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The Stream Team: Through the hourglass in Guild Wars 2

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ lost herself in the library of the Priory (and loved every moment of it!). Once she reached where she...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever run MMO dungeons with a one-class group?

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A few weeks ago, MOP's Colin mentioned that he's fond of Guild Wars 2 strikes specifically because there's no gear requirement or meta rules,...

One Shots: The hero of your story

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No matter how legendarily humble you are, it's hard to escape games trying to make you the central hero. When a cutscene literally shines...

LOTRO Legendarium: Hobbits (and River Hobbits) are the heart of Lord of the Rings

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I don't care if you want me to be objective when it comes to Lord of the Rings Online's races, because in my book,...

Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago

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Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
THE MIDDLE!

Vague Patch Notes: The power of the middle bit in MMOs

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I knew that Tales of Arise wasn't really working for me like its immediate predecessor when I started kind of avoiding combat. Now, to a...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s skyscale changes are great

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So here's a funny story: I was literally in the middle of writing an article titled "The time to make the skyscale more accessible...

The Stream Team: The end of Echoes of the Past in Guild Wars 2

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After a short break for some therapeutic piñata bashing, Massively OP's MJ is ready to dive back into Guild Wars 2's Living World Season...
Swish!

Massively OP Podcast Episode 428: Guild Wars 2 spills its secrets

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure, WoW Classic hardcore mode, Tarisland, and The Sims 5 multiplayer, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, SWTOR, and truck sims, plus a mailbag topic on starting out in LOTRO.

The Stream Team: Returning to the crucible of Elementalist combat in Guild Wars 2

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MOP's Chris is feeling the buzz of an expansion's arrival once again as Secrets of the Obscure looms in Guild Wars 2. And while...
It's a NICE DOOR.

Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?

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MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...

Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more

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Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...

Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure weaponmaster training system beta launches today

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As announced on Tuesday, Guild Wars 2 is gearing up for a massive beta starting today to allow players to test out the new...

Guild Wars 2 formally announces fourth expansion, Secrets of the Obscure, launching August 22

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We hope you liked the Guild Wars 2 expansion name leak because it accurately called the summer expansion: It is indeed Secrets of the...

Guild Wars 2 counts a million new players, touts an expanding studio, and talks up End of Dragons sales

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There was an interesting article up on PCGamesN earlier this month proclaiming that Guild Wars 2's isn't a dead game (which you surely know)...

Global Chat: Are you pumped up for Path of Exile 2?

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Online ARPG enthusiasts are no doubt keeping an eye on the long-in-the-coming Path of Exile 2 -- and crossing their fingers that it ends...
Llook out, Llary! It's the llandlllord!

Rumor: Guild Wars 2’s next expansion name appears to have leaked thanks to Steam and the USPTO

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Awww, we were hoping the days of Guild Wars 2 leaks were finally past us, but this latest leak - purportedly of the next...
Shovels!

Massively Overthinking: Which MMOs are memorable but not actually fun?

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Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on MMOs that are fun but not especially memorable, throwing it back to a quote from...
Old.

Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode

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I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...

Guild Wars 2’s next fractal launches alongside the class-balance patch on June 27

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So players knew - as long ago as the May roadmap - that Guild Wars 2 was destined for a major class-balancing update come...

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