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Massively OP Podcast Episode 409: All aboard the Tyria train

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's new roadmap, Blizzard's financials, the latest Microsoft ABK drama, and earthquake relief, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on Gloria Victis and our failed MMO character concepts.

Guild Wars 2’s patch adds WvW incentives, cosmetics randomizer, and class balancing

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As promised, Guild Wars 2's class balancing update has arrived, and depending on which elite spec play you will love, hate, or love and...

Guild Wars 2 appears to be dropping living world structure in favor of larger, more consistent updates

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As promised, Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet has issued its developer blog on long-term plans, and it's not just prattle: The studio is planning...

Global Chat: Where does WoW Classic go from here?

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As Wrath Classic gets closer to its preordained expiration date, Priest with a Cause is asking a question that a lot of people are:...
What.

Vague Patch Notes: Diversions are what makes the MMO

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I am going to put forth a theory today in the Vague Patch Notes column. It is potentially an odd theory, and as sometimes...

The Stream Team: Forging through Guild Wars 2’s first fractals

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More mini Molten Furnace? Well, it gives achievements, so Massively OP's MJ says yes! When Guild Wars 2 originally took away Living World Season...

Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2 communities erupt over GShade malware mod drama

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We're back in the thick of the games modding controversy this week, this time over what was meant to be a benign mod -...

Guild Wars 2 is revamping Mesmer and Firebrand mantras – again – in next week’s balance patch

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Over the weekend, Guild Wars 2 balance lead Cal Cohen and associate game designer Roy Marks swung by the ArenaNet Twitch channel to show...

Global Chat: The seductive appeal of New World

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Over a year since its launch, New World remains as rocky and controversial as ever. And while it has its critics, Amazon's MMO also...

NCsoft West loses CEO, lays off 20% of staff, says Throne & Liberty is not impacted

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With NCsoft's Q4 financials looming in February, the company has apparently opted to follow Silicon Valley's destructive lead and add to the layoff pile...

The Stream Team: A Quiet Celebration in Guild Wars 2

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After succeeding at melting the Molten Alliance, Massively OP's MJ gets to have A Quiet Celebration in Guild Wars 2 before moving on to...

Guild Wars 2 latest update buffs WvW PvP, adds jade bot terminals to Central Tyria

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As promised, ArenaNet has pushed live Guild Wars 2's WvW update as of this afternoon. PvE players with End of Dragons masteries will want to...

Choose My Adventure: Classic Guild Wars just makes me want to play Guild Wars 2

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Well I suppose this was a foregone conclusion if people had been following along with this month's series of Choose My Adventure articles, but...

The Daily Grind: Do you feel guilty in MMOs when you’re not leveling?

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You might think this an odd question coming from someone who plays a lot of sandboxes, but it's actually in spite of the guilt...

One Shots: Five easy steps to dragon enslavement

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Step one: Find a dragon that's been shunned from the rest of its pack. Step two: Befriend the dragon with copious amounts of ripple-striped...

The Daily Grind: Have you tried anything new in MMOs since January 1?

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Not to be too mean to January, but it always feels like a month that's a hangover from the holiday excesses of the last...
That's not a Dolyak.

Guild Wars 2 previews the changes coming to WvW with the update on January 31

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Despite your continued practice of wearing a t-shirt in Guild Wars 2 proclaiming you as "CHIEF DOLYAK DESTROYER STILL THE BEST SINCE 2013" and...

Guild Wars 2 will allow jade bots to be piloted outside of Cantha next week

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Have you unlocked the mastery track for the jade bot in Guild Wars 2 but were a little sad that the tiny green friend...
But what awaits...

Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat

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Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...

Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most-played MMOs in 2023?

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Last week in Massively Overthinking, we discussed our three most-played MMOs of 2022 - and whether we'd guessed right at the top of that...

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