aventurine

Greek outfit known chiefly for sandbox Darkfall.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 116: Bree’s virtual garage sale

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Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Blizzard, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Neverwinter, SWTOR, and Ultima Online, with a mailbag question on sandbox MMOs.

The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...

Darkfall Rise of Agon is live today

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Hardcore sandbox Darkfall: Rise of Agon officially launches this afternoon. The story of the game is a victorious one, as it's one of two...

Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic

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I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...

Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world

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Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
You deserve what you got.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon is free to try for the next few days

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As you might recall, Darkfall: Rise of Agon is set to launch in early May, which means that its beta program is currently winding...
You should be better at this.

The Soapbox: Lessons Secret World Legends failed to learn from Final Fantasy XIV

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I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon runs down its pre-launch checklist

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With less than a month to go before flipping on the switch to its live servers, the Darkfall: Rise of Agon team must be...
I'm the one who's waving!

Darkfall: Rise of Agon deploys a major patch with new spawning mushrooms and Champions

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The most recent patch to Darkfall: Rise of Agon does a lot of things for spawning. For one thing, it introduces the game's dynamic...

What ever happened to Darkfall, Fallen Earth, and Runes of Magic?

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It bears repeating that here on Massively OP, we cover an immensely wide field of live games -- so many that it can sometimes...

Massively Overthinking: That moment when your MMO looks like a ‘fire sale at an exotic pet store’

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Massively OP Podcast listener John recently sent us a really great question that saw Justin and me sharply divided in terms of our responses,...
I'm cutting it down.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 107: Dark Knight rises

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, Torment, Black Desert, Age of Conan and Anarchy Online maintenance mode, WildStar, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Path of Exile, and Revelation Online's soft launch, with mailbag questions on console vs. PC MMO fans and dealing with immersion-breaking mounts.
I just... what.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon launches on May 5

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Remember how Darkfall: Rise of Agon's team mentioned last month that the game was roughly four months away from launch? That seemed kind of...

Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?

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Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers. "I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...

In appreciation for Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call

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Imagine a game where magic was actually rare, complicated, and often underwhelming in terms of time vs. efficiency -- a game where players actually...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs

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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...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon is now four months away from launch

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"We are roughly four months away from the official launch of the game." Darkfall: Rise of Agon laid out its 2017 roadmap this past weekend...
Yeah, systems are the problem.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon team updates community on progress

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Transparency is vital to smaller, indie MMO projects, especially ones driven by a volunteer team. The crew over at Darkfall: Rise of Agon have...
RIFT

RIFT has a ‘mind-blowing’ housing update planned for Patch 4.1

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If you'd rather be fiddling around with player housing in RIFT than out fighting in the field, you're our type of homebody. Also, you...

Darkfall: New Dawn shows a stress test from the devs’ point of view

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What does an MMO stress test look like from where the developers are sitting? You can satisfy your curiosity in this area by watching...

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