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Massively Overthinking: Our 2018 MMO resolutions

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I have never been one to make specific resolutions in my gaming. I might plan from month to month, but mostly I go where...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2018

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With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold...

Monster Hunter World’s cat-panda-people are too cute

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Did you check out Monster Hunter World when it ran its weekend test earlier this month? Might want to take a peek at the...

Global Chat: Something fishy in these MMOs

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Fishing in MMOs: You either really get it or you really don't. Ancient Gaming Noob Wilhelm is among those who enjoys taking every opportunity...
This guy, though... he didn't get it.

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG articles of 2017

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For this week's Massively Overthinking, I've asked the writers to do something most of them hate: brag! We've tried to isolate our favorite personal...

Gaming industry roundup: SWBG2’s poor sales, Gambling Commission, slot machines, and parody games

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Don't agree that lockboxes, lootboxes, and gambleboxes were the biggest story of the year? We've collected so many news tidbits just on that over...
Cabal II

Battle Bards Episode 111: Cabal Online 1 and 2

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The Battle Bards are always up for a musical bargain, and on today’s episode, they’ll deliver two MMORPGs for the price of one (sitting)!...

Meta: Patreon has rolled back plans to change fee structure

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Hello MOP readerbase! As you are likely aware, Massively OP's funding is a hybrid, coming both from advertising and from reader donations, most of...
There's nothing about deriving joy from your waifu being gay.

Exploring the psychology behind losses, gains, and grouping results in video games

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Getting five batches of 100 gold feels better than one batch of 500 gold, and being forced to spend three separate 100 gold fees...
Damn you!

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2017

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Think of all the wacky things devs have said in public in front of gamers and journalists this year. Now imagine what gets said behind...

Crowfall’s crafting looks more and more like Star Wars Galaxies’

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Hey crafters. Let's talk Crowfall for a minute. ArtCraft Design Lead Thomas "Blixtev" Blair explains today in a new dev blog that crafting in...

Wild West Online seems to be dropping FFA PvP in favor of faction-based PvP

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Still bummed out about Wild West Online's delay to 2018? Wait until you see the game's latest dev blog! 612 Games doesn't mention the...

Saga of Lucimia lays the foundation for a holiday alpha test

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Forget cookies with Santa and New Year countdowns: Saga of Lucimia hopes that you'll be too immersed in its next alpha test to care...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO needs a better music system – or any music system?

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If you ask any Star Wars Galaxies veteran about the game's most amazing features, I guarantee that the music and dance system will make...

The Game Archaeologist: Vanguard Saga of Heroes

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The significance of Vanguard's development, release, long-running drama, second chance, and eventual closure should be of great interest not just to game historians but...

Massively Overthinking: Taking risks in MMORPGs

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Last weekend, Brendan wrote a great column on how to stay safe from gankers in EVE Online, noting that the newbies are commonly given...

Eleven resurfaces with an update on its Glitch remake

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After over a year of silence, the volunteer team behind one of Glitch's remakes has emerged for an update. Eleven's team let the community...

Battle Bards Episode 110: Acoustic guitar

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The Battle Bards are quite familiar with the power of the strummed guitar and lute, knowing that such simple instruments can bring down walls,...

Global Chat: Saying goodbye to Marvel Heroes

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Few people are happy to see an MMO go down, especially in the manner that Marvel Heroes is going from a popular and well-liked...

Massively Overthinking: What are you grateful for in the MMORPG genre?

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I've been keeping a gratitude journal for the first time in my life this month, and it turns out that it's freaking hard. Why?...

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