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Seattle-based studio responsible for Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2.

One Shots: What am I looking at here, exactly?

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I guess I was asking for pure nightmare fuel when I issued a challenge last week to create the most disturbing and deformed avatars...
Time is on my side, after a fashion.

Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?

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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?

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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!

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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

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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.
Misty.

Guild Wars 2 defends World Boss Rush event drops as the final Requiem story goes live

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

The Daily Grind: What silly little change has ever gotten you all excited to log in to an MMO?

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It doesn't always take a massive content drop to make this short gamer giddy and excited. Sometimes it's the silliest of little things, like...

Guild Wars 2’s War Eternal is definitely dropping in May – here’s the features trailer

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It's the closest thing we've got to a date on Guild Wars 2's next living world episode so far: ArenaNet just announced that War...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing

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There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...

Bully some big bads in Guild Wars 2’s World Boss Beatdown bonus event next week

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Choo choo, all aboard the train -- the Guild Wars 2 world boss train, that is. It seems that Tyria's big baddies have been...

The Stream Team: Celebrating Guild Wars’ anniversary in Guild Wars 2

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Yesterday Guild Wars turned 13 years old! So what better way to celebrate a teenager than by ignoring it? Just kidding! Actually Massively OP's...
We know what we know.

Massively Overthinking: Is there a ‘do or die’ moment for MMOs now?

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This week MOP's Eliot and I were chatting about the wild summer the MMO industry is about to have, what with a whole bunch...

Guild Wars 2 just dropped its massive balance patch and War Eternal Supply Drop Requisition

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Happy patch day, Guild Wars 2 players. As promised, ArenaNet has implemented a wide-ranging balancing update for multiple professions and elite professions. Definitely read...

Today’s your last day to grab Guild Wars 2’s A Star to Guide Us for free

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As we approach the final episode of the current Guild Wars 2 living world story, ArenaNet has been providing the earlier episodes of the...
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Fight or Kite: First impressions of newly free-to-play Albion Online

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As soon as I heard that Albion Online was going free-to-play, I knew where I was going to spend the majority of my PvP...
Bingpot.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO in 2019 offers the best content for healers?

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A few weeks ago, there was a neat post on the MMORPG subreddit about healing. Author Rapthorne Lightweaver points out that "the industry seems...

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