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Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Forsaken Thicket, Guild Wars 2’s first raid
I have to apologise to raiders for not finishing my boss guides I began back in 2015: This is one of those articles that...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever participated in a protest in an MMORPG?
Protests in the real world dominated this past weekend's news, and while I surfed around for an in-game equivalent to cover, I couldn't find...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO magic system?
While there are plenty of similarities among magic systems in MMOs (hey, how about you cast another fireball? There you go, champ!), there is...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...
Guild Wars 2 has kicked off the Lunar New Year, hope you like roosters
The world is gearing up for Chinese New Year, which is technically January 28th, but that means the party is just getting started --...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest MMORPG inventory pet peeve?
I was surfing the Guild Wars 2 Reddit (because I'm a glutton for punishment) yesterday and bumped into a thread mocking some of the...
Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs
Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs.
"Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Ten things I’d forgotten from Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1
I spent quite a while poring over a recent gem of a video that served as a fantastically nostalgic trip down memory lane through its...
Guild Wars 2 player assembles massive season one movie
While Guild Wars 2 is right now in the middle of its third season of the living world campaign, there's always a chance that...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and wishes for MMORPGs in the new year
One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It's way...
Perfect Ten: The best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2016 (that aren’t Legion)
Sometimes you have to exclude something from a list. I could, for example, praise World of Warcraft: Legion for being a really good expansion...
A Guild Wars 2 player has discovered the game’s gold cap
How much money can you hold at any given time in Guild Wars 2? You might be the type of player who struggles to...
One Shots: The Christmas when no one showed up
If an MMO throws a Christmas party and no one shows up, who gets the presents? Will that eggnog ever get drunk? Are the...
Here are all of the online gaming deals from Amazon’s Digital Day sale
Wake up! Are you awake? Good, because you've got less than 24 hours to take advantage of Amazon's first ever "Digital Day" sales event....
Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016
Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...
The Stream Team: Gallivanting around Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday
Massively OP's MJ may not have done so well on Guild Wars 2's Halloween jumping puzzle, but surely she can do better on the...
MMO Year in Review: Pokemon madness (July 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 97: Mailbag extravaganza!
Justin and Bree empty the mailbag out on the floor for a holiday show, tackling questions on Asheron's Call, console MMOs, chat, server size, tats, music, subs, and more.
Flameseeker Chronicles: 2017 predictions for Guild Wars 2
The year is most definitely drawing to a close: I've devoured a mountain of turkey and stuffing sandwiches, binge-watched all of my favourite holiday...
MMO Year in Review: EverQuest Never (March 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
