planetside

Official Site: PlanetSide
Studio: SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: May 20, 2003
Genre: Sci-Fi MMOFPS Sandbox
Business Model: F2P
Platform: PC
See Also: PlanetSide 2

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The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...
And sometimes, it's all about winning.

Massively Overthinking: Three-way RvR and ‘fair’ PvP in modern MMOs

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MOP reader Sally Bowls is on a roll with the good questions lately! She lobbed us one this past weekend that seems a good...

PlanetSide 2 revamped continent locking in this week’s Critical Mass update

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Daybreak went all-out in PlanetSide 2 this week with a massive new update, though you probably wouldn't know it unless you play the game....
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: The 10 saddest MMORPG stories

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Every MMO tells a story through the run of its life. A lot of those stories are pretty happy, too. Ultima Online may not...

PlanetSide 2 plans huge ‘Critical Mass’ revamp update to fix factional point system

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Daybreak is a whirlwind this week: First it broke up the H1Z1 party and got Just Survive its own apartment, and now it's bringing...
It was a thing.

The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures

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In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....

Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...

Massively multiplayer wargame Foxhole hits early access

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Massively Overthinking: How should MMOs make money in a world without lockboxes?

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Earlier this week, MOP's Justin expressed frustration over lockboxes, feeling especially provoked. "As both a player and a journalist, I find it insulting when...
We don't know which one to shoot.

PlanetSide 2 ‘significantly revises’ the continent of Indar

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It's been a while since we checked in with the conflict over at PlanetSide 2, so what's shaking with this multi-arms MMOFPS? Actually, quite...

Perfect Ten: EverQuest’s EverExpanding franchise

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When Daybreak announced last year that it was cancelling the highly anticipated EverQuest Next project, the series' forward momentum lurched to a halt. This wasn't...

Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok

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Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...

Ashes of Creation hires five new team members, shows off snowy environments

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As Ashes of Creation takes aim at the $3M line for its Kickstarter campaign, Intrepid Studios announced that it has made several significant hires...

The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency

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The graveyard of Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company is certainly full enough to be considered a threat if there was ever a...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?

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Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers. "I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...
Oh, thanks.

Massively Overthinking: Unholy MMORPG hybrids

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Massively OP reader and frequent tipster Gibbins wants us to play match-maker. "I love the wonderful world that Bethesda created with the Fallout franchise, not...

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?

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Last night's startling news that Daybreak plans to sunset Landmark abruptly in February (while forbidding player emulators) sent the MMORPG community into... I'll call...
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The MMOs we lost in 2016

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If you thought we lost a lot of MMOs in 2014 and 2015, wait until you see 2016's list. It's easy to shrug off some...
Yes, yes it is.

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMORPG stories of 2016

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As we start to come to grips with the fact that we will be turning over the calendar into 2017 in one short month,...

EverQuest Online Adventures revival project solicits aid

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It's been well over four years since EverQuest Online Adventures was unplugged and its servers shut down, as SOE deemed the old hardware (PlayStation...

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