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Massively Overthinking: Penalties for failure in MMORPGs (beyond death)
MMOs generally have one big obvious penalty for failure, right? You die. Oh, usually not forever, not unless it's some niche hardcore realm, and...
The Stream Team: Character creation for a modded Conan Exiles one-shot
After exploring a slew of mods and even checking out an impromptu crafted dungeon, Massively OP's Larry and MJ are prepared to begin Larry's...
The Stream Team: Demonstrating dungeon making mods in Conan Exiles
There's only one last night of Massively OP's Larry showing off mods for Conan Exiles before he debuts the big fantasy dungeon adventure for...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons
My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...
One Shots: A night of masks and intrigues
The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...
The Stream Team: Making fantasy races with mods in Conan Exiles
As Massively OP's Larry has continued to sing the praises of Conan Exiles mods to convince MJ of their awesomeness, he has focus on...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Funcom MMORPG?
My nostalgia and I had a Moment the other day when I saw that Funcom was celebrating its 30th anniversary. Even though I freely...
Funcom releases a free Conan Exiles-themed text adventure
Just because Conan was an illiterate brute who'd much rather be burning down libraries than curling up with a good book in an overstuffed...
The Stream Team: Pippi loves Conan Exiles
Conan Exiles. It's rough, brutal, and deadly. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have admirers. Meet Pippi: She's a cute, braided... oh wait, it's...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most chaotic behavior you’ve seen from MMO players?
A week or two ago, I found myself discussing Ultima Online by way of trying to convince our work chat that players often do...
Funcom celebrates its 30th anniversary as it looks back at Anarchy Online, Conan, and Secret World
It's a landmark year for Funcom, as the Norwegian video game developer celebrates its 30th anniversary.
The studio got started making games for the Genesis...
The MOP Up: Soulframe releases a soundtrack tidbit
Soulframe fans starved to hear something -- anything -- about Digital Extremes' upcoming fantasy RPG were thrown an audio morsel this week in the...
Ashes of Creation announces Alpha Two for 2024 and previews its updated event system
Remember when Ashes of Creation promised that its Alpha Two build wasn't years away but also not right around the corner? That vague hint...
Massively Overthinking: The impact of jump start servers in MMOs
With Chris' Choose My Adventure run on Lost Ark - specifically, on its jump-start servers - coming to a close, I thought it would...
The Stream Team: Exploring more Conan Exiles roleplay-friendly mods
Massively OP's Larry is still on a mission to convert MJ to using mods in Conan Exiles. This week, he will be introducing her...
Conan Exiles marches onward to a purge-filled chapter two of the Age of War today
Funcom has made good on its promise to expand Conan Exiles with the launch of the second chapter of the Age of War, the...
The Stream Team: Attempting a conversion to Conan Exiles mods
In various conversations of what to do on Wednesday nights, Massively OP's Larry has been consistent on one fact: his desire to convert MJ...
Perfect Ten: 10 of the worst launches in MMO history
Launch time is a difficult time for every MMO, and honestly, I have nothing but sympathy for the teams launching a new game at...
Conan Exiles was forced to roll back 780 official servers thanks to bugged thrall decay
It's hard to make good help become your thrall in Conan Exiles these days, but a decay timer update applied for the summer was...
Ashes of Creation’s latest video walks players through building up a node in Alpha Two
Nodes. They're an important piece of the gameplay loop in Ashes of Creation, letting players establish towns, become citizens, and ostensibly giving players reasons...