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Check out how Astellia Online’s gems and loyalty points work in CBT2
Astellia Online's second closed beta here in the west is underway this week, and there's a big new feature awaiting testers: the cash shop....
Camelot Unchained says it’s actually ‘ahead of schedule on some fronts’
Hold on to your skepticism: The very much behind-schedule beta MMO Camelot Unchained is apparently "ahead of schedule on some fronts." That's according to...
Here’s how Neverwinter’s appearance system is changing with Uprising next month
Wardrobe, costumes, outfits, A-tab, cosmetics, transmog: Whatever you call it, most serious MMOs have some kind of system that separates a character's visual appearance...
EVE Online hints at a ‘chaos era’ and hikes up market fees
It's one thing to try to jar the Jenga tower of a sandbox title, but chaos? That's a word that's been bandied about by...
Battle Bards Episode 149: Istaria aka Horizons
Is Istaria more than just “that game where you can play a dragon?” If it is, the answer might lie in its hidden repository...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions
Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...
Check out the view of Toril through space from Neverwinter’s upcoming Stardock map
If you were expecting some kind of stock fantasy setting from Neverwinter's upcoming Uprising module, well, first of all, you clearly missed the most...
Daybreak on EverQuest 3: ‘We will definitely do something with the IP’
An EverQuest interview with several developers from early June is gaining increased attention as of late thanks to the magnifying glass of blog Inventory...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time
I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
Here’s how Legends of Aria’s new PvP ruleset changes will work when it hits Steam early access
Following Citadel Studios' announcement yesterday that it'll be launching Legends of Aria's Steam early access on August 6th, alongside a big patch that takes...
Neverwinter’s Uprising loot includes the most horrifying MMO cloak of all time
I'm glad I didn't see this dev blog until today because I might have had nightmares all weekend. Perfect World posted a preview of...
The MOP Up: Ragnarok Online EU is relaunching
Ragnarok Online is changing hands in Europe, and as part of that, the long-running fantasy MMO is relaunching with a different spin under 4game....
Massively Overthinking: Revisiting sheep and wolves in MMOs
One of the meta discussions we've been having here on MOP this week has centered on PvP sandbox titles like Albion Online, specifically how...
MMO Cartographer: Riders of Icarus is a very tame MMORPG
I have a few vices, and one of them is a mild to moderate obsession with game pets and mounts. I am pretty sure...
Join the MMO blogging scene with Blaugust 2019
For a few years now, the advent of August doesn't just mean hot weather and a countdown to school days: It also means that...
MMORPG Seed’s devs want their AI NPCs to learn from, simulate, and fool actual players
We've been keeping an eye on MMO colony sim Seed - the SpatialOS one, not this one - for a few years now, in...
Neverwinter previews the new Gith race launching in August’s Uprising module
Last week, Perfect World and Cryptic announced Neverwinter's next big thing: the Uprising module, which launches August 13th. And the heart of the content...
Global Chat: Sucked into Shadowbringers
It's hard to deny the fact that this July, half of the online gaming population seems to be immersed into FFXIV's Shadowbringers expansion. And...
Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a potential WoW sequel?
It's a rare MMO player who's never played World of Warcraft, which makes this particular summer an interesting one for the whole genre. Even...
