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The Daily Grind: What temporary MMO content do you wish would return?
Massively OP reader Guhracie emailed us a few weeks ago, upset about Guild Wars 2's popular Super Adventure Box. SAB was technically temporary content...
One Shots: You got something on your face
There is a grand conspiracy among MMO developers and it is this: Every last one of them has entered into a blood pact to...
Colin Johanson says farewell to the Guild Wars 2 community
Last week's big surprise on Friday was the departure of longtime Guild Wars 2 game director Colin Johanson from ArenaNet. Rumors and surprise swirled...
Black Desert impressions from around the MMO blogosphere
When a new game comes out, you can play it cautious by waiting for reviews or you can roll the dice and take your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 54: Something fishy is afoot
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, Path of Exile, Guild Wars 2, No Man's Sky, World of Fishing, and AdventureQuest 3D, with a mailbag question on broken dev promises.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Slothasor and the Guild Wars 2 AMA breakdown
It's been a bit of a whirlwind week for ArenaNet, especially with a jam-packed Reddit AMA that contained the announcement that Colin Johanson has...
Guild Wars 2 is not going back to biweekly updates: ‘When we’re shipping every two weeks, we just have to ship’
There's no way that the Guild Wars 2 AMA on Reddit could possibly top the big bombshell about Colin Johanson's departure that started the...
One Shots: Hook, line, and sinker
Personally, I don't get the appeal of fishing in MMOs, mostly because I get super-fidgety if I have to stand still in-game for long...
Massively OP’s guide to MMORPG death penalties
In real life, when you die the penalty is... death. You just get that one go at things. But in MMOs, player characters are...
Guild Wars 2’s Colin Johanson leaves ArenaNet; Mike O’Brien takes over as game director
Game director Colin Johanson has been with ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2 for quite some time now, but nothing lasts forever. New game director...
Guild Wars 2 previews final Spirit Vale raid boss
"Sometimes when people who don’t play video games ask me what I do for a living, I just tell them I come up with...
Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes
Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...
ESPN muses on e-sports in Guild Wars 2, Blade & Soul, WoW
ESPN has a big piece out this week on e-sports in MMOs, chronicling the many (failed) attempts of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft to...
The Daily Grind: If an MMO has a cash shop, when should it launch?
Massively OP reader Leiloni pointed out to us something unusual about Black Desert: Its much-talked-about cash shop wasn't originally going to open until March 10th,...
MMORPGs celebrate The Revenant’s Oscars
If your MMORPG has a Revenant class, you'd best not be missing the opportunity to plug it today, as the movie celebrates its three...
Guild Wars 2’s next raid wing opens March 8th
During its weekly Twitch stream, ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars 2's next raid wing will open on March 8th. "The second wing of our...
Perfect Ten: Ten weapons that should be in more MMOs
Swords, spears, axes, maces, and bows for fighters. Wands and fancy-looking staves for mages. Wolverine-style claws and double daggers for thieves. Some useless trinket...
Guild Wars 2 improves structured PvP with a minor patch
We mentioned earlier today that the second season of Guild Wars 2's professional league kicks off today, so it seems apropos that players are...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 52: Horror sloth!
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert 's cash shop, H1Z1, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge's laundry, Devilian, Grim Dawn, FFXIV, and TSW, with mailbag questions on voiceover localization.
Rank 55 Dragons wins the ESL Pro League Season for Guild Wars 2
The first season of Guild Wars 2's professional e-sports league has come to its conclusion. And who won? Well, in the macro sense, no one...
