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The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2018

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We can't do an accurate "most popular MMORPG articles of 2018 by pageviews" list as we usually do thanks to skewed data from MOP's extensive...
Yarr, cut out all carbs, got much lighter.

Global Chat: How do we fight early access disasters?

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With the year in MMOs ending on a sour note due to the botched rollouts of both Fallout 76 and Atlas, blogger Endgame Variable...
Kerstab.

Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2018

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A not-inconsequential part of me misses the days when every MMO would pump out boxed expansions. I like buying boxes of stuff I like...
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Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: Maintenance mode, shmaintenance mode

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Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #1 on our list is the one where ArenaNet yanked Classic Guild Wars out of maintenance mode and gave it some love.
This is the griffon.

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: We interviewed a what?

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #3 on our list is that time Eliot interviewed a statue of a griffon while getting in digs on how bad PAX East is.

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Weirdest MMO cross promotion

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for weirdest MMO cross promotion. And the winner is...

The best Massively OP streams of 2018

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Massively OP's long-running Stream Team, unquestionably captained by MJ and her sidekicks Larry and Andrew, got a welcome surprise this year: Our newest writer, Chris...
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The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2018?

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Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion back in 2016, we've been debating the best new zone added to an MMO every year. Obviously, your answer...
This was once controversial!

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v2.0

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While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...

The Stream Team: Getting the jump on Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday

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What is a Christmas season without the torture of a a peppermint-filled jumping puzzle? That's the premise of Guild Wars 2's Wintersday celebration! Oh...
And on and on and on...

Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value going into 2019

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Here we go, here we go, here we go again. This one is always an interesting column to write because there's a certain amount...

Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode ‘All or Nothing’ launches January 8th

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Guild Wars 2 players won't be surprised that ArenaNet has just revealed the key details of its next living story and its trailer, given...

One Shots: Adventures beyond worlds

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"Hey," said Rafael. "Who said there isn’t any exploring on Blade and Soul, huh? Look at this secret place in Solak. Just found it...
NO I GET THE REAL HEADER NO BLOOPERS

Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Industry Disappointment of 2018

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Industry Disappointment, which was awarded to the sad death of Marvel Heroes last...

Guild Wars and Elder Scrolls franchise composer Jeremy Soule starts Patreon for exclusive music

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It's not really a holiday season around Massively OP if we're not asking that annual question, "What is composer Jeremy Soule up to these...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018

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We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...

Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode will not make 2018, but Wintersday is live today

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If for some reason you still thought there was a chance that ArenaNet could push out Guild Wars 2's next living story episode today...

The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 bunny or bust

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Before she really gets in the jumping puzzle spirit, Massively OP's MJ needs to spend time with an expert jumper: a bunny mount. Her...

One Shots: Our favorite screenshots of 2018

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As we begin to put a big bow on 2018 and send it off to wherever years are stored -- VH1, we assume --...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions

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As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later? So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.

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