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Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Astellia’s content roadmap touts a PvP battleground, new zones, new dungeons, and Astel equipment
Astellia has plans. Lots of plans. Big plans. Plans that stretch out into 2020's first quarter and onward. The devs have laid out their...
Astellia Online promises Avalon this month and a new zone in December
It's pretty clear that the team behind Astellia Online isn't just importing the game and then letting it go completely, seeing as how the game...
Astellia Online’s newest patch adds in a new Astel for fighting dragons
It is assumed by the writer of this piece that the newest Astel in Astellia Online's roster, added with today's patch, is quite adept at...
Astellia Online is free to play again this weekend starting November 1
I always feel bad for games that run events on BlizzCon weekend because I always suspect they'll be underattended, but maybe this BlizzCon will...
Astellia adds a hard cap to Astel ranks while adjusting acquisition rates
No players in Astellia Online were meant to have eight-star Astels at this point. That's not to say they were never meant to be added; that...
Astellia Online runs a pair of free trial weekends
Do you have any pressing plans this weekend? Astellia Online hopes not because the team would really like to get you into this new...
Astellia Online tasks players with hunting candy for the Great Candy King
Launching an MMO around Halloween means that everyone is curious about whether or not you'll take the inaugural chance to really go to town...
Astellia Online confirms it will be hosting a Halloween event
Astellia Online has announced that it, too, will be joining in on the spooky season with its own take on Halloween in a post...
Global Chat: One MMO gamer is trying to finish Fallen Earth before it’s gone
When you know that your beloved MMORPG is about to be shut down, what do you do? If you're the blog 24 Hours in...
Astellia Online is opening up a fresh EU server today
Wondering how Astellia Online's doing population-wise since its launch? Apparently well enough, as Barunson is prepping to open another server.
"Since the official launch of...
Astellia Online’s class evolution system is now live
Astellia Online fans are in for a treat today as the still-got-that-new-car-smell MMORPG just pushed out its formal class evolution system with today's early-morning...
Astellia Online offers hefty compensation package to preorder players
Following the official launch of Astellia Online this weekend, Barunson sparked a small wildfire among preorder players for the way it had gone about...
Astellia Online just got its first downtime and patch since launch
It's patch day for the newly launched Astellia Online! "On Tuesday October 1st, we’ll be bringing the servers down for our first scheduled maintenance,...
Astellia players clash over the perks of new post-launch founder packs
The community of Astellia Online is barely a few days into the game's official launch, and it already looks to be stirring itself up...
Astellia Online formally launches tomorrow night – here’s what to expect
Astellia Online's big day is almost here: After a week of staggered headstart access for pre-order players, Barunson's MMORPG will officially launch Saturday the...
Interview: ArcheAge Unchained’s Merv Lee Kwai on housing, RMT, and the future of the game
The announcement of ArcheAge Unchained and its buy-to-play, no-pay-to-win ruleset has been one of the big surprises of the season for the five-year-old MMORPG...
Second impressions: Astellia Online’s launch version is a solidly average MMO
So... here's the thing about Astellia Online. You remember my first impressions piece? I freely acknowledged that the game was fundamentally a fine title...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 239: Astellia ascending
Justin and Bree discuss Astellia, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, WoW, LOTRO, PlanetSide Arena, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag topic on making gaming more productive (or not).
The next phase of Astellia Online’s head-start begins tonight
On Friday, Astellia Online launched into the first of several head-start phases for preorder purchasers, that one specifically for Legendary pack buyers. Tonight at...
