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Vague Patch Notes: Level scaling in MMOs with the lateral spread and the temporary shrink

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Last week I talked about how MMORPGs use level scaling to accomplish actually useful and important goals. In short, there is an issue with...

Massively Overthinking: Putting the Elder Scrolls Online cadence into perspective

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Last week, far and away the biggest MMORPG news was the fact that Elder Scrolls Online finally revealed its new cadence - and its...

The Daily Grind: Are you returning to Guild Wars 1 for the anniversary bash?

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I know several MMO gamers - including some of our own writers! - who have been enticed to pick up Classic Guild Wars this...

The Stream Team: In hot pursuit in Guild Wars 2’s Penance for the Past

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After following Mabon's memory wisps in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ got to start piecing together the story of this fallen friend and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 514: Elder Seasons Online

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Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Classic Guild Wars, LOTRO, abd Defiance, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Diablo III, plus a mailbag topic on advice for MMO sequels.

Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box is here with new weapons, deco, and the Super Ooze Kitchen

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Today marks the return of Super Adventure Box to Guild Wars 2, proving once again there is no April Fools' day joke that MMO...

Classic Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with an Anniversary Masterpiece Collection and a juicy update

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Guild Wars franchise fans already knew that ArenaNet was planning something big for the OG game's 20th birthday, and indeed we also knew that...

Guild Wars 1’s community is organizing a massive 20th anniversary playthrough

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Leave it up to the amazing classic Guild Wars community to top what ArenaNet is already doing for this legacy MMO on its 20th...

Massively Overthinking: The one about open-world randos in MMOs

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MOP's Chris is fast becoming my muse: It was his remark about Marvel Heroes that inspired this week's Massively Overthinking. "Some of the best fun...
Stuff. You. Give. Me.

Classic Guild Wars is teasing 50+ unlocked weapons and minipets in next week’s anniversary patch

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As we noted last week, classic Guild Wars is turning 20 years old this month, and ArenaNet is not letting the date of this...

Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box festival returns next week with a new weapon set

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If you follow the Guild Wars 2 roadmap, then you probably already know that Super Adventure Box is slated to return next week. Once...

The Stream Team: A Legacy Damned in Guild Wars 2

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Legacies are good things, right? Well, not always. And maybe not this time in Guild Wars 2; Chapter 15 in Janthir Wilds is A...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show

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Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.
Science fight!

Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?

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Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...

Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs

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Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...

Odin Valhalla Rising global opens registration and name reservations ahead of April 29 launch

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As promised, Kakao Games has officially opened registration for its mobile/PC MMORPG, Odin: Valhalla Rising, as of today, ahead of its April 29th launch....

Fight or Kite: The myth is still real in Myth of Empires’ latest Persian DLC release

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Call me a fool because once again I’ve duped myself into playing the latest DLC content that was released for Myth of Empires. Based...

Classic Guild Wars is gearing up for its 20th birthday with a loot-filled celebration

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The Guild Wars franchise is gearing up for quite a party this month as the original MMO is about to turn 20 years old. "This...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 fashion and furry frenz for the first

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It's April Fools' Day, so obviously Massively OP's MJ wants to let loose and be silly. So she's taking a quick break from Guild...
It's a jumping off point.

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs

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I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...

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