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Guild Wars 2 trolls are blocking others’ access to new legendary weapon skins… by causing events to succeed
Guild Wars 2 players are failing to succeed at failing because other players are trolling them by forcing them to succeed. Hang on, let's...
Global Chat: Is it a good idea for EVE Online to go back to expansions?
With traditional expansions back on the table for EVE Online, the question of whether it'll ultimately help the MMO looms in the galactic foreground.
The...
Perfect Ten: 10 great ways to lose new players from your MMO
MMOs require new blood. Not exclusively or anything; you can keep an MMO going for quite some time on existing happy players. But existing...
The Stream Team: Setting a trap in the scrapyard in Guild Wars 2
Having found the perfect bait to lure Ankka of the Aetherblades out in Guild War's 2's End of Dragons (hey, Canach's party boat has...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 374: Star Citizen, one decade later
Justin and Bree discuss the state of Star Citizen, Final Fantasy XI's 20th birthday, Guild Wars 2's Sky Pirates, DDO's Isle of Dread, and EVE Online's EVE Anywhere, plus a mailbag topic on struggling with single-player games in the wake of MMOs.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Touring Guild Wars 2’s restored living world S1E2 Sky Pirates
Ready for another trip down Guild Wars 2's memory lane, or, perhaps, to experience more of the game's long-lost stories for the first time?...
Guild Wars 2 rolls out its first Elder Dragon legendary skin collection with today’s Sky Pirates launch
With the release of Sky Pirates in Guild Wars 2 today, endgame players who've unlocked Aurene legendaries can finally begin their quest for the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best auction hall system?
I can't remember where I was reading it, but a commenter on MOP recently said that the lack of auction hall in The Elder...
One Shots: That time when the Matrix discovered that it was in another Matrix
As we all know by now, the Matrix is everywhere, and we've consigned ourselves to a lifetime of being a battery for robots. Which...
Perfect Ten: MMO critters so cute it makes your teeth hurt
I vividly remember a conversation I had with my then-girlfriend's parents back in 1996 about the potential of this growing "internet" phenomenon. With my...
The Stream Team: Rendezvous with Rama in Guild Wars 2
After infiltrating the Speakers and causing a ruckus in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ needs to regroup with Rama over in Mori village....
Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1 Sky Pirates episode drops anchor next week
Guild Wars 2 is continuing its rollout of its original living world season 1 from 2013 - but completely reimagined as permanent content -...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
WAPO calls out gaming industry for lack of support for reproductive health as workers strike
The Washington Post has a new article out this week ripping into the gaming industry for its "silence" on the likely overturn of Roe...
Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Guild Wars 2 tweaks the Soo-Won fight again and nerfs multiple classes in PvP
Guild Wars 2's patch this week turned out to have a lot more packed into the notes than you might've thought. In addition to...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO bestial races you wish you could play?
Yes, Embers Adrift, I would totally play as a war gecko if I had half the chance. Forget your weird emo obsession with darkness;...
The Stream Team: Infiltrating gangs for the Kestrels in Guild Wars 2
The Kestrels in Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons need help with some troublesome gangs that might have more information about the Aetherblades. Should...
MMO Business Roundup: ArenaNet’s pro-choice stance, Blizzard’s new VP, and Nexon’s new CEO
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Human rights - ArenaNet and NCsoft have lent their voices - or at...
Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing
We've got housing on the brain lately, thanks to Ship of Heroes' housing beta, Final Fantasy XIV's botched housing lottos, Warframe's new housing, and...
