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One Shots: Secret underwater garden
I don't know much about plants, as evidenced by all of my vegetable projects that withered and died this past summer, but I've heard...
The Stream Team: Rescuing Mabon in Guild Wars 2
Last week's work in Guild Wars 2 bore fruit: Massively OP's MJ can now follow Mabon's trail that Zizel picked up on. She just...
Guild Wars 2 introduces a ‘leisurely’ version of the Mad King’s Clock Tower for Halloween
As promised, Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King is live today across Tyria, bringing new and old content 'round for the Halloween...
EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push
It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...
Fight or Kite: Should PvPers return for New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth expansion?
All the talk going on around me about New World and its first paid expansion has caught my attention. There's been office chat discussing...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best horror content?
A Friday the 13th doesn't come around in October very often, but it sure is a fun day to talk horror in MMOs. No,...
Guild Wars 2’s Halloween events return once again on October 17
"When is Guild Wars 2's Halloween event coming out?" my kids asked me last week.
"Probably not next week, or we'd already have a teaser...
Perfect Ten: The interesting features EverQuest Next promised before it was canceled
After way, way too long, it looks like an EverQuest 3 may be in the works after all. It's been rumored for years, of...
The Stream Team: Mabon’s Fate in Guild Wars 2
Mabon is a mysterious figure in Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure, and now he's mysteriously vanished. After Massively OP's MJ found all...
One Shots: Corpulent beauty
When you're looking to take a break from the nine-to-five killing grind, where do you go? Star Wars: The Old Republic's board of tourism...
Guild Wars 2 Discord drama sends community scrambling for a new server
An environment turned sour apparently spurred a number of Guild Wars 2 mods and admins to break off from the main unofficial Discord server...
The Stream Team: Exploring the Wizard’s Tower in Guild Wars 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ completed the area meta event and created a key to enter the Wizard's Tower. Tonight, she gets to open...
One Shots: Stones in silence
When they aren't being pooped on, defaced, or used as backdrops for narcissistic selfies, statues have a particular quiet dignity and a magic all...
The Stream Team: Rift razing in Guild Wars 2
It's Guild Wars 2-sday, and that means it's time for some rift-razing fun! Massively OP's MJ is continuing her Secrets of the Obscure adventures,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 438: EverQuest what’s next?
Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.
The Daily Grind: Are MMORPG expansions pay-to-win or pay-to-progress?
Earlier this week, the New World devs put out a video that addressed, among many other things, the perception in the PvP community that...
The Stream Team: Searching for Skritt in Guild Wars 2
There is currently a multi-week event happening where finding a certain number of Skritt will grant a new bag slot. How could Massively OP's...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO cash shops usually have things you want to buy?
My recent return to Guild Wars 2 for the Secrets of the Obscure expansion resurrected one of my old gripes: The cash shop almost...
One Shots: Just a minute, Mom, I’m playing with my virtual dollhouse!
If playing with physical dollhouses is your entry-level and full-on interior decorating your advanced mode, then video games offer a middle ground to those...
Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure performed ‘even better than expected,’ ArenaNet says
So, how well did Secrets of the Obscure do for Guild Wars 2? We're not getting hard numbers in ArenaNet's blog post this afternoon...