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Tamriel Infinium: Massively OP’s guide to The Elder Scrolls Online’s cash shop

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Ah, the crown store: the third leg of the business model (along with buy-to-play and subscription) that’s powered The Elder Scrolls Online to one...

Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems

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Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...

LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO does Lord of the Rings justice

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Oh. Oh no you didn't, Kotaku. You didn't just sit there, scratching your head for an easy post, and then write up an essay...

Massively Overthinking: What are your favorite MMO ‘chores’?

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A few months ago, The Outline ran a piece on Red Dead Redemption 2 titled I don't wanna do my video games chores, and...
Sometimes the theme is just disappointment.

Vague Patch Notes: On fans and fanboys in MMORPGs

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When you play Final Fantasy XIV, you are going to be stuck playing one of an assortment of jobs, with no actual customization to distinguish...
This was once controversial!

Perfect Ten: Helpful tips for returning to City of Heroes in 2019

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With the (community-led) rebirth of City of Heroes in 2019, a rather interesting problem has arisen for this superhero title: Namely, players who never...

Lawful Neutral: What DMCA exemption victories really mean for MMO preservation

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You might remember back in October, we covered how the US Library of Congress granted expanded DMCA exceptions for preserving online games. The Library...

Massively Overthinking: Unpopular MMORPG opinions

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Unpopular opinions: We all have them. In fact we have so many that it's a straight up meme. This week's Massively Overthinking is one...

Perfect Ten: The 10 most adorable MMORPGs ever

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We all like to think of ourselves as cultured and deep individuals who routinely calculate square roots and recite Gilbert and Sullivan at dinner...

Massively Overthinking: Do you play MMO characters you like – or characters that are objectively good?

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Earlier this week, some Massively OP writers were hanging out in team chat talking about favorite City of Heroes powersets from back in the...
no mad lizert

Perfect Ten: Disney movies are all MMO experiences

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As a general rule, I feel about Disney films the same way other people feel about the MCU films: They're fine, I'll watch one...
Black Desert

Perfect Ten: Tips for fighting an MMORPG boss for the first time

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Ahh! That header scared me, and I'm the one who picked it! But that's where adventure leads you, right into the maw of something...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing

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There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...

Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot

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Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...

Into the Super-verse: Six things that made Marvel Heroes great

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With all of the City of Heroes revival talk lately, our office chat turned in the direction of other MMOs we'd love to see...
We know what we know.

Massively Overthinking: Is there a ‘do or die’ moment for MMOs now?

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This week MOP's Eliot and I were chatting about the wild summer the MMO industry is about to have, what with a whole bunch...
Please, just... potter less.

Vague Patch Notes: It’s all right for MMO studios to stop trying

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Let me tell you about last year's NaNoWriMo project. If you've never taken part in National Novel Writing Month, it's a great reason to...
Just play along.

Storyboard: Stop whining and accept your MMO plotline

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I'm going to let you in on a very big and also very obnoxious secret. All right? No one is going to like hearing...

Perfect Ten: MMOs for puzzle lovers

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Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...
Oh, I see it.

Vague Patch Notes: The community is and is not the MMO

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The community is not the MMO. That should be obvious. There is a game to League of Legends that exists without any of the toxic...

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