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Shroud of the Avatar adds a small patch with a hidden message
There's a hidden message in the patch notes for Shroud of the Avatar's small patch from yesterday. What could it possibly mean? Is it...
WRUP: It’s dangerous to go alone edition
It's dangerous to go alone! Have fun.
What, you want me to give you something? Holy crap, no. Why would I give you something? It...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.
LEGO Conan Exiles isn’t a game, but it is a trailer
The whole "LEGO everything" bit is pretty played out at this point. We've got several dozen platforming 3D games that have "LEGO" in the...
Using FaceApp on EVE Online avatars is the best thing ever
If you've been on literally any social network recently, you've probably come across image manipulation app FaceApp. The app takes in any photo of a face...
WRUP: A tribute to Schlag edition
If you never read the comments... well, you probably don't read What Are You Playing either, since half of the dang column is the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 114: Moving to the big city
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Ashes of Creation, Carbine, Marvel Heroes, and Project Gorgon, with mailbag questions on the joys of Trove and the plight of MMO pets.
WRUP: A new and largely identical frontier edition
The fun thing about new frontiers is that anything you haven't explored before technically qualifies as a new frontier. This week's What Are You...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 113: Avatar vs. toon
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, TERA, Elite, WoW, Star Citizen, and WildStar, with a mailbag question on MMORPG midcore accessibility.
WRUP: Things to cry about edition
Do you ever want to cry but find yourself unsure about a reason? Like you just have a whole lot of sadness, but you...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 112: Heroic measures
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, EVE Fanfest, LOTRO, WoW, and GW2, with reader mail on MMO dress-up and City of Heroes successors.
WRUP: All of the sports edition
Sports! A surprising number of people who were shoved into lockers in high school like them anyway. They can be confusing, though, so here's...
World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV are exchanging jokes over Twitter, and it’s awesome… and significant
It began quite innocently. A streamer asked whether he should play World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XIV. That would have been the end...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 111: Secret World’s Destiny
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World, City of Heroes vs. MxM, Paragon Chat, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 SAB, April Fools' Day, WoW 7.2, Destiny 2, and Club Penguin, with reader mail on Funcom and MMO guilds.
The Daily Grind: What MMO April Fools’ Day joke makes you sad it’s just a joke?
It's not really difficult to tell when an announcement is an April Fools' Day joke; they're usually pretty obvious. Final Fantasy XIV's announcement of...
Introducing the Massively Overpowered Objectivity Guide and App
Friends, enemies, ladies, gentlemen, morphean blobs, and colours out of space, we know that the most pressing question on your mind when you read...
WRUP: Declined topics edition
Clown eruption edition. Snakes are in my hair edition. My name is Joseph and I am tired of people calling me Jonas edition. My...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 110: Legends of Aria’s Derek Brinkmann
Justin interviews Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann on the game's switch from Shards Online, Ultima origins, open PvP, private servers, and the shift to full MMORPG status.
Black Desert GM punishes a player with a writing assignment
The hard part about being a GM has to be when you're dealing with a certain brand of player. You know the sort; they're...
WRUP: Say it once edition
Most of the time, if you have something to say, you should say it once. That's enough. Just once, then move on. Make your...
