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Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns’ first raid
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, raiders of all professions: I'm delighted to finally be able to spill the beans about all things raiding...
World of Warcraft celebrates 11 years of operation
Whether your opinions on World of Warcraft are positive or negative, you can't deny that reaching 11 years of operation is quite the accomplishment....
The Daily Grind: Do secret classes and hidden content belong in MMOs?
If you ask old-school Star Wars Galaxies fans about the original implementation of Jedi in the classic version of the game, you're likely to get an earful...
Hi-Rez sets out 10 principles for Paladins’ beta
Hi-Rez wants you to know that it isn't a typical development studio, and as a result, its team shooter Paladins won't be going through...
Crowfall posts demographic results from backer survey
Who the heck is funding Crowfall? The game is obviously funded, but who is spending money on it? Is it you? The results of...
Sword Coast Legends adds companion skill trees, nature set
Sword Coast Legends continues to make good on its promise to provide free DLC patches to shore up the core game. The D&D title...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has surprised you with its existence?
Last week's news about Sphere 3: The Enchanted World's open beta caught me by surprise. As I mentioned in that post, I thought that I...
One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs contrary to their design?
If you play Final Fantasy XIV, you know that it is not a game that rewards players for playing multiple characters. Quite the opposite, in...
The Division gets a video community Q&A
Tom Clancy's The Division still isn't out yet. Ubisoft has released a video Q&A comprised of queries from the shooter's community, though. Topics cover...
WRUP: Congratulations to Justin edition
In addition to the work that he does for this site, his other daily work, and his position as Jack Black's stunt double on...
The Daily Grind: Would you want to play Fallout Online?
With Fallout 4's release this week, plenty of gamers have gone back into the wasteland with savage glee. I will be among that throng,...
The Daily Grind: Is an MMORPG still an MMORPG without gear progression?
A Massively OP commenter recently opined that "without gear progression, is a MOBA not an MMORPG," and I would really love to talk...
Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?
This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...
Star Wars: The Old Republic asks players about subscriber rewards
Are you subscribed to Star Wars: The Old Republic? Do you want rewards for continuing to subscribe to the game? Because the good news...
Now you can play the PC version of Warframe on your couch
Warframe's got Steam on the brain this week, thanks to Digital Extremes' decision to bring its multiplayer space ninja grinder to Steam Workshop and enable...
Perfect Ten: How playing MMOs can make you a better person
I like to think that I'm a better person now than I was when I first loaded up Final Fantasy XI. That's how long...
What to do in RIFT when you’re level 65
So you've reached level 65 in RIFT, and as in any MMO, reaching that level means there's nothing else in the game for you to...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite LOTRO zone?
I'm back in Lord of the Rings Online this week, and though I'm still working my way through western Gondor at the moment, I...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
