ncsoft

A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

Blade & Soul is live; here’s the launch roundup, gallery, and trailer

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NCsoft's Blade & Soul formally launches in the west today, having spent the last few days in headstart. To celebrate how far it's come in...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for shy gamers?

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A few weeks ago, Massively OP's Eliot Lefebvre wrote about the intersection of social anxiety and MMOs. It was a surprisingly popular article, with gamers...
Try to fly better than this.

Get some useful tips on Blade & Soul before it launches tomorrow

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Tomorrow's the big launch day for Blade & Soul for anyone not already enjoying the head start opportunity. Users on Reddit have helpfully compiled...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the best pet class in an MMORPG?

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I hated pets when I first got started in MMORPGs. Pets in early MMOs had such terrible AI and were such a nuisance to...

The MOP Up: Titan Siege debuts (January 17, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: This little piggy went to market

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I love me a good in-game marketplace. It always makes me think of commerce, of adventure, and of clashing worlds. Too bad we're usually...
Egi me on.

Leaderboard: Are you playing Blade & Soul?

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Blade & Soul formally launches in the west next week, with its headstart period for preorder buyers opening up today. MMORPG players talk a...

The Stream Team: Blade & Soul’s headstart

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Although Blade & Soul doesn't officially launch until the 19th, the headstart begins today. And that means MassivelyOP's MJ gets to jump in and...

Massively Overthinking: Just how massive is massively multiplayer?

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Recent tweaks to the taxonomy structure of Massively OP and coverage of what we formerly called "Not-So-Massive" games prompted a resurgence of internal discussion about the types...
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WildStar’s latest patch adds cash shop quest, PvP matchmaking tweaks

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WildStar patched in a quick update yesterday, with tweaks to multiple classes, the housing interface, and quests. Reddit can't decide whether it's grumpy about...
SHATTER'D

Guild Wars 2 introduces players to the new and improved Shatterer

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Given enough time, the most exciting moment in any video game will become mundane. If you were one of the earliest Guild Wars 2...

Blade & Soul plans star-studded launch event

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If you haven't already, mark your calendar for next Tuesday, January 19th. That will be the day that the world comes to a halt...
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Guild Wars 2 shares the simple details of gliding in central Tyria

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Here's what will be necessary to start gliding in central Tyria once it's unlocked in Guild Wars 2: unlocking the start of the Mastery...
At least the baddies are... present?

NCsoft addresses Blade & Soul gamemaster name reservation controversy

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The Blade & Soul subreddit has been in an uproar the last few days over accusations that NCsoft EU GMs pre-claimed popular character names,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Examining Guild Wars 2’s winter 2016 update plans

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Guild Wars 2 Game Director Colin Johanson dropped a massive amount of information about the direction development will take in the first quarter of 2016...

Global Chat: Making gaming resolutions

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Do you make New Year's resolutions for gaming? I do and I've seen more than a few bloggers come out in early January to...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 46: The high price of VR

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Justin and Bree discuss the Oculus Rift's pricetag, Marvel Heroes' David Brevik, Divergence Online, Smed on emus, and TUG, with mailbag questions on tstories, MOBAs, and skill trees.

Guild Wars 2 winter 2016 update, gliding confirmed for Central Tyria

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As part of Game Director Colin Johanson's Q1 state of play update, ArenaNet has confirmed that gliding is coming to the Guild Wars 2 zones...
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Buffs and nerfs are coming for Guild Wars 2’s classes

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ArenaNet's Karl McLain has a new Guild Wars 2 blog post today focused on the "high-level changes" on the way for the game's classes....
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The Daily Grind: Do you use Steam for MMOs?

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Massively OP reader Damonvile recently sent us a link to a Medium piece on Steam declaring 2015 the best year for Steam -- ever. Sales...

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