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One Shots: Armed and fabulous
Last week I invited Massively OP's readers to share pictures showing off faction pride in some way, shape, or form. But who knew it...
The Daily Grind: How far behind are you in your MMO’s main storyline?
From LOTRO to FFXIV, from Guild Wars 2 to SWTOR, the backbone of the modern solo MMORPG experience is the main storyline. And whether...
Guild Wars 2 is planning a big overhaul of attribute-selectable gear
For a flat-progression MMO that wasn't originally designed to be heavily focused on gear, Guild Wars 2 has certainly trended that way in recent...
Desert Oasis: In praise of the charmingly chaotic Black Desert community
One of my favorite dishes is dinuguan (dinu-goo-ahn). It's a pork dish covered in a sauce with the consistency of curry and the dark...
Fight or Kite: Features MMOs could borrow from successful esports titles
This week I wanted to try something a little different in our PvP-centric Fite or Kite column and take a look at a number...
One Shots: Look – but don’t throw
It's pretty common to be frustrated by MMOs showing you things that you can't ever touch or play. Whether it be fantastic races that...
Massively Overthinking: Unpopular MMORPG opinions
Unpopular opinions: We all have them. In fact we have so many that it's a straight up meme. This week's Massively Overthinking is one...
Guild Wars 2 temporarily disables map completion key rewards over teleport exploit
This is why we can't have nice things: ArenaNet was forced to disable some map rewards in Guild Wars 2 last night thanks to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 220: Everybody gets a dragon!
Justin and Bree discuss City of Heroes, lockboxes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, RIFT, ZeniMax, and New World, with a mailbag question about epic MMO character creators.
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal
After playing through Guild Wars 2's new Living World episode, War Eternal, which is live today, I am still speechless. This is, in my...
One Shots: What am I looking at here, exactly?
I guess I was asking for pure nightmare fuel when I issued a challenge last week to create the most disturbing and deformed avatars...
Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?
MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...
Massively Overthinking: Do you play MMO characters you like – or characters that are objectively good?
Earlier this week, some Massively OP writers were hanging out in team chat talking about favorite City of Heroes powersets from back in the...
Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal living story episode launches May 14 – here’s the trailer!
ArenaNet has this morning announced that the final episode for Guild Wars 2's fourth season of living story content, War Eternal, will officially launch...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.
Guild Wars 2 defends World Boss Rush event drops as the final Requiem story goes live
Yesterday, Guild Wars 2 kicked off a rather unusual event for the game: its World Boss Beatdown, which promised a "Bonus Box of Goods"...
Massively Uplifting: Destigmatizing mental health in games, celebrating loved ones in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Elite
Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...
Fight or Kite: The case for dueling in Guild Wars 2
Let me tell you all about one of the most obvious holes in the Guild Wars 2 PvP armor.
No, it's not the infrequent balance...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Classic Guild Wars just got another update for its 14th anniversary
Happy birthday, Guild Wars! Yep, the classic MMO-but-don't-call-it-an-MMO that captivated hearts when it launched back in 2005 is officially celebrating its 14th anniversary of...