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The Stream Team: Bounty hunting in Dungeons and Dragons Online
A hideout for thieves, smugglers, and ne'er-do-wells of all stripes, you say? That sounds like the perfect place for Massively OP's MJ to visit...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time
I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
AdventureQuest 3D adds aliens as a travel form option
The aliens are coming! AdventureQuest 3D is being overrun by aliens! They're zipping from place to place in their mysterious saucers, and they look...
MapleStory 2’s Skilled Ally update lets veteran players earn rewards for partying with new dungeon delvers
I'll be the first to tell you that late-game dungeons in MapleStory 2 can be fun, but also a tiny bit confusing. Thankfully, the...
Guild Wars 2 has officially announced collab for armor-lookalike clothing line
Earlier this week, we ran a Leaderboard poll about whether you'd wear gaming apparel - not just stuff with logos, but stuff that actually...
Vague Patch Notes: Keeping it simple, oversimplification, and MMO design
People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...
Final Fantasy XIV is rolling out another live letter in two weeks
Sunday will be the one-month anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion launching into early access, which means that players have been deep into...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts testing multiple patches ahead of Update 43
There's a lot coming down the pike for Dungeons and Dragons Online -- so much so, in fact, that Standing Stone Games has resorted...
Path of Exile apologizes for last night’s outage and server rollback – here’s why it happened
Yesterday's Path of Exile patch didn't quite go to plan. The 3.7.4 update was intended to add the promised stackable Fossils feature as well...
The Justice League turns dark in today’s DC Universe Online patch
Today DC Universe Online is stepping up its game with its Justice League Dark update. The centerpiece of this patch is the debut of...
Round up the squad for MapleStory’s new Ancient Ruins party quest and Hero Squad activity
The latest update for Nexon's classic side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory, Pathfinder: Squadron of Heroes, is live today, bringing with it oodles of new content, including...
Aion’s European version releases 7.0 update with new region and Artist spec
Happy patch day, Aion folks eastward across the pond! Gameforge has dropped the entirety of the 7.0 update upon you today with a new...
TERA overhauls quest flow and rewards significantly with its latest patch, Skywatch: Antiquities
The Skywatch: Antiquities patch for TERA is making some big changes to the structure of the game even before you get to the endgame....
SuperData June 2019: WoW’s back in the top 10 as Overwatch players have spent $1B on in-game content
There's good news for MMOs in the June SuperData video games global revenue charts, most notably the fact that a "real" MMORPG has finally...
Pantheon’s July newsletter covers big trees, movement, and spell FX
You probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about the work that goes into making big trees in your favorite MMO. It's enough...
Guild Wars 2 announces legendary upgrades and a community event to unlock ’em
ArenaNet appears to be taking its collaborative community event mechanics to the next level in Guild Wars 2, only this time, instead of boss-rushing...
Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer
The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...
World of Warcraft patches in more threat for tanks and Azshara fixes
Do you find it just a little bit harder as a tank to keep threat consistently in World of Warcraft? It might not just...
Black Desert: The PS4 beta dated and the Shai’s musical talent patch previewed
It's happening! Pearl Abyss announced today that the beta for Black Desert's PlayStation 4 edition will run from August 9th to 13th, with signups open as of today. Preorders, MMO players will recall, began earlier this month, since yes, this is still a buy-to-play title. Launch is still expected for August 22nd. Meanwhile, over in the live game, Kakao and Pearl Abyss announced today that the Shai is getting a big talent update next week on July 31.
The Stream Team: Fighting decisional paralysis in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ still has so much to do in EverQuest II that she freezes up trying to decide! So for this EverQuest Two-sday,...
