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Massively OP Podcast Episode 343: Mysterious and spoopy
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween MMOs, Path of Exile, Star Trek Online, Book of Travels' early access, DDO's freebies, LOTRO's latest patch, and the FFXIV Endwalker media tour, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World, and Book of Travels, plus a mailbag question on orbital video game enjoyment.
Neverwinter brings around its Masquerade of Liars for more Halloween fun this year
In a world filled with polymorph spells, costume contests probably have a very different feel. Neverwinter is not going to explore that possibility, however. It's...
World of Warcraft brings round the Hallow’s End event once more
What's the true meaning of Halloween? In World of Warcraft, the true meaning is hats. Yes, hats. There's the hat you can get from the Horseman...
Choose My Adventure: Lord of the Rings Online might have been a bad choice for this column
So as that headline suggests, I probably mad a bad call adding Lord of the Rings Online as an option for a CMA column....
World of Warcraft players grumble over Blizzard leader’s participation in boosting culture
If you thought the ousting of J. Allen Brack from the top of Blizzard and his replacement by a pair of Activision execs was...
Lost Ark dates its closed beta for November 4 featuring new content and new level caps
We've still got a long way to go before Lost Ark decides to become a released thing here on our shores, but perhaps the...
Guild Wars 2 introduces the Thief’s End of Dragons elite spec, the scepter-wielding Specter
Now here's a Guild Wars 2 elite specialization that's perfectly suited for the Halloween season: the Specter. Announced this morning, the Specter is the...
Lord of the Rings Online strives to shore up PvP content for ‘balance and accessibility’
The long-suffering PvMP -- that's "player vs. monster player" to you -- community in Lord of the Rings Online is getting an unexpected spotlight...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually use the ‘walk’ option in MMOs?
Movement in New World has been a bit of a weird reverse learning curve if you're using to wide range of movement in MMOs...
Final Fantasy XIV ramps up for Endwalker with a lyrical journey, starting with Answers
When Endwalker arrives in just over a month, it concludes a story that Final Fantasy XIV has been telling ever since the launch of A Realm Reborn...
Final Fantasy XI brings its Harvest Festival around once more on October 25
October is the month to be spooky, but the bright side of Final Fantasy XI's long existence is that it has had plenty of time...
Lineage II is adding a new talisman, new zones, and the Sigel Death Knight class October 20
On Wednesday, October 20th, players of human male characters in Lineage II are going to have a spooky new class to play. It's presumed...
Wisdom of Nym: Final thoughts in the wake of the Final Fantasy XIV media tour
It's so relaxing to finally be able to talk about the media tour. I've talked before about how Final Fantasy XIV lacks much in the...
Vitae Aeternum: Did New World’s morph to full MMORPG hamstring its PvP?
Leading up to New World’s original launch, I had virtually no interest in playing. Even after Amazon Games pulled the ol’ switcheroo and added...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes coming to tomestone and scrips ahead of Endwalker’s release
If you've gone through the endgame currency transition before an expansion in Final Fantasy XIV before, everything that's about to happen when the game switches...
World of Warcraft continues to clean up its act with surgical replacements to characters and quests
We have been watching with some degree of fascination the Great World of Warcraft Purge of '21 that's come in the wake of Blizzard's...
The Daily Grind: Do you play humans or non-humans in most MMOs?
A while back, I saw a thread on Reddit about how most MMO players pick humans, and questions like this always startle me because...
The MOP Up: Profane pitches its ‘true sandbox’ design to you
Citing buzzwords like "true sandbox" and "player freedom," upcoming MMO Profane hopes that it can grab your attention long enough to read this Reddit...
One Shots: Gnome mercy
For today's headline picture, I'll let Minimalistway explain why you have a pint-size Great Gnomeregan Run marathoner from World of Warcraft waving frantically at...
EverQuest II’s Nights of the Dead Halloween event is officially live
The time for PTS testing is over and the Halloween season is now descending upon players of EverQuest II. The Nights of the Dead...
