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Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
Guild Wars 2 takes to the skies with Secrets of the Obscure’s flight masteries
Who's ready to take off and soar into Guild Wars 2's wild blue yonder? When the MMO's Secrets of the Obscure arrives next week,...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 2
Does Massively OP's MJ have good timing (for once), or what? Tonight she's wrapping up Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 2 story --...
Guild Wars 2 explains the Wizard’s Vault seasonal content and rewards
If this morning's big infodump on Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure wasn't enough for you, then feast your eyeballs on ArenaNet's latest...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure
It has been a weird time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan, with a lot of ups and downs lately. End of Dragons...
One Shots: Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got
At the end of a busy and exhausting day of clobbering kobolds and cleaning up after dragons, the need to crash at a comfy...
Guild Wars 2 exhibits Secrets of the Obscure’s rift hunting in another new vid
When Secrets of the Obscure launches later this month, Guild Wars 2 isn't going to abandon old Tyria in favor of the new zones....
Massively Overthinking: Rescuing the worst economies in the MMO genre
As a hardcore economy player in most of the MMOs I play, I pay a whole lot of attention to the health of the...
Guild Wars 2 shows off the landscapes and points of interest in latest Secrets of the Obscure trailer
Time to get hyped for Secrets of the Obscure: The Guild Wars 2 team at ArenaNet has dropped a new flip-through trailer highlighting "some...
Guild Wars 2 previews Secrets of the Obscure’s skyscale skills and implementation
One of the key highlights of Guild Wars 2's impending Secrets of the Obscure expansion is easily the overhaul of the skyscale mount, the...
NCsoft Q2 2023: Throne & Liberty delayed as revenues, mobile games, and MMOs decline
While we've already covered the major delay to Throne & Liberty revealed during NCsoft's investor call this week, there was more to the financial...
The Stream Team: Spelunking in Guild Wars 2
After Caithe's memory seeds lead to a sealed cave in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ knew it was time to go spelunking. But...
One Shots: Yet not as messy as my teen son’s room
Some weeks we begin our One Shots tour with breathtaking vistas that leave you an emotional wreck as you silently cry at your computer...
Design Mockument: What would a Transformers MMORPG even look like?
Everyone who has read my work here for a while knows that a Transformers MMORPG is a longstanding element of my pie-in-the-sky wishlist. This...
Guild Wars 2 is planning a live meet-up in Seattle for September 1
Are you a Guild Wars 2 fan? Are you going to be in Seattle on September 1st? Would you watch a film about George...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
The Stream Team: Going after the Guild Wars 2 dragon egg-napper
After a short interlude for the Four Winds Festival, Massively OP's MJ is ready to get back to the story of Guild Wars 2's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 431: FFXIV Dawntrail and Path of Exile 2
Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Chris discuss Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail at Fanfest and Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 at ExileCon, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, AdventureQuest 3D, Astroneer, and Craftopia.
Guild Wars 2 teases Secrets of the Obscure’s new kryptis enemies and rift hunting mechanics
It's August 1st, which means we're exactly 22 days away from the launch of Guild Wars 2's next expansion as Secrets of the Obscure...
One Shots: Dance like no one’s watching
Let's kick off this week with period-appropriate disco music, fancy threads, and the coolest Orc you peons ever saw. Minimalistway is tearing up the...