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The Daily Grind: What are the most obvious vestigial organs in MMO design?
I found myself in a heated discussion a week or so ago about Guild Wars 2's leveling system because in my estimation, Guild Wars...
Guild Wars 2 charts a course for a PvP-centric balance update in October, more general balancing in November
It looks like Guild Wars 2 is not quite done with turning the Great Knobs of Balance. The devs at ArenaNet shared a quick...
The Stream Team: The Mo Mania IV SUBtember Streamathon
A tradition that Massively OP's MJ missed last year due to the lightning curse was the annual MO Mania SUBtember Streamathon. Trust us, she...
Massively Overthinking: The weirdest ways we’ve leveled in MMOs
One of my favor flavors of fluff post we do occasionally is report on folks who have accomplished fame by leveling "wrong" in MMOs,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying grind in an MMO?
A few weeks ago, the MOP work chat was positively hopping over an unusual subject: Guild Wars 2's mount grinds, specifically the skyscale. One...
The Stream Team: Concluding Character Growth in Guild Wars 2
If there was anyone who needed some character growth in Guild Wars 2, it would be Snargle Goldclaw. And Massively OP's MJ has been...
Guild Wars 2’s S1E4, Tower of Nightmares, returns on September 13
The resurrection and renewal of Guild Wars 2's original living world season continues next week with the revival of episode four next week. It's...
One Shots: Where’s Utakata this week?
Part of the sublime joy of One Shots is being able to follow around different Massively OP readers in their adventures through MMORPGs. Out...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs bring back the fog of war?
The other day, I was reminded by a fellow Lord of the Rings Online player of something that I had completely forgotten: That the...
Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....
Guild Wars 2 is giving away free mount skins as part of its 10th anniversary promo
If you haven't poked your head into Guild Wars 2 this week, you're going to want to do so, as ArenaNet is doing something...
The Stream Team: Unmasking Purist sympathizers in Guild Wars 2
Although the Death Counter's full belly proved otherwise, Guild Wars 2 decided that Massively OP's MJ was too inactive too during the fight routing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 387: Do the Dune
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening, Gamescom, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV Buried Memories, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths, Guild Wars 2's wacky Steam launch, New World's dungeon finder, and World of Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO plus insanity in Chimeraland.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Standout moments from 10 years of Guild Wars 2
Time sure flies when you're slaying Elder Dragons, doesn't it? Is it really possible that it has been a decade since our characters first...
Arby’s is bizarrely promoting Guild Wars 2’s 10th anniversary and we’re here for it
We have certainly seen some deeply weird stuff in the MMO industry over the years -- so much so that we have silly end-of-year...
One Shots: The rare high-heeled archer
Not being a professional archer in real life nor that experienced with wearing high heels, I can offer only conjecture that the combination offers...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way for MMO vets to help new players?
One peculiar quirk of the Guild Wars 2 Steam launch is that there are - how to phrase this kindly - a lot of...
Enter to win a Guild Wars 2 Complete Collection Steam code, courtesy of ANet and MOP
In celebration of the launch of Guild Wars 2 on Steam this week - not to mention the game's 10th birthday! - ArenaNet has...
Guild Wars 2 players have cleared 41M fractals in the last eight years according to infographic
While the crux of the 10 year anniversary for Guild Wars 2 is primarily being marked by a Steam launch and presents for players,...
GeForce NOW adds Guild Wars 2 and Destiny 2 to its streaming lineup
Feeling the urge to take on some new streaming MMOs via GeForce NOW? Good news: The cloud gaming service has just added 13 titles...
