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Massively Overthinking: Changing ‘mains’ in MMOs
When I first started MMOs, the idea of mains and alts was bizarre to me. Why would I spend time on a second character...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 396: Crowfalling
Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Blue Protocol, SWTOR, New World, Q3 2022 financials (for Blizzard, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, NCsoft), and new patches (for DDO, Neverwinter, Blade and Soul, EVE Online, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online), with a mailbag topic covering Shadowbane, Second Live, Secret World, and Ultima Online.
Star Wars The Old Republic revives the Feast of Prosperity event for November
Last month, Star Wars: The Old Republic released its latest game update, which primarily was all about Galactic Season 3 as one might expect....
Star Wars: The Old Republic puts its new planet of Ruhnuk through testing
What could bring the deeply opposed forces of the Republic and Empire together in harmony? Only the news of a chunky game update for...
SWTOR is launching Showdown on Ruhnuk with new planet and PvP overhaul by the end of the year
During its livestream last night, BioWare revealed Star Wars The Old Republic's next big thing: Game Update 7.2, Showdown on Ruhnuk, launching "winter 2022."...
The Stream Team: Marking Makeb and Hoth off the lore to-do list in SWTOR
Massively OP's Larry and MJ can't help but be excited/relieved as they close in on completing the Galactic Loremaster achievement in SWTOR. Today, Makeb...
Loric Games commits Mythic and BioWare vets to building a survival game rich in story
What happens when you combine the experience of former BioWare and Mythic Entertainment devs with the survival sandbox sub-genre? We're all projected to find...
The Stream Team: Planet hopping for SWTOR achievements
How many planets can Massively OP's Larry and MJ clear in their quest for SWTOR's Galactic Loremaster achievement in one go? Tonight, they plan...
Perfect Ten: 10 things to understand about MMO Bards
In the past four installments of this pseudo-series, I have done columns on archetypes that exist in every single game. Every game has a...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Galactic Season 3 is back online with new and adjusted rewards
After a bit of a delay caused by an unexplained issue, players of Star Wars: The Old Republic can finally get themselves a companion...
Star Wars The Old Republic delays Galactic Season 3 launch over unspecified ‘issue’
Star Wars: The Old Republic had planned to kick off Galactic Season 3 with yesterday's patch, but apparently some unforeseen issue has derailed that...
Star Wars: The Old Republic kicks off Galactic Season 3 and doubles outfitter slots
A long time ago on a server far, far away, Bothans infiltrated the BioStar to find the plans for Star Wars: The Old Republic's...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios ditch forums for an official Discord server?
With Discord becoming so prominent in the gaming industry over the past half-decade, it's no surprise that some studios are abandoning forums entirely to...
The Stream Team: The SWTOR Vodcast of random subjects
When you've got to pick a new day for your SWTOR adventures, you've also got to pick new topics to talk about! Well, Massively...
Star Wars: The Old Republic brings its shiny new forums online
No longer will Star Wars: The Old Republic's forums be considered a "heap of junk" or a "scruffy-looking nerfherder." BioWare proudly announced that it...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s forums enter read-only mode as part of a migration to new forum platform
Today begins a transformation for forumgoers of Star Wars: The Old Republic. That's because the forums are in read-only maintenance mode for the next...
The MOP Up: Allods Online throws an orcish holiday
How many MMOs throw Orcs their very own holiday? I only know one: Allods Online, which celebrates all things orcish -- including goblin tossing...
Global Chat: Torchlight Infinite’s infinite challenges
The upcoming Torchlight Infinite is starting to build some positive buzz for this multiplayer ARPG, and Battle Stance was on the scene to check...
Star Wars The Old Republic players will be getting a more efficient and faster launcher soon™
I'm going to be honest, whenever I get the random urge to re-install Star Wars: The Old Republic, I'm almost immediately punished for it...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?
Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...