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WRUP: A brief rundown on the new version of the site edition

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Why did you pick this new theme? Well, because we never really picked the old theme, we just found something that worked during our month-long melange...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to return to an MMO?

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I swear to you, the other night I had a dream in which I was sorting out which MMOs I was going to return...

The Daily Grind: Do you still log in to play MMOs that are scheduled to sunset?

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Last night, I saw a tweet go out from the WildStar account that made me super sad. "It’s show time!" Carbine said. "Sara Conavius...

Riot Games hires former Uber exec to advise on still-raging sexism scandal

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Earlier this week, League of Legends developer Riot Games announced that it has hired the services of former Senior Vice President of Leadership at...
No need to whale about it.

Massively on the Go: Our guide to legendary and EX raiding in Pokemon Go

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It's a bit odd to say this about a Pokemon game, but raiding in Pokemon Go is kind of a big deal. Multiplayer has always been...
Here we go again.

BlizzCon reveals the first digital freebie and prepares for more pre-show build-a-panel fun

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Begun, the BlizzCon has. Sort of. Yesterday's video reveal of what promises to be the first of several virtual freebies from the Virtual Ticket...

The Daily Grind: How much of a historical or lore purist are you in MMOs?

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VG247 put up an interestung piece this week discussing in part the Assassin's Creed franchise, which I realize is not an MMO, but the...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 186: The perfect storm of MMO news

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's sunset, Pearl Abyss' acquisition of CCP and EVE Online, the new Lord of the Rings MMO, THQ Nordic's buy-up of 38 Studios MMO Project Copernicus, the Daybreak NantWorks investment/venture, Old School RuneScape, and MMO emulation.
Oh, all right.

RuneScape hits highest sub peak in seven years as Jagex pulls in record financial performance

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If you're not paying attention, you might never realize that RuneScape is still kicking ass and taking names. But the money doesn't lie, and...
Whistle

The Daily Grind: How could WildStar have succeeded?

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Let me tell you, the upcoming demise of WildStar has me really and truly heartsick. Flawed as it was, this was a tremendous MMO...

Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea

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Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...

EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?

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Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...

One Shots: Chocobo chocobo revolution

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Stop it, Final Fantasy XIV. Just... stop it already. Stop being so ridiculously pretty! I don't need readers constantly shoving this game's drool-worthy art style...

The Daily Grind: How patient are you for endgame content in frontloaded MMOs?

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Last week, I ran a Daily Grind asking readers about how patient they are about MMOs that take a looooong time to really hit...

LOTRO Legendarium: A new Lord of the Rings MMO enters the One Ring

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It's a tale as old as time: Whenever an MMO starts getting up there in years and starting to show signs of age, you...

PAX West 2018: The PWE gauntlet of Neverwinter and Torchlight

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If you had told me five years ago that Perfect World Entertainment would not only own but make many of the games that they...
Heritage.

WRUP: The journey of my wife going back to World of Warcraft edition

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The following is all only lightly edited from actual speaking. "Yeah, let's go play some World of Warcraft! I'm excited!" "Oh, hey, I hadn't...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO character is your all-time favorite?

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Here's a fun little perk of working at Massively OP: We get to choose the headers, and quite often we writers use screenshots from...
Less than conspiratorial

DragonCon 2018: Secret World Legends is finally getting a new scenario

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Since the inception of scenarios back in The Secret World, there has always been a promise of more to come. And now, that promise...

Bless Online cracks down on bots, sketches out maintenance compensation plans

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Neowiz is gunning for the bots in Bless Online. In fact, the studio says in its latest Steam update that it's already cracked down...

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