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Perfect Ten: Everything in MMOs that is pay-to-win

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I have stated before that I have a complex relationship with the term "pay-to-win." On the one hand, it tends to refer to something...

Overwatch celebrates five years as Heroes of the Storm finally releases a hero-rework update

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Blizzard's had its hands full with WoW Classic this week, but not so full that it hasn't been able to crank out content for...
Pie, meet sky.

Mike Morhaime’s new company teams up with other ex-Blizzard studios for mutual support

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The story of Blizzard's most notable leaders doesn't end the moment they walk out of that studio's doors forever. For example, former Blizz president...

WoW Classic’s Burning Crusade pre-patch was held hostage by player mail

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If you were one of the many hoping to jump into the first minutes of the Burning Crusade Classic era of WoW Classic last...

The Daily Grind: What should Guild Wars 2 do beyond Cantha?

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I know that a whole lot is riding on Guild Wars 2 sticking the landing for End of Dragons. It's not just that Cantha...

The Stream Team: Hatching Guild Wars 2 griffon eggs

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After scouring the lands for griffon eggs in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ is ready to deliver them to the roosting griffons so...
Oh, victis.

Survival management game Siege Survival: Gloria Victis officially launches

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What would you do if you were responsible for managing a keep and its people during a siege? You can now more accurately answer...
Video.

Path of Exile promises its graphical improvement patch is coming this week

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There isn't a way for Path of Exile to fix every graphical and display issue the game has with a single patch, but the team...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 322: New World, old problems

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Justin and Bree discuss New World, FFXIV Endwalker, WoW Classic's backtrack, and City of Heroes streaming, with adventures in WoW, New World, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on guild housing and MMO economies.
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Guild Wars 2 starts its return to Living World Season 2 on May 25

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The overall Guild Wars 2 story has been moving through a lot of Living World content since the game's initial launch, and so it's possible you...
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NCsoft Q1 2021: Overall revenues are down 30%, but Guild Wars 2 is perking up

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NCsoft is not having the best couple of quarters. According to the company's first quarter 2021 report, its revenue has fallen 30% compared to...

Casually Classic: Fondly looking back at World of Warcraft’s Burning Crusade beginner zones

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Whenever discussion about Burning Crusade turns to which zones players like the best, it's almost always focused solely on the seven additional Outland regions...
Faces and offs.

World of Warcraft: Classic launches The Burning Crusade pre-patch today

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Today's the day for WoW Classic players to start leveling their Blood Elves and Draenei because the game's pre-patch ahead of The Burning Crusade is...

Flameseeker Chronicles: The disappointing second half of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga

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Welcome to part two of this overview of Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga. Last time, I talked about how the first half of...

Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Update 30’s 12-player raid

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Oh, Azog, will you never change? That long-running adversary is a naughty chap indeed in need of stern discipline. A preview of that spanking...

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs as the designers intended, or do you go your own way?

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Today's Daily Grind topic comes courtesy of MOP's resident meme-maker, Schlag Sweetleaf, who urged me to write about this after the piece we did...
It's probably Ascians, isn't it? It's more Ascians.

Final Fantasy XIV puts out a survey about the digital fan festival experience

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This year's Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival was a new thing for the game to try. It was filled with a lot of stuff,...

The Stream Team: Another Path of Exile Atlas run

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Even with new Path of Exile leagues every three months, Massively OP's MJ can't help but look back longingly on many of her previous...

Leafling is an indie 2-D action MMORPG that hopes to provide ‘a nostalgic, old school RPG feeling’

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This one crossed our news desk by way of a call for other players on Reddit. It's called Leafling, and it's a 2-D action...
We still care.

Final Fantasy XI celebrates 19 years and promises new job progression and storage options

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It's been 19 years since Final Fantasy XI first launched, and yet the game is still going strong with an update cadence the envy of...

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