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The MOP Up: Valve shuts down a Classic Offensive mod after eight years of development
A CSGO mod -- Classic Offensive -- got shut down by Valve eight years into its development. The mod devs said, "We are devastated...
Vague Patch Notes: Challenge and rewards in MMOs are made up
All right, folks, pop quiz. I want you to name for me the first major raid in Ultima Online. That was the first game...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake
Massively OP's MJ has certainly taken her sweet time playing through Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 3. After all, it did release nearly...
The MOP Up: Marvel Rivals players go on strike over under-supported role
Marvel Rivals players are on strike until the Strategist role is improved -- and they may get their way according to a new blog...
The Daily Grind: Do you play the same MMOs as your significant other?
One of the things I love about having a dedicated room in my house with all the computers is that my family games together...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 adventure hodgepodge
Now that the latest bit of Guild Wars 2 main story is done, Massively OP's MJ has multiple different things she can focus on....
The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about skipping new MMORPG launches?
Last week, when Microsoft and Bethsoft had the nerve to re-release The Elder Scrolls Oblivion for 50 smackaroos along with paid horse armor DLC...
Storyboard: Dealing with the things your MMOs characters can’t do (but still can)
In the middle of Final Fantasy XIV's post-Stormblood patches, there's a scene where the characters need to purchase a specific katana. An exact price...
One Shots: Bananarama!
As we gather together to appreciate this gallery of video game art captured by our auteurs, we can be assured that there is absolutely...
Massively Overthinking: The eternal granular squabbles in our pet MMORPGs
So if you don't play a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server - and chances are that you don't - you probably have no idea...
Vague Patch Notes: Not every MMO mechanic you dislike is a bad one
There is a category of responses to any column about mechanics, and it came up with the recent couple of columns about level scaling,...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box and the Super Ooze Kitchen
Forget just the 1st, April is the time of year when Guild Wars 2 gets silly for a few weeks with Super Adventure Box....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 515: Palia’s purple paradise
Justin and Bree discuss Defiance, Palia, Dune Awakening, and MapleStory Classic, with adventures in LOTRO, Classic Guild Wars, WoW Classic, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on the future of MMOs.
OG Guild Wars sees an all-new Steam concurrency high during its anniversary celebration
It would seem like this month is all about bringing back the classics: Readers will no doubt recall that ArenaNet was holding a 20th...
Vague Patch Notes: Level scaling in MMOs with the lateral spread and the temporary shrink
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
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?
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
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
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
Today marks the return of Super Adventure Box to Guild Wars 2, proving once again there is no April Fools' day joke that MMO...
