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Massively OP Podcast Episode 405: Give me throne or give me liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty, Skull & Bones' delay, roadmaps for the EverQuest MMOs, and John Smedley's departure from Amazon, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the Wizards of the Coast D&D mess and reimagining alts in MMOs.
One Shots: Looking forward to a rainy day
Is there anything as agonizingly tantalizing as receiving a gift that's for a very specific situation? You can't wait to use it, but it...
The Stream Team: Celebrating the Year of the Bunny in Guild Wars 2
It takes 12 long years to come around, but Massively OP's MJ finally gets to celebrate the year of the bunny! And she'll be...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2023
Years ago, I did the first version of this yearly column in a one-off format in the middle of the year just because I...
Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year festival is live for the Year of the Rabbit
Lunar New Year doesn't technically begin until January 22nd, but try telling that to the MMO genre, which seldom misses an opportunity to party...
One Shots: There’s snow way I’m turning around
Psst. Hey. You. Come over here, but keep it quiet. Listen, Bel's in a lot of trouble with the snowman mafia, and it's uncertain...
Guild Wars 2 is doing away with DX9 compatibility in April
If you're still using a computer running a DirectX 9 GPU to play Guild Wars 2, first of all, that's some serious dedication to...
Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year festival returns (to Tyria) next week
I hope you guys don't suffer from leporiphobia because you're about to see a whole lot of rabbits pretty much everywhere for the next...
The Stream Team: Zapping Guild Wars 2’s Zhaitan
Although it has taken her years to finally even get to it, Massively OP's MJ is on the cusp of finishing the Guild Wars...
Choose My Adventure: Guild Wars delivers a shock to the system after months in the sequel
We're starting the new year of Choose My Adventure by hopping in to an older game, the original Guild Wars. I'm honestly not too...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2023?
Howsabout a little positivity for the last weekday of the year? That's right, we've brought back 'round the "brightest future" topic, and I think...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2023 MMO resolutions
I know that not everyone does "resolutions," and that even most folks who make them don't actually stick with them. And when it comes...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
The Stream Team: Cleansing tombs with Trahearne in Guild Wars 2
After watching the ghosts of the past share the importance of the funeral rites of the Orr from Yore in Guild Wars 2, Massively...
Choose My Adventure: My time inside Guild Wars 2’s dungeons and Elon Riverlands
It was partially a letdown, partially a surprise in my trip through Guild Wars 2 this time around. The objectives were pretty clear: GO...
Fight or Kite: The many ways today’s MMOs are failing PvPers
Last week, the MassivelyOP writing crew released its award for the best PvP MMO of the year - yet I couldn’t bring myself to...
One Shots: The best player-submitted MMO screenshots of 2022
For our very last One Shots column of 2022, we're going to take a break from the routine to hand out awards to our...
Battle Bards Episode 220: Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons
Whether or not you like dragons, you have to admit that Guild Wars 2 certainly ended them in style! Join Syl and Syp as...
Steam’s winter sale offers many deep discounts on FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, New World and more
If you're not already broke from buying presents this holiday season, why not treat yourself to the annual gamer gluttony that is the Steam...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2022
It's tradition for us to pick out one big story or narrative arc that defined the year and slap it with an award label,...
