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GDC 2018: Yokozuna, big game data, and the future of MMO monetization

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GDC isn't E3. It isn't PAX. It's not even what I think stereotypical gamers can appreciate. But I think the Massively OP crowd is...

GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel

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Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
ANGRY.RAR

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign for former players

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If it's been a while since the last time you stepped into Final Fantasy XIV, you might want to try it out again. Of...
Fun is sometimes relative.

Ultima Online continues testing free-to-play patch

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Can you smell it? The sweet scent of spring is in the air -- and free-to-play trials as well! Ultima Online is on the...

Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous players expose ‘wanker function’ hacker (March 24, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Elite Dangerous players scoped out the dirty doings of the paid HCS voice pack plugin, which was apparently intentionally and...

The Game Archaeologist: Shattered Galaxy

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War. War never ends. Especially if it was designed and encouraged to wage forever. One of the most popular computer gaming genres of the late...
bang

Massively Overthinking: Paying for MMORPG emulators, legal or otherwise

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MassivelyOp reader Bryan recently wrote to us with a fun question about emulators, a topic that will simply never die as long as MMORPGs...

Shroud of the Avatar: Partying with Portalarium, countering pay-to-win, and the state of the game

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The day is finally arriving: Shroud of the Avatar is formally launching next week. It's been a long journey. The path to this new old-school...

The Elder Scrolls Online announces Summerset chapter for May 21 for PC and June 5 for console

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Maybe you saw it coming, maybe not, but it's official now as it's just been announced on the stream: The Elder Scrolls Online's next...

Bless Online interview: On soft launch, monetization, classes – and no lockboxes

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Earlier today, we posted up Bless Online's new trailer and big news: That's it's launching on Steam early access as a buy-to-play title this coming...

Perfect Ten: Why MMO progression servers are a brilliant idea

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Over the past couple of weeks, I have been enjoying the journey through RIFT Prime, the game's first progression server. Trion Worlds surprised and...

Make My MMO: Dual Universe picks up former EVE Online dev, Project Gorgon hits early access (March 17, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, French website AFJV reported that Dual Universe studio Novaquark has snapped up one of the original EVE Online designers: Hrafnkell...
As a bird.

Choose My Adventure: Single-track shooting in Warframe

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After my second week in, I have to admit that I'm kind of bothered by Warframe. Or, more accurately, the fact that I like...
Boosh.

Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity

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This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
This isn't how it had to be.

Perfect Ten: MMO missteps that didn’t have to happen

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Around the time I started working at Massively-that-was, there was an article that I quite liked talking about how four high-profile MMO failures were...

Spellsworn launches, goes free-to-play

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Watched the new Fantastic Beasts trailer and felt the deep pull of wizards and spells pull at you once more? You may be able...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power

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Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.

SoulWorker Online begins selling subs, responds to outcry over energy system P2W

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SoulWorker is technically in open beta on paper; it isn't supposed to truly launch until later this quarter. It hit Steam at the end...
And it's gone.

Dota 2 introduces a subscription option for players

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After a long time of being free-to-play, Dota 2 is exploring the possibility of letting you pay money for it on a regular basis....

Make My MMO: Pantropy’s Kickstarter ends Tuesday, Project Gorgon eyes Steam this week (March 10, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, it's not looking great for Pantropy, whose Kickstarter is only just over half funded with only a few more...

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