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Sword and Bored: Ready check
Mo joins his first raid. The first boss fight has been explained and everyone is ready, right? Right?
WRUP: Hard-hitting Transformers: Devastation review edition
Because I am me, I bought and played through Transformers: Devastation this week. It's based pretty heavily on the G1 cartoon, which is largely...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 32: WildStumble
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Project Gorgon, Ultima Online, WildStar, Dragon's Prophet, EQ franchise expansions, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on armchair game dev and catering to whales.
Sword and Bored: Costume designer
Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.
WRUP: The appearance of birds edition
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? Why do birds gradually appear every time they smell fear? Why do birds cover...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back
Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.
Sword and Bored: Player bounties
Mo has made many friends while playing his MMO, but there is always that one friend he can count on... right?
WRUP: Letter integration edition
C is for cookie, that's good enough for me. D is for dinosaur, that's actually a lot better than cookies, and I really like...
Sword and Bored: To the rescue
Mo deals with the effects of a PvP flag while trying to evade players and NPCs during his escape from town.
WRUP: Foxman edition
How did we get here? This place is crawling with too many games. Smells like ozone. I never thought we'd be here for this...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.
Sword and Bored: TEF
Mo dumps his loot at a junk vendor and learns all about temporary enemy flagging.
WRUP: War rig edition
After a fairly predictable living arrangement for my wife and I for the past decade, someone is moving in with us now! Which is...
Kingdom of Loathing mulls mobile version and spin-off, prepares for annual convention
There's a lot going on for the punny browser game Kingdom of Loathing, so let's bring you up to date on all of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.
Sword and Bored: Player housing
Mo is introduced to MMO player housing... and why some people find it frustrating.
WRUP: The Slowpoke Song edition
The fact of the matter is that Pokémon has never been a big part of my life, so I'm even less capable of explaining...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 28: PAX Primal
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 F2P, Atlas Reactor, The Park, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, and WildStar, plus mailbag questions on Elder Scrolls Online, podcast meta, and more GW2.
LEGO Minifigures Online adds in monstrous minifigures and trials
Another series of minifigures is available in LEGO Minifigures Online, and the lineup is monstrous. As it should be; the minifigures in Series 14...
WRUP: Eorzean power couples edition
Usually, my introduction to our weekly What Are You Playing feature is a testament to the things I find funny. It's not meant to...
