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NCsoft Q3 2017: Lineage M drives record profits, Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire isn’t too shabby either
NCsoft had an exceptionally good third financial quarter this year, reaching a record high in sales and operating profit for the company, and it's...
Guild Wars 2’s fourth living story season is set to begin November 28
ArenaNet just announced that the fourth season of living world content will kick off in Guild Wars 2 on November 28th. The teaser provides...
Here’s how Guild Wars 2 players will go broke on Black Friday
You know it's coming. When the turkey and pumpkin pie meet their demise, the Black Friday sales will start. Guild Wars 2 fans will...
Divining the details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from a Pokemon Go player’s perspective
When we first heard rumors about a Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, I said I could barely imagine what the game might be like before...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
Working As Intended: Guild Wars 2’s new mount licenses are still lockboxes, but they’re not the worst lockboxes
Pretty much everyone assumed that back when Guild Wars 2 planned out mounts, it did so with its cash shop in mind. The game...
Guild Wars 2 balances classes and adds spectacular new mounts – for a price
Guild Wars 2 patched in new mounts today, and they're gorgeous. But don't get too excited; they're in gated behind a weird new RNG...
WildStar, Blade and Soul, Aion, and Lineage II come under DDoS attacks
Hackers launched an offensive against NCsoft yesterday, targeting several of the company's MMORPGs in a series of DDoS attacks. WildStar, Aion, Lineage II, and...
The Daily Grind: What would Blizzard need to do to get you back into World of Warcraft?
In last night's Massively Overthinking on hopes and fears for BlizzCon - which kicks off this afternoon! - I laid out my thoughts on...
Vote for your favorite player-created Guild Wars 2 instrument of death
Power to the people! Guild Wars 2 has opened the polls for players to cast their vote on which fan-created weapon should be made...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 142: The state of the sci-fi MMO genre
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Destiny 2, RIFT, CCP's studio closures, Warframe, and Star Citizen's CitizenCon, with tidbits on Guild Wars 2, Trove, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and BlizzCon, and a mailbag question on the future of traditional MMORPGs.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Act II of Guild War’s 2’s Path of Fire story
In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the opening sections of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire's story while providing you with a brief...
One Shots: Mummies making tracks
Let me tell you, I'm not playing RIFT right now but still I am so very tempted to log on and purchase that squirrel...
Choose My Adventure: Not quite farewell to Guild Wars 2
I am not done with Guild Wars 2.
This may or may not come as a surprise to people, but it's still the case regardless....
Guild Wars 2 is releasing a vinyl soundtrack for Path of Fire and planning Extra Life shenanigans
You hipsters still have your vintage record players, right? I mean, how else are you going to enjoy Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire's...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO characters seem truly insane
We all like making the occasional observation about the weirdness inherent in video games, but most of us also recognize that what we're really...
MMO blogger dives into the theoretical math behind lockboxes
MMO blogger Serrenity, whom many of you will recognize from his clever comments here on MOP too, has a compelling blog post on his...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite and least favorite type of MMO daily?
Over the weekend, Guild Wars 2 players on Reddit opened up a discussion about dailies in the game that spoke to me. I used to...
The Stream Team: Racing through Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King
Massively OP's MJ loved Halloween events before, but Guild Wars 2 is giving her reason to love them more! The game has added mount...
The Daily Grind: How many of you are still playing Guild Wars 2?
As I type this, Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion has been out exactly a month. At the time, I remember making fun...
