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Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase

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I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...

EVE Online is putting its new launcher and graphical upgrades to the test today

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MMO launchers follow a very basic principle: Nobody ever notices a good one, but a bad one can sully the whole game. Which one...

EVE Online’s month-long battle at X47L-Q concludes with a destroyed keepstar and trillions of ISK in losses

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Over the past few weeks, a battle has been unfolding in EVE Online in X47L-Q, which drew in some impressive numbers in terms of...
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Lord of the Rings Online sells max-level boosts for a limited time, previews new forums

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If you're willing to crack open your wallet wide, you can take the express lanes right to level 140 in Lord of the Rings...

Global Chat: Do MMOs need help from artificial intelligence?

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With tech news becoming more and more dominated by the sophistication and place of artificial intelligence, blogger Tobold asks if AI might be the...

Massively Overthinking: Tabletop and boardgames for MMORPG players

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Last week, following the crowdfunding of an Elder Scrolls boardgame, the MOP staff got derailed by a discussion on boardgame prices (it's expensive, y'all)....

Multiplayer survival sandbox Frozen Flame launches survival mode ‘open beta’ today

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It's a release day of sorts for survival MMO Frozen Flame, as it launches its survival mode into what it's calling "open beta," though...

Whatever happened to multiplayer sandbox Samutale?

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When we first covered cutesy samurai-themed sandbox MMORPG Samutale on the pages of MassivelyOP, it was 2016, and it had already been in development...

The MOP Up: Hearthstone welcomes the Year of the Wolf

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The Year of the Wolf is coming to Hearthstone: "Throughout the Year of the Wolf, we’ll be focusing our efforts on making Hearthstone and...

Battle Bards Episode 223: Dragonica (aka Dragon Saga)

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The steely gaze and pointy ears of the Battle Bards turns to 2009's Dragonica -- also known as Dragon Saga -- to see what...

Why I Play: Diablo III – From pre-release to Reaper of Souls

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It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...

Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat

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Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...

Foxhole studio announces Anvil Empires, a persistent war sandbox MMO with thousand-person battles

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If you thought Foxhole is a great MMO - as we sure do - and were wishing its devs would expand their skills to...

Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind

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Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
Not a great sign.

Activision-Blizzard’s diversity and inclusion goals are out of sync with its corporate action

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Activision-Blizzard has released a full-year review of its diversity, equity, and inclusion stats for 2022 this week, and the first thing readers will notice...

Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong

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Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...

Valheim teases Ashlands biome, Hildir’s camp, and ‘fortress time’

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Still riding high off the early access launch of survival sandbox Valheim on Xbox earlier this month, Iron Gate Studios is back with a...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Quest Master’s Realm, Cheats PU, and Verses of Enchantment

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and multiplayer titles you've very likely never heard of - or at least haven't heard...

Global Chat: Are we gaming in the ‘Age of Diablo?’

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With Diablo II's remake on the market, Diablo III's continuing seasons, Diablo Immortal's patches, and Diablo IV on the way this summer, it's not...

Massively Overthinking: When is localization itself the kiss of death for an imported MMORPG?

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Last week, when I was poking around the internet trying to understand why Amazon was still making excuses for de-sexualizing some Lost Ark characters...

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