...
The Stream Team: The MOP team dives into Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
The power of Guild Wars 2's expansion Path of Fire is so great, it brought Massively OP's Bree, Tina, and MJ together! That's right, all...
Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire has launched; get caught up on the expansion here!
Update: It's live now! Have fun!
Guild Wars 2 officially launches its second B2P expansion, Path of Fire, today. In just two hours in fact....
Here’s what’s changed since you last played Guild Wars 2, including Path of Fire’s spec changes
Hey, there's a Guild Wars 2 expansion coming: Path of Fire. Maybe you're coming back for that. Maybe you left the game only a...
PSA: This is your last chance to grab the end of Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 3 for free
Coming back to Guild Wars 2 this week due to the hullabaloo over Path of Fire? You might end up with a nice content...
Choose My Adventure: The return to Guild Wars 2
Many moons ago, when I was first hired on Massively-that-was, my fellow hire at the time was a lady by the name of Rubi...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!
Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Our Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch countdown checklist
I can't quite believe that around 18 months of Guild Wars 2 development is about to drop in our laps this week through the Path of...
Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire is rejiggering crafting material storage to prevent hoarding, and fans are not happy
Material storage in Guild Wars 2 is a pretty important part of the game, especially if you have any interest in crafting. People who...
Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire launch trailer is hot. One might even say it’s on fire. Because it is.
Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire launch is coming up fast on Friday of this very week, which means today is launch trailer day....
Neverwinter highlights major inventory quality-of-life overhaul
Inventory management in MMORPGs is critical -- I can't even imagine playing something like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online without inventory mods...
One Shots: A bridge too far
One more bridge. That's what she kept telling me, even though I cautioned her that sooner or later our luck would run out. She...
Guild Wars 2 begins its final countdown to Path of Fire’s launch
With the launch of Path of Fire just a week away now, the Guild Wars 2 team has outlined its plans for the next...
