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Prominent MMO blogger Ravious has passed away
It's with a sad heart that we report that one of the most prominent and prolific MMO bloggers in the community passed away on Monday....
Battle Bards Episode 107: Blade and Soul expansions
After 50 episodes, the Battle Bards have made the brave decision to revisit the hallowed lands of Blade and Soul to look at two...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of ‘automatic helping behaviors’ in MMORPGs?
We've been complaining about lockboxes a lot lately as an unwelcome psychological trick in gaming, so this morning, I wanted to talk about a...
Massively Overthinking: Three-way RvR and ‘fair’ PvP in modern MMOs
MOP reader Sally Bowls is on a roll with the good questions lately! She lobbed us one this past weekend that seems a good...
Riot employee fired over toxic chat comments says he deserved it
Last week, news that Riot Games Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge had insulted a banned League of Legends streamer in a public chat...
Massively Overthinking: Epic Tavern-style player-generated content in MMORPGs
Ever played Epic Tavern? Massively OP reader Uli though it would make an interesting point of comparison for MMO content. "Epic Tavern is a...
Global Chat: The MMO community’s Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire impressions
It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...
Crowfall goes over the history and perks of Humans and Elves
Even Crowfall, as progressive as it is with its racial choices, must bow to the ironclad law of MMOs that state, "Every fantasy game...
Conan Exiles updates community on farming, PS4 development, and console/PC parity
Conan Exiles' latest community update is a great example of why excessive community updates might not really be necessary. The team spends a ton...
Global Chat: What’s going on with Daybreak?
Do you ever give MMOs a questioning stare and find yourself asking to no one in particular, "What is up with Daybreak these days,...
Crowfall’s Raph Koster explains why MMO systems stagnate and die
The man who pretty much wrote the book on many MMORPG systems shared another piece of keen insight about a pitfall in many competitive...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Raph Koster on how Ultima Online pushed the MMO industry forward
Game Designer Raph Koster continues to ponder the significance of Ultima Online on this, the 20th anniversary of the MMORPG's historic release. In a...
Massively Overthinking: Weighing in on Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire has been live for just a week now, and while various members of the Massively OP staff have...
Battle Bards Episode 106: Early access themes
Instead of looking back at MMORPGs this week, the crew of Battle Bards launches forward into early access! What would a show about music...
Valnir Rok launches its early access longships
It is time to tap into brutality, savagery, and primal struggles. No, we're not talking about football season but rather the early access launch...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City DLC is aimed at explorers and mystery buffs
ZeniMax has a new dev blog up on The Elder Scrolls Online's Clockwork City DLC today, teasing the update and explaining just why it...
Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on guilds, groups, and the social systems that make an MMORPG go ’round
Over the weekend, the studio behind crowdfunded RvR MMORPGÂ Camelot Unchained released a hefty chunk of its ongoing beta one document, revealing extensive insight into...
Camelot Unchained explains its guild and group philosophy for beta one
Mark Jacobs and City State Games have a big surprise for Camelot Unchained followers in this week's dev blog: a major update to the...
Massively Overthinking: How will Star Citizen make money after launch?
During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I attempted to tackle a question sent in by commenter and listener Sally Bowls - specifically,...
