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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July events have mostly leaked already

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It's already apparent that July is going to be rough for Pokemon Go and Niantic. We've already got another massive fan community/data producers soft-shutting...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go finally confirms datamined features for June

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You'll all be surprised, I'm sure, to learn that Pokemon Go and Niantic did not do anything during our month-long coverage blackout here in...

Annoyed with LOTRO’s scaling and launcher issues? An MMO dev has tips for solving them yourself

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Whenever we write a Lord of the Rings Online article here on MassivelyOP, it's inevitable that someone - usually someones - will pop into...
Love is in the bear.

Perfect Ten: Romantic ideas for an MMO virtual date

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While MMOs may not last forever -- or even a few years, in some cases -- the relationships forged in them can endure long...

Perfect Ten: 25 text-based MMOs and MUDs that are worth playing in 2023

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Wanderlust hits even the most content MMO adventurer from time to time, and while there are worlds a-plenty to visit, sometimes it is easy...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May lineup embraces Niantic’s bugs

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As I noted in my last Massively on the Go column, for the entire month of May, this column will not be covering Pokemon Go, as Niantic...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s April schedule is hopefully a joke

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While there's always hope for a good April Fools' Day prank, Pokemon Go's April Schedule doesn't have one listed, at least not yet. Unfortunately,...

LOTRO Legendarium: 17 groovy places to visit in LOTRO’s Minas Tirith

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Minas Tirith: The White City and the bane of server-side lag. The place of a thousand side quests and of a thousand-and-one times that...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go kicks off Rising Heroes by lurking in shadows

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Pokemon Go players know better than anyone that Niantic's really not great at communicating. Not only did the new season, Rising Heroes, launch in...

Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour

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Pokemon GO's Hoenn Tour is swiftly approaching, but the event is a little different than usual. While GO Fest often has had Niantic sponsored events, the first...

Massively on the Go: A guide to Pokemon Go’s February events

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Ah, February: the season of chocolate. Even Splatoon 3 is fighting over it. But remember, the more chocolate you eat, the more calories that you...
Plants.

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 more tips to improve your LOTRO experience

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A while back, I put together a list of 10 tips to enhance your everyday Lord of the Rings Online play experience. It was...

Massively on the Go: Tips on beating Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s 5-star+ raids

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is quite playable as a solo experience aside from some visual bugs. However, online play is buggy, to the point that...

Massively on the Go: A dozen Splatoon 3 Salmon Run tips from the EVPs

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With Big Run coming to Splatoon 3 any day now, I've realized it's awakened a kind of dread. Regular Salmon Run can be hell, like...

LOTRO Legendarium: Four options for character leveling in LOTRO

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One of the unsung benefits of maturing MMORPGs is that they generally offer far more options for leveling and adventuring than what was present...

Vitae Aeternum: The best solo armor and magical weapons in New World

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I now return to bring you the second part of my analysis of weapon and armor choices for the solo player in New World....
Big time.

Wisdom of Nym: Making money in Final Fantasy XIV isn’t what you think

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So let me start with a statement: Gil is pretty much irrelevant to me in Final Fantasy XIV because I already have enough. We...

Vitae Aeternum: The best solo ranged and melee builds in New World

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One of the main things that keeps me coming back to New World despite its many rough edges is the fact it's one of...

Why I Play: Returning to Diablo III in 2022

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I don't know if there's a marketing term for this phenomenon, but Diablo Immortal did an excellent job selling Diablo III. Popular streamers all caught...
GUIDANCE

Final Fantasy XIV posts a new series of video guides for new players

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It's probably not going to surprise anyone that after about a decade of operation, four expansions, and many patches with new content, Final Fantasy...

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