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Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 378: That MMO fresh start feeling
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Diablo Immortal, Neverwinter, Echo of Soul, Gloria Victis, Palia, and Marvel Heroes, with adventures in Elder Scrolls, Arcane Waters, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on MMOs and accessibility.
EverQuest makes the Torment of Velious expansion available for all free-to-play players
EverQuest is making like you're an audience member at a live taping of the Oprah show today. You get a copy of Torment of...
Massively Overthinking: ‘Every MMO inconvenience is someone else’s game’
A while back, someone in our comments (I can't find it again, so I can't remember who!) dug up a quote from Raph Koster...
Monsters & Memories shares its first video update from development
Feeling as though the work that the team was doing last month would be better represented in a visual fashion, Monsters & Memories' developers...
EverQuest II starts its Summer Jubilee with Tinkerfest’s return, EverQuest brings back Hardcore Heritage
Generally speaking, the elder statesmen of our genre are some of the more "hardcore" titles by mere dint of their age and some creaky...
Massively Overthinking: Making money in MMOs – easy, hard, or in-between?
A few days ago, I was hanging out in a certain MMORPG's Discord when an age-old class fight broke out - and I don't...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida skipped Final Fantasy XI at launch to play Dark Age of Camelot
Naoki Yoshida is best known for his role as the producer and director of Final Fantasy XIV, but the fact of the matter is...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 375: Mail call!
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag to discuss the Marvel MMO, unique MMO character names, the future of MMO tech, representation in MMOs, MMO account hassles, mobile EverQuest, better roleplay tools, and expansion forgetfulness.
The Daily Grind: What’s the most unique hybrid class in an MMO?
Back in the long long ago, the idea of "hybrid" classes and skills sets was a big deal. Classic EverQuest, for example, borrowed from...
Classic EverQuest launches speed-unlock and ‘true-box’ progression servers
EverQuest II isn't the only EverQuest getting a progression server this week - in fact, its elder sibling EverQuest is getting two, and both...
EverQuest II opens its new Varsoon progression server
If the slate of advertisements on this very site wasn't a clue already, know that a new progression server for EverQuest II known as...
EG7 Q1 2022 financials: EG7 has canceled Daybreak’s Marvel MMORPG
Remember earlier this month when NetEase announced that Jack Emmert was heading up a new NetEase studio called Jackalope Games, meaning that he was...
EverQuest II’s first annual Summer Jubilee merges three summertime events into one seasonal soiree
If you enjoy EverQuest II's summer events, then you'll probably be a fan of the game's new annual Summer Jubilee, which will combine Tinkerfest,...
EverQuest II invites players to test the newest incarnation of Tinkerfest
How do you feel about tinkering? If your answer is "ambivalent to negative," you may want to just move on; EverQuest II is trying...
EverQuest II’s newest progression server, Varsoon, opens its doors May 24
Last month, Daybreak revealed that EverQuest II was destined to launch a new time-locked expansion server in May. It hit beta last week, and...
EverQuest prepares to merge older progression servers in June
Two of EverQuest's progression servers are almost to the end their run, and as a result, they are ready to be absorbed into the...
EverQuest guild woke the Sleeper on P99 Green – and all hell broke loose
If you read our recent Game Archaeologist column on it, you'll know that there's a whole lot of meaningful history behind a slumbering crystalline...
EverQuest II opens up its Varsoon time-locked expansion server for beta testing
Who likes time-locked expansion servers? EverQuest II certainly does, and it's launching another one with the Varsoon server. If you missed the earlier FAQ...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best elves?
OK, nobody tell MOP's Justin, but I don't entirely share his hatred of elven races in MMOs. I'm not entirely sure why. I didn't...
