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Torchlight Frontiers’ free-to-play model rejects pay-to-win and gambling schemes
Given that Torchlight Frontiers is being published under Perfect World Entertainment, you're probably not going to be shocked to hear that the MMO will...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of a reskinned MMO?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity penned a great piece last week discussing the practice of skinning as it pertains to casino games and mobile...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?
This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
Camelot Unchained continues work on rubble physics, readied weapons, and the crafting UI
You might think that Camelot Unchained would be spending all its beta one time building the game, but no: City State is busy breaking...
The Repopulation hires new composer, continues cleanup and revamp of starter map
Idea Fabrik is still plugging away at The Repopulation, according to its end-of-October dev blog. "The last two tests we did gave us some...
Global Chat: Is MapleStory 2 too cute for its own britches? (Yes.)
Maybe it's the weird gaming lull that's going on right now, but MapleStory 2 has picked up a good amount of press and player...
Massively Overthinking: Is there too much negativity in the MMO genre?
MassivelyOP reader Threespeed posed us an interesting question for this week's Overthinking that I thought was particularly appropriate given the Trion Worlds situation.
"Everyone has...
Battle Bards Episode 131: Path of Exile
It may be a fairly grim MMOARPG, but Path of Exile features a surprisingly, well, grim soundtrack. Guess that wasn’t that much of a surprise! This...
Torchlight Frontiers’ relic weapons make for strange and fun build options
Talking about "horizontal progression" is all well and good for Torchlight Frontiers, but how will this MMOARPG actually make good on alternative forms of...
Global Chat: Is it time to get rid of MMO factions?
Factions in MMORPGs are a "love 'em, hate 'em, or largely ignore 'em until the studio remembers it has 'em and decides to shove...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite RPGs for MMORPG fans
This week's Overthinking topic was sent along to us from MOP reader Mordyjuice. This is gonna be a fun one!
"I find that I often...
Bless Online says its early access met a ‘mismatch of expectations’ between studio and playerbase
Bless Online, as we've previously written, is due to launch for realsies at the end of October, but to say that its early access...
Battle Bards Episode 130: Oddballs 2
While every Battle Bards episode is a cavalcade of strangeness, this week the team is ratcheting it up with the return of “Oddball” MMORPG...
Sea of Thieves’ new cargo run mission system is live
Sea of Thieves has just pushed live the latest patch to Forsaken Shores, and this one is all about people who love to take...
Greed Monger’s original lead programmer now says he’s working on a prototype for the failed Kickstarter MMO
The Greed Monger saga never freakin' ends. But hey, at least we're getting some twists and turns for the Kickstarter money that got pissed...
Global Chat: Does Guild Wars 2’s newest episode reach for the stars?
Guild Wars 2's newest living world episode seems to be grabbing the MMO community's attention in a way that the season so far hasn't....
The Repopulation is revamping Plymouth Control ahead of cleanup and optimization patch
You may have been tempted to give up on The Repopulation after its engine-propelled collapse and takeover by Idea Fabrik almost two years ago,...
Ubisoft previews The Division 2’s overhauled weapons systems
In all the buzz around Destiny 2 and Anthem, you'd be forgiven for having forgotten that The Division 2 is still on the way,...
Neverwinter’s Heart of Fire includes a bank heist skirmish, but you’re the guard, not the thief
When Neverwinter's Heart of Fire module launches on November 6th, it'll bring with it one of my favorite types of content: a straight-up bank...
Ask Mo: The real value of MMO interviews
MOP reader Avaera recently sent in a question that I thought would be fun to address here in my poor neglected Ask Mo column....
