Major MMO studio owned by EA, famous for its RPG franchises and particularly to MMO players for Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 285: Exit En Masse
Justin and Bree discuss En Masse's closure, Amazon's Lost Ark, LOTRO, WoW Classic, Wurm Online, Population Zero, and Torchlight III, with adventures in SWTOR, WoW, SWG Legends, and The Sims, plus reader mail on MMO customer service and MMO talent trees.
Star Wars: The Old Republic gives Shae Vizla away to subscribers and a Steam portrait ring to everyone
Mandalorians. Who doesn't love them? Certainly not designers; since they're half-defined by an iconic look, you can just put all sorts of people behind...
Perfect Ten: 10 great tropical areas to visit in MMOs
Probably a lot of us aren't getting that fantastic summer beach vacation that we had hoped to get this year. But instead of getting...
Global Chat: Are MMO classes too similar to each other?
Blogger Yeebo Fernbottom has a beef with MMOs, and maybe you can relate. The issue, as the Yeebs sees it, is that in the...
Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...
One Shots: Avoid these vacation destinations
When you're planning your summer MMO vacation, there will be a lot of places bidding for your time and gold. But not every resort...
The Daily Grind: What older MMO feature deserves some dev love?
Lately I've been enjoying myself a big ol' dose of Star Wars: The Old Republic. I don't do boosts in that game, so I...
The Stream Team: The Shroud of SWTOR
Massively OP's Larry thinks MJ could do with some more chaos in her life, so he's introducing her to The Shroud in SWTOR (who...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers your favorite type of resource gathering?
You know, we talk about crafting a lot here on Massively OP, but gathering doesn't get nearly as much love, and yet pretty much...
The Daily Grind: Who is the greatest female NPC in an MMO?
From Jaina to Wonder Woman, Vette to Galadriel, MMORPGs sport an inspiring roster of strong and fascinating women. Sometimes they headline the game, as...
Anthem discusses the design goals for getting loot and gearing up in the rebooted version of the shooter
BioWare Austin studio director Christian Dailey promised in his last preview of the Anthem reboot that a new dev blog would be coming soon,...
Jukebox Heroes: The ultimate guide to MMORPG music
It's been a long, strange, and wonderful journey to explore MMORPG music with you here in Jukebox Heroes. And while I am anticipating many...
One Shots: The ultimate tree house
When I asked for pictures of plant houses in online games, I wasn't quite expecting that notion to sprout and grow into this tremendous...
The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot
Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...
Star Wars: The Old Republic begins ranked PvP season 13
Out with the old season and in with the new! Star Wars: The Old Republic kicked off Ranked PvP Season 13 this week --...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about
Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 281: A Steamy summer
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.
Fight or Kite: Return of the PvP in Star Wars The Old Republic
With the launch of SWTOR on Steam this week (and totally, completely, not a beautiful coincidence), I finally reclaimed my account and rejoined the...
Concept art pieces for the Anthem reboot show off new locations and classically-styled pirates
All we've heard about the upcoming reboot to multiplayer robo-suit shooter Anthem is that it's going to take some time to get done. Since...
Star Wars The Old Republic got a shot in the arm thanks to its Steam launch
It would seem that the decision to launch on Steam was a good one for Star Wars The Old Republic as the 2011 MMORPG's...
