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Massively Overthinking: Our 2023 MMO resolutions
I know that not everyone does "resolutions," and that even most folks who make them don't actually stick with them. And when it comes...
The Stream Team: Getting free Frostfell gifts from Santa Glug in EverQuest II
A yearly tradition that Massively OP's MJ has yet to miss is visiting EQII's Santas Glug and getting gifts! In fact, she has many...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2022
One of the underrated aspects of being an MMO player is that our games get more updates and expansions than almost any other type...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 401: The holly jollies
Justin and Bree discuss MMO winter holidays, Chris Metzen's return to WoW, WoW's trading post, Blizzard still hunting for a China publisher, My.Games leaving Russia, and Elder Scrolls Online altering its annual roadmap, with a voice mail topic on the Twitch drops phenomenon.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 399: Dragonflight takes to the skies
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight's launch; New World's 2023 roadmap; the sunset of Elyon and Forsaken World; new content for EverQuest II, Wizard101, Embers Adrift, Guild Wars 2, and Elite Dangerous; plus adventures in LOTRO, MOP's end-of-the-year awards, and a mailbag topic on auto-scaling in MMOs.
EverQuest II: Renewal of Ro launches today
Squeaking in under the wire to make a November launch, EverQuest II's latest expansion, Renewal of Ro, launches later today.
Players find themselves returning to...
EverQuest: Night of Shadows is coming on December 6
No matter where you go in the EverQuest universe, there's going to be a launch this holiday season. A week after Daybreak releases EverQuest...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 397: What we have here is a failure to negotiate
Justin and Bree discussion WoW China's sunset, the Blizzard/Netease debacle, LOTRO's mini-expansion, EverQuest II, Frozen Flame, and ArcheAge 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, New World, SWG Legends, and Marvel Snap, plus a mailbag topic on boss taunting in MMOs.
Global Chat: Do SWTOR’s companions carry the player?
Due to issues of pride and fear of snarky comments, most of us might not admit to ever being carried through MMO content. But...
EverQuest II nails down a November 30 launch date for Renewal of Ro expansion
I assume that being the manager of social media for an MMORPG is hard work, but some days it looks pretty easy, especially when...
MMO veteran Scott Hartsman discusses why overseas game publishing is so messy
All right, so Blizzard and Netease are no longer working together for publishing the former studio's games in China. That's significant, but it should...
The Stream Team: Happy 18th birthday EverQuest II
It's not just EverQuest II-sday, but it's a very special anniversary EverQuest II-sday! Today, this iteration of Norrath turned 18 years old and officially...
EverQuest II celebrates 18 years with the return of Heroes’ Festival and a free dinosaur mount
I don't know how many people reading this story are aware, but it's just bad etiquette to throw a party and not have a...
Global Chat: Are you an MMO lone wolf even though you’ve tried to be social?
A recent post over at Words Under My Name resonated as the author shared how, despite multiple efforts to be social in MMOPGs, sooner...
The Game Archaeologist: The radically different design of early EverQuest II
Sometimes it's all about timing -- both good and bad -- when it comes to MMORPG releases. EverQuest II may go down as the...
The Stream Team: Need more Nights of the Dead in EverQuest II
One of the yearly Halloween staples for Massively OP's MJ was EverQuest II's Nights of the Dead. However, she missed it last year and...
One Shots: Let us tell you a fairy tale…
Just the other day I was musing about how EverQuest II feels like a forgotten MMO -- and I guess I was heard because...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO haunted houses to explore – if you dare….
Happy Halloween! Or if you prefer, Happy Scare-Related Holidays featuring the Stylings of Ed Casbar and His Electric Teeth. It'd be the best of...
Global Chat: Landing boots on WoW Classic’s Wrath shores
With WoW Classic's Wrath expansion officially out, plenty of veterans of the Northrend Wars of '08 returned for another tour of duty. Among these...
EverQuest II resurrects the Nights of the Dead event for the Halloween season
While some fans of EverQuest II might be understandably more interested in the month of December, this month does have some fun to be...
