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Massively Overthinking: Retaking Quantic’s survey to determine our ‘gamer type’
Five years ago - yes, it's been that long! - we did an Overthinking in which our staff all took Quantic's survey to see...
Aion EU puts out its new update with new auto-hunting features, awakened minions, and weapons
What once was a preview only a few weeks ago is now current content as update 7.8 has gone live in the EU version...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO loot I’m always thrilled to get
Loot's not something that I see discussed much these days among MMO players. It's probably because loot's been around since the beginning of online...
The Stream Team: Don’t let loose the Beast of War in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ has now gathered Joku's army to lead into battle against Balthazar, and her team is finishing preparations to to meet the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 305: Restoring faith
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous' Odyssey delay, LOTRO's latest mishaps, Guild Wars 2 Power, Pirate101 and the KingsIsle sale, and FFXIV's Ishgard restoration, with a Daily Grind blitz and mailbag topics on WoW Shadowlands, seeing how the sausage is made, and lifeskill-centric MMOs.
The Stream Team: Happy 5th birthday Blade & Soul
Turning five and feeling alive! That's Blade & Soul's motto today as the MMORPG celebrates its fifth birthday in the West. And Massively OP's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga: Power
2021 promises to be an exciting year for Guild Wars 2 fans, with an expansion looming on the horizon. Before we head to Cantha,...
The Daily Grind: Has anyone ever accidentally ruined an MMO for you?
A few weeks ago, I was happily joyscrolling about home improvement ideas for my new house when I bumped into a comment that keeps...
One Shots: The magical land of candy
We would all like to think that, given the opportunity, we would be brave adventurers in fantasy lands, venturing forth to slay dragons and...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this past year?
So 2020 wasn't exactly the year a lot of us probably thought it was going to be in early January. Every bit of our...
Blade & Soul kicks off its anniversary event with today’s patch
It's time to celebrate five years of Blade & Soul today with the latest patch, and you know what that means: events. The events kicking off...
The Daily Grind: What do you remember differently about older MMOs from what was true?
Let me tell you, going back to an old MMO after a very long time away can be a shock to your memories. I...
Guild Wars 2’s ‘Power’ chapter lands January 19 – here’s the new trailer!
Prepare to feel the Power, Guild Wars 2 players: The next chunk of the Icebrood Saga is dropping next week. And yes, it's called...
Blade & Soul outlines the next round of system changes arriving in the five year anniversary update
Sure, the next update to Blade & Soul is all about marking five years of operation, but that's not all that's happening. As is...
One Shots: A friend closer than a brother
When you are heading out to the dangerous wilds where dismemberment, face melting, certain death, or even experience loss might be around every corner,...
Guild Wars 2 ends Mac support February 18 thanks to Apple OpenGL issues
If anyone reading this is a player of Guild Wars 2 on a Mac, then we've got some bad news for you: ArenaNet has...
The Daily Grind: What MMO release did you overhype in your mind?
I don't think I'm overstepping here by stating that there is a whole lot riding on Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons. Not only...
Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate five years of operation
It's been five years since Blade & Soul's local release, and the team is going all-out in celebration complete with a big new desktop...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021
Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020!
For our first official Massively...
Guild Wars 2 explains how it reviews every report of botting and cheating you send in
Maybe it's just my perception or a confluence of people pointing it out again, but botting and other forms of cheating have seemed to...
