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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Sun and Moon features that Pokemon Go still needs

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When the Pokemon Sun and Moon games first came out, I discussed in this very column how that generation could be integrated into Pokemon GO....
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs

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So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...

Massively on the Go: Previewing Orna’s 3.1 story update and quality-of-life improvements

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Looking for a mobile MMO that doesn't ask for personal information, encourages getting out of the house, but doesn't want you to walk and...

Four Winds: The good, the bad, and the weird of Lost Ark’s endgame

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So here I am, at the top of the mountain of Lost Ark, but then another rise greets me. I've been moving at a...

The Soapbox: SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith is bad, but not for the reasons you’ve heard

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I've never been a big Star Wars fan, but I am a big BioWare fan, and after many failed attempts to get into the...
This is not that story.

Vague Patch Notes: Bro, do you even play your MMO?

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So Guild Wars 2 had some problems with the process to unlock its siege turtle mount. As launched, it required players to take part in...

Massively on the Go: Gen 9 means Pokemon needs to grow in age and numbers

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The Pokemon series is about to enter Generation 9 with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet versions near the end of 2022. And rejoice, gamers, as it's going...
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Vague Patch Notes: So why do MMO developers gender lock?

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Last week's Vague Patch Notes on MMO lore and its impact on design decisions produced a lot of good comments along with a smattering...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go March and Season of Alola

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It's officially March now, and in Pokemon Go that means we'll be experiencing both a new month of content and shift seasons, so say goodbye to that...

Massively on the Go: The 2022 Johto Tour shows Pokemon Go progress, even if Niantic struggles learning from mistakes

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As with last year's Kanto tour, early reports of Pokemon Go’s recent Johto Tour talk a lot about low shiny rates, players feeling overwhelmed,...

From the Depths: Checking up on World of Warships’ community promises

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Wargaming’s World of Warships had its share of controversies in 2021, some of which led to the resignation of many of its most prolific...

Massively on the Go: How pokedex building could be used for server-wide ‘science’ questing

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Well, I'm sorry to report to multiplayer gamers that despite having online features like New Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Legends: Arceus is very much a solo game,...
Long long gun

Vague Patch Notes: Lore is not an excuse for bad MMO design decisions

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In a previous column, I wrote about how gender-locking classes is bad. This is because it is bad. It is bad in all conceivable...

SeedInvest tells Shroud of the Avatar investors that Portalarium eluded its accountability efforts

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Shroud of the Avatar has been a black mark on the MMORPG genre, Kickstarted MMOs, and genre founding father Richard Garriott for years, and...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go halts PvP season ratings to reassess PvP, and that’s a good thing

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Niantic recently revealed that Pokemon GO's Season 10 will be a bit different. For those of you who've forgotten, POGO PvP leagues work both off a ranking...
Boring, boring, boring.

Vague Patch Notes: The metaverse doesn’t exist and isn’t a good idea either

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You can't swing your arms at this point without hearing about "the metaverse" in some capacity, which is supposedly the reason why Facebook changed...

Pokemon Go’s Johto Event adds twist to shadow issue, plus new Community Day dates revealed

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While we're still waiting for Pokemon Go's hourly pokemon spawns for February 26th's Johto Tour event, Niantic released a surprising update concerning the Masterwork...

Why I Play: Examining why Lost Ark has me so hooked

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Lost Ark has hooked me pretty deeply. I’m just over 30 levels and five or so days into the game right now, which sometimes...

February’s Nintendo Direct shows Nintendo further embracing multiplayer online play

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No Man's Sky coming to the Switch wasn't the only big announcement at February 9th's Nintendo Direct. Nintendo will be further beefing up Mario Kart 8 with...
Back when it all began.

Vague Patch Notes: Looking back on the MassivelyOP magic, seven years in

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As of tomorrow, we're seven years out from the launch of this site. This means that we're actually into the point when I've been...

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