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The Daily Grind: Do you prefer costumes over transmog in MMOs?
You know what's an interesting feature that both Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2 share? They both offer two different approaches to dressing...
The Stream Team: Clearing squatters from a Guild Wars 2 guild hall
It turns out that a bunch of Purist squatters have settled in the Canthan guild hall area in Guild Wars 2. Those traitors must...
The Daily Grind: Is there a mod for an MMO that you just can’t play without?
I've been back in Lord of the Rings Online a bunch lately, and as part of my return I went through and made sure...
One Shots: Zen and the art of motorcycle flying
As we all well know, motorcycles are among the safest forms of transportation ever devised. This is especially true if you careen off-road without...
Guild Wars 2 previews October’s PvP balance patch
While August's round of class balance changes were aimed at Guild Wars 2's PvE scene, the next batch coming in October are meant to...
The Daily Grind: Did you buy a Steam Deck, and are you playing MMOs on it?
A couple of my guildies got their Steam Decks over the summer, and I have to say, I'm a bit jealous. I blew it...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?
Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...
The Stream Team: So much Snargle in Guild Wars 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ thought she had the conclusion of Character Growth in the bag in Guild Wars 2. Little did she know...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 388: Elyon descends through finite care
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Wrath pre-patch, New World's new servers, Elyon's sunset, Bless Unleashed's sunset, EVE Online Uprising, Star Trek Online's Wil Wheaton, and Temtem's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, with a lightning round of MMO questions from the mailbag.
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored S1E4 Tower of Nightmares
Here we are at the penultimate episode of Guild Wars 2's restored and retooled Season 1 content! The pieces are finally starting to fall...
The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest activity you’ve charged MMO currency for?
As City of Heroes Homecoming tests long-awaited recycling rules for abandoned names and characters, I've been contemplating what to do with some of the...
The Daily Grind: What are the most obvious vestigial organs in MMO design?
I found myself in a heated discussion a week or so ago about Guild Wars 2's leveling system because in my estimation, Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2 charts a course for a PvP-centric balance update in October, more general balancing in November
It looks like Guild Wars 2 is not quite done with turning the Great Knobs of Balance. The devs at ArenaNet shared a quick...
The Stream Team: The Mo Mania IV SUBtember Streamathon
A tradition that Massively OP's MJ missed last year due to the lightning curse was the annual MO Mania SUBtember Streamathon. Trust us, she...
Massively Overthinking: The weirdest ways we’ve leveled in MMOs
One of my favor flavors of fluff post we do occasionally is report on folks who have accomplished fame by leveling "wrong" in MMOs,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying grind in an MMO?
A few weeks ago, the MOP work chat was positively hopping over an unusual subject: Guild Wars 2's mount grinds, specifically the skyscale. One...
The Stream Team: Concluding Character Growth in Guild Wars 2
If there was anyone who needed some character growth in Guild Wars 2, it would be Snargle Goldclaw. And Massively OP's MJ has been...
Guild Wars 2’s S1E4, Tower of Nightmares, returns on September 13
The resurrection and renewal of Guild Wars 2's original living world season continues next week with the revival of episode four next week. It's...
One Shots: Where’s Utakata this week?
Part of the sublime joy of One Shots is being able to follow around different Massively OP readers in their adventures through MMORPGs. Out...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs bring back the fog of war?
The other day, I was reminded by a fellow Lord of the Rings Online player of something that I had completely forgotten: That the...
