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Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting

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Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint

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I can't quite believe that we are already on the penultimate chapter of Guild Wars 2's third Living World season, but if I were under any...
Llook out, Llary! It's the llandlllord!

Rumor: Guild Wars 2 leak reveals expansion masteries, locations

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New images suggesting sweeping changes coming in Guild Wars 2's next expansion have been released into the wilds of Reddit. As usual, we’ll be tucking...

Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in

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The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...
Where you at, ArenaNet?

The Daily Grind: Why is MMORPG server downtime still a thing?

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor John has a very simple question to kick off our morning: Why the heck is server downtime still a thing? "How...

Guild Wars 2 legendary armor for raiders launches next week

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ArenaNet's Paul Ella has a fresh blog post out this afternoon revealing the plan for legendary armor in Guild Wars 2. If you're my...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 114: Moving to the big city

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Ashes of Creation, Carbine, Marvel Heroes, and Project Gorgon, with mailbag questions on the joys of Trove and the plight of MMO pets.

Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint living story episode, price drop for Heart of Thorns

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Super Adventure Box departed Guild Wars 2 last week, so you had to expect we were on the brink of seeing another episode of the...

The Daily Grind: Do you believe MMO studios release overpowered new classes on purpose?

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Yesterday's Elder Scrolls Online press embargo drop allowed us to talk a bit more about the overpowered state of the Morrowind Warden class --...

Guild Wars 2’s new art director talks about continuing the legacy of his father

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As we reported back in February, long-time ArenaNet artist Daniel Dociu left the studio after many years of helping to shape the distinctive visual...

One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!

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Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...

The Daily Grind: Do you want weekly MMO quest releases?

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In the next week or so, Lord of the Rings Online will be kicking off its 10th anniversary with a new "scavenger hunt" that...

Check out WoodenPotatoes’ multi-video Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns review

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YouTuber WoodenPotatoes, whom you might remember from Tina's top five Guild Wars 2 vloggers review earlier this week, has posted a lengthy review of...

Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Crowfall has big changes in store for its alpha UI

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An MMORPG with a crappy user interface doesn't last long in 2017. ArtCraft has this lesson memorized and has put it to good use...

Flameseeker Chronicles: 5 brilliant Guild Wars 2 YouTube content creators

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I often find that playing Guild Wars 2 leaves me with more questions than answers when it comes to lore and story predictions, build...

Guild Wars 2 player recreates Mona Lisa in guild hall

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Never underestimate the ingenuity and creative spirit of players when they are given even the most bare-bones tools in an MMORPG. To wit, a player who...

The MOP Up: Overwatch gives smurfing a pass (April 16, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
There has to be money here somewhere.

SuperData CEO discusses the money problem of e-sports

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Whether you're a big fan of the e-sports scene or you would be quite happy never hearing about it ever again, you are no...

Watch the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns orchestral performance in its entirety

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A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns music would be featured in concert in Seattle -- not so...

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