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Conan Exiles hits 50K concurrent players, switches hosting to GameServers
Last week, Funcom announced that it was parting ways with PingPerfect as the dedicated host for both official and player-run Conan Exiles servers, and...
LOTRO’s housing changes arrive on Monday
One of the biggest changes to Lord of the Rings Online's housing system in years is arriving on Monday, giving Hobbit interior decorators something...
RIFT changes achievement assist policy, promises to ‘bring back quality’ in 2017
Due to a spike in customer service tickets asking for help with RIFT's achievements, Trion Worlds is changing its policy in how it will...
The Soapbox: The sorry state of ARK Survival Evolved
When ARK: Survival Evolved came on the scene in June 2015, it was met with enthusiasm (dinosaurs!) as well as some skepticism (Early Access)....
Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs
Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...
Dungeons & Dragons Online’s update 34 encourages you to not fear the Reaper (Difficulty)
Seasons don't fear the reaper, nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. You can be like they are, and considering the new...
Conan Exiles has formally launched early access with mixed reviews and new trailer
Funcom's Conan Exiles formally launched overnight, sending early access purchasers into the antique but brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Despite some confusion over the...
Asheron’s Call appears to be suffering DDOS attacks
If you've been trying to get into Asheron's Call this weekend for one last look ahead of its sunset -- and failing -- you're...
In appreciation for post-apoc Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call 2
On the left in the screenshot above is a windmill in the town of Cragstone in Asheron's Call. On the right is, well, the...
Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
Shroud of the Avatar unloads one of its largest releases to date
Thanks to the confluence of holiday time off and the culmination of several projects, Shroud of the Avatar's Release 38 is turning out to...
Mei’s slim waistline is a bug, Overwatch team says
If you're a big fan of Overwatch's Mei, you might have noticed that following yesterday's big Lunar New Year patch, Mei's Chinese New Year-themed...
Riders of Icarus launches its Sandstorm update
There's a giant raid boss named Sandstorm wandering out in the world of Riders of Icarus, so naturally, players are expected to go kill...
Skyforge seeks player representatives for ‘elder guardian’ team
My.com announced today that it's once again seeking to fill out the ranks of Skyforge's Elder Guardians. The EGs are sort of a cross...
In appreciation for Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call
Imagine a game where magic was actually rare, complicated, and often underwhelming in terms of time vs. efficiency -- a game where players actually...
SWTOR launches 5.1 Defend the Throne with new trailer
Landing in Star Wars: The Old Republic today is the 5.1 update, Defend the Throne, the headlining feature of which is a set of...
World of Warcraft monkeys around with trinket stats
When players next log into World of Warcraft, they may find a pleasant surprise waiting for them: a beefed-up trinket. Oh, and the release...
Star Citizen aims for a mid-February patch
If you are not satisfied with being aware of a game at its broadest, highest-level perspective during development, you might be keen instead to...
Overwatch explains the goal of the PTR to players, and it’s not about balance
D. Va has taken a bit of a drubbing in the most recent Overwatch patch on the test server. Her guns do less damage...
SWTOR bug drives enemy boss to commit suicide
Any MMO dungeon boss knows that it is only a matter of time before he, she, or it will be slaughtered by a pack...
