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One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 38: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon -- WoW, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and the rest -- as well as NCsoft's Q3 and Funcom's reprieve, plus a mailbag question on cosmetic mounts.
Guild Wars 2’s first raid wing launches next week
ArenaNet has just announced that Spirit Vale, the first wing of Guild Wars 2's first post-expansion raid, is launching next week on November 17th....
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is coming to China on November 20
Chinese news site 17173.com is reporting that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will be releasing in the country on November 20th.
The launch of...
Massively OP Podcast Epsiode 37: Heart of Thorns chat
Justin and Tina team up for a special Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns podcast episode.
Trove announces the Revenant class
It's the bloodiest (and blockiest) knight you'll ever see in an MMO: the Revenant.
Trove announced its newest class in a post today, saying that...
Guild Wars 2 starts testing 64-bit client
Your Guild Wars 2 client could be getting an upgrade in the near future, particularly if you have the hardware to handle it.
ArenaNet Game...
NCsoft Q3 2015: Guild Wars 2, WildStar, all sales dip downward [Updated]
The bad news for the most recent NCsoft financial report is that once again, profits from WildStar were down slightly from the previous quarter...
Global Chat: The frustrations and joys of Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
The player debate and analysis over the virtues and vices of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns has -- unsurprisingly -- evoked strong opinions...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 36: Team Sparkles
Justin and Bree discuss the World of Darkness sale, Star Trek Online, LOTRO's Minas Tirith, and Marvel Heroes, with mailbag questions on minimum viable products and social ecosystems.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s immediate future
I imagine that the launch of Heart of Thorns was quite a bittersweet event for the ArenaNet gang: The sense of relief and celebration...
Johanson previews Guild Wars 2’s road ahead
If you're wondering what's in store for Guild Wars 2 before the end of the year, Colin Johanson's latest post has the answers. Before he...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
Leaderboard: Heart of Thorns vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire
With two giant MMO expansions releasing this month, it seems only natural that we take the opportunity to pit them against one another in...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: How to fix an expansion iteratively
I know I promised you an entry that focused on the changes to the in-game economy as my next installment to the Heart of Thorns...
ArenaNet is tweaking Guild Wars 2’s elite specialization system
ArenaNet's Colin Johanson says that the firm is updating Guild Wars 2 to reflect feedback received from players who are digging into the recent...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 35: Expansions galore
Justin and Larry deep-dive into SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, with news on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Halloween, EVE Vegas, ArcheAge, WildStar, and Star Trek Online.
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Gaining masteries and lessening the grind
I've had the whole weekend with Heart of Thorns now, and I'm progressing very nicely in both the story and masteries. I've still yet to...
