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Flameseeker Chronicles: 10 easy Guild Wars 2 builds for solo play in 2024’s Janthir Wilds
While most MMORPGs offer a variety of ways to play a character, Guild Wars 2 offers a huge variety of builds for each of...
EverQuest II’s GU 126, aka The Immeasurable Menagerie, is live
OK, I learned something today: When Daybreak uses the word menagerie, it is not, in fact, the same as the nickname I give to...
DC Universe Online joins in on DDO’s Year of the Dragon celebration with new cosmetics
It's two nerdy great tastes that taste great together: DC Universe Online is getting in on the ongoing Year of the Dragon celebrations being...
Palia’s Sunset Soiree rolls out today with housing upgrades and piles of cuteness
As promised, cozy MMO Palia has released update 0.183, Sunset Soiree, to beta players as of this afternoon - and no, it's not that...
PlanetSide 2 highlights updates to upcoming directives as the devs fight cheaters
PlanetSide 2's new developer Toadman isn't only paying attention to gun sounds in its latest dev blog; it's also going to address some arguably...
MY.GAMES is handing Skyforge publishing off to Innova, and yes this is confusing
It's the end of an era: Skyforge has been operating under the My.com/MY.GAMES banner since its launch back in 2015, but now it's moving...
Lord of the Rings Online says its free Dragon and Storm dungeon arrives this week
Update 41.2 is scheduled to arrive in Lord of the Rings Online this coming Wednesday, bringing with it a new free dungeon for all...
They are so ugly they are cute: Palia adds potato pods and more in its next big beta update
It hasn't even been a month since Palia's last update, but the beta cozy MMO is already teasing its next patch.
Daybreak-owned Singularity 6 (which...
Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs
Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
Perfect Ten: The best MMOs from the years before we started counting
You know what bothers me? Our annual awards recap. We always list all of the games that we've given awards to in the past,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 481: Pre-Gamescom MMO mini podcast
In this mini episode, Bree runs down Throne & Liberty's delay, New World's Aeternum beta, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launch, the Richard Garriott Ultima Online rumor, the state of Ultima Online New Legacy, Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, the record-setting SWG Legends' SOEclipse event, and the approach of Gamescom.
Battle Bards Episode 233: Epic fight music
For Battle Bards’ penultimate episode, Syp and Syl explore some EPIC battle music across many MMOs. After all, if we’re going to go out...
The MOP Up: Spellfarers lets you dabble in moon magic
The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with "lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo's kitchen, minor...
Almost 3000 characters broke the SWG Legends server this weekend celebrating the SOEclipse
Earlier this afternoon, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends hosted a massive event called SOEclipse, essentially the precise moment when the Legends Omega...
Nightingale previews Realms Rebuilt’s story progression and revamped main campaign
Last week, Tencent's Inflexion Games took the wraps off a major inbound update for Nightingale dubbed Realms Rebuilt. The update, which is essentially the...
SWG Legends celebrates outliving original Star Wars Galaxies with events and a free level 90 booster
Prepare to feel the weight of time in your bones: Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is officially celebrating its "SOEclipse" tomorrow. That's...
Massively Overthinking: Do the little things make or break an MMORPG?
Earlier this year, I did a video showcasing Star Wars Galaxies Legends player city overhaul, and in it, I admitted to something silly: A...
The Soapbox: Feeling the FOMO effect of positive MMO news
It was the other week that I saw the very unexpected headline right here on MOP: "Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims...
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing special summer ‘Dragon’ dungeon
While Lord of the Rings Online's Update 41 ended up being kind of a bust, SSG may have another chance to salvage the summer...
Stars Reach begins testing this weekend as Raph Koster talks playstyle and the anti-endgame
Playable Worlds' Raph Koster is continuing his weekly dev blogs about Stars Reach's intended audience this week - though he does say this one...
