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Whatever happened to Rappelz?

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We haven't really had a look in the direction of the classic-style fantasy MMORPG Rappelz in a while save for a listen to its...

Upcoming MMO SEED’s playtest video is un-bear-able

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With more playtests on the way for community colony simulator SEED coming this year, it's nice to get a glimpse at what we may...

Massively Uplifting: Niantic, ArenaNet, and more MMO studios end 2020 on charitable high notes

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Do you know what one of the best things about Massively Uplifting is? Although the world focuses on giving good deeds and Joy to...

Global Chat: Checking out EverQuest II’s Reign of Shadows

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Haven't had time to check out EverQuest II's latest expansion yet? Telwyn from GamingSF has you covered with some first impressions of Reign of...
Leaf it up.

Battle Bards Episode 184: MapleStory 2

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Nexon’s late, doomed MapleStory 2 gets a resurrection of sorts, as the Battle Bards salvage the soundtrack and deliver it, shining and sparkly, to...

The best Massively OP community leaderboard polls, 2020 edition

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We didn't do quite as many Leaderboard polls this year as in previous years, largely because... well, we've already asked a lot of the...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2021

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Really, there's only one valid resolution for 2021: make it suck less than 2020. That aside, it's customary to ask the Massively OP writers to...

The Game Archaeologist: Seven ways EverQuest reshaped MMO history

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To many veteran MMO players, the opening horns of EverQuest's score are enough to trigger vivid memories, violent hallucinations, and an unstoppable desire to...

Wizard101 talks up 2021 stat rebalancing and PvP changes, Pirate101 adds a free respec for subscribers

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The producer of Wizard101 really likes the world of Karamelle. That's part of the impression given by her recent producer's letter, which talks up...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2020

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Earlier this week, we named our biggest MMO story of the year and gave it an award, though we imagine it's hard for a...

Open PvP MMORPG Profane provides a brief look at creature behavior in a recent video

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What do a guy, a dog-sized porcupine, and a crab that looks like a rock have in common? They all feature in a quick...

Exclusive: Ashes of Creation Alpha One preview of the Mage class

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If you lurk around the Ashes of Creation community, you know that this has been a huge week for the game as its alpha...

Torchlight III takes a moment to share some data-related bug stories from development

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"This blog is for those who enjoy a good technical read and want a closer look at some of our internal development ‘war stories’,"...

MassivelyOP’s 2020 Golden Yachties: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year

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MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards begin today, now affectionately named the Golden Yachties in honor of that dumb meme about how games bloggers are sailing...
You're really reaching.

Indie MMO TitanReach needs funding soon or ‘it’s all over’

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Titan Reach, the self-proclaimed "social" MMO (versus all of those anti-social ones out there), is looking to an alternate source of income after a...
Whee or something.

Battle Bards Episode 183: Theme parks

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This episode is your ticket to the greatest amusement park experience known to gamers! With cotton candy and ride tickets in hand, the Battle...
shaaaaark

Global Chat: Is RIFT the Volvo of MMOs?

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If you're not familiar with the blog 24 Hours In, you really should be. The author takes on 24-hour challenges (not consecutively) to investigate...

Asheron’s Call 2 died 17 years ago, then came back, then died again, and here we are

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On December 30th, 2005, Asheron's Call 2 was shut down - the first time. That was 15 years ago. And then, without warning, seven...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021

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So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
This turned out super great here, guys.

Chronicles of Elyria is still in development, new video from Soulbound vows

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Chronicles of Elyria's 2020 saga is without a doubt of the most concerning MMO stories of the entire year. This past spring, after reaching...

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