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EverQuest adds a memorial for developer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
If you find yourself wandering the lands of Norrath in EverQuest, do yourself a favor and head over to East Karana. There, you may...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...
The celebration of life event for Brad McQuaid will be rebroadcast tonight for those who couldn’t attend
If you aren't in California, you probably missed the real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid, which was held in San Diego earlier this week. Fortunately,...
Pantheon’s Visionary Realms and Brad McQuaid’s family are sponsoring a design scholarship in his memory
Given that Visionary Realms has already made clear its commitment to continuing development of Pantheon in the wake of studio head Brad McQuaid's untimely...
Fans are invited to a real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid later this month
MMORPG fans have been in mourning for the last few weeks following the death of Brad McQuaid, one of the most popular veteran developers...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen offers a look at class resource bars
When is a resource bar more than a resource bar? When it gives you a sneak peek at what a class is capable of....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune
Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Fans hold a solemn memorial of Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid during a livestream
The death of developer Brad McQuaid is still being acutely felt by many in the MMO gaming community, and no more is that apparent...
Pantheon’s community plans Brad McQuaid memorial stream as Visionary Realms vows to carry on
The passing of Brad McQuaid this week sent shockwaves through the tight-knit -- and still forming -- Pantheon community. In addition to expressing condolences...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most treasured EverQuest or Vanguard memory?
EverQuest was not my first MMORPG, but it's certainly one that shaped me profoundly. While I look back and grumble at the antique design...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to mourn in MMORPGs?
Our team is still in shock over last night's news that legendary MMO dev Brad McQuaid has passed away, and I can only imagine...
Veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has passed away
I'm sorry to report another MMORPG genre obituary tonight: It's just been announced that veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has died.
McQuaid was probably best...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid’s recent dev blogs cover everything from PvP to instancing
Pantheon fans, if you haven't swung by the official site in a few days, you definitely should. Visionary Realms' Brad "Aradune" McQuaid has been...
Vague Patch Notes: Timesinks, sunk time, and MMOs
Here's a fun question I asked myself a lot back in the day: Why, exactly, did leveling take so long in Final Fantasy XI?
The obvious mechanical...
Make My MMO: Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid is ‘feeling great’ about the game’s progress
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Pantheon's Brad McQuaid posted a lengthy dev blog all about its use of Unity and how the game has...
Pantheon devs discuss LFG tools, disposition, leveling up, and other design tenets
Back in March, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's Visionary Realms studio announced its plan to begin releasing roundtable videos that were formerly for VIP...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
Pantheon recaps January’s progress, previews atmosphere system in latest newsletter
The latest newsletter for Visionary Realms's in-development MMO Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been released, and in it the devs pull back the...
