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WRUP: Impossible to test edition
I have to admit, I've been watching everything going down with No Man's Sky with the interest of an outside observer. I've never been...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 77: Improving your lockbox experience
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Diablo III, RIFT, Elder Scrolls Online, Blizzard, Black Desert, and TERA, with mailbag questions on new blood for MMOs and a lockbox rant.
WRUP: Asking if you’re the bad guy edition
No one wants to be the bad guy. But sometimes, completely by accident, we wind up finding out that we are, in fact, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 76: The fall of Firefall
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, SWTOR, Firefall, StarCraft Universe, Age of Wushu 2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early MMO adoption and permadeath in MMOs.
WRUP: Good news, it’s completely ruined edition
Hey, good news, dude! This stuff is ruined. I mean, completely ruined. It looks like a bomb went off over there, if the bomb itself...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 75: Future oracles
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Guild Wars 2, Shards Online, LOTRO & DDO, FFXIV, Black Desert, and more, with a mailbag question on boosting GW2 characters.
WRUP: What the deal is with airline food edition
Hello, readers. Let's get these out of the way. Airline food is prepared in a way that it can be heated swiftly with minimal...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 74: Go Pokémon Go!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Pokemon Go, Trove, SWTOR's KOTET, and GW2 season 3, with mailbag questions on depression and ESO advice, plus an epic ad rant.
WRUP: The sea edition
I had never really seen the sea before the first time my father took me to Martha's Vineyard. Until I lived there, I certainly...
Star Citizen has the financial backing of 500,000 fans
While much is made of Roberts Space Industries' work on Star Citizen, perhaps much less known is the job that Turbulent has performed. This...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 73: AdventureQuest 3D
Justin interviews Artix, the creator of AdventureQuest 3D.
WRUP: What I really meant edition
Every so often, people seem to be curious about what I really meant when I said something. The answer is usually "what I said,"...
Perfect Ten: The 10 components of a ‘fair’ MMO PvP fight
I spend a lot of my time thinking about MMO PvP. You might not realize it, but I'm actually a really big fan of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates
Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.
The Daily Grind: What do you collect in MMOs?
At its heart, every single MMO is a game about collecting things. Most games have a number of very obvious things to collect; collect...
WRUP: Ask your doctor about Prescribital today edition
Do you have dry mouth? Do you find it difficult to get motivated in the mornings? Do you produce too much saliva? Do you...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 71: Falling to the Force
Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR's Dark vs. Light campaign, plus ESO, WoW, SOTA, WildStar's character boosts, EQII's $400 guild halls, and LOTRO's new raid, with a mailbag question on the Steam summer sale.
WRUP: Save money with this one incredibly horrifying trick edition
When you need to alleviate your woes of money, either because you find your electric bill is too high or you owe good money...
Skyforge kicks off a swimsuit design competition for players
The Dipping Double. The Under-track. The Gasper. The Happy Fling in Late Winter. The Federal Sauce. These names and more can be used to...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most pointless expense you’ve inflicted upon yourself in an MMO?
At one point, I picked a bad talent for a character in World of Warcraft, back in the days of talent trees. Annoyed, I...