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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...
The Stream Team: Nature calls in Guild Wars 2’s Echovald Wilds
Meeting Guild Wars 2's Elder dragon didn't turn out like Massively OP's MJ had hoped, and now she needs to clean up the Aetherblades'...
The Daily Grind: How long do you trial a new MMO class before deciding whether it’s for you?
I've been playing City of Alts... er, City of Heroes lately, and it's inspired today's Daily Grind. See, I like to maintain a list...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO inspires the most ragequits – not necessarily from you?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired by an email from MOP reader Slava. "I just recently started Black Desert," Slava says. "It was a bit...
The Stream Team: Meeting an elder dragon Guild Wars 2
We're off to see the dragon, the elder dragon of Guild Wars 2!
Massively OP's MJ has learned that an elder dragon is still alive...
Massively Overthinking: The WoW Dragonflight and Wrath Classic roundtable
So this week's Massively Overthinking is going to cautiously stick a paw into the beehive of World of Warcraft, thanks to the reveal of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored Living World S1E1 Flame and Frost
Where were you nine years ago? I don't know about you, but my life looked very different in 2013 when Guild Wars 2 first...
The Stream Team: Seeing the start of Guild Wars 2’s new Season 1
Way, way (way!) back when, Massively OP's MJ didn't get very far into the Guild Wars 2 story. Then when Season 1 disappeared, she...
Guild Wars 2’s 2013 living world episode Flame and Frost returns in reimagined form today
We're going back to the future in Guild Wars 2 today, as the revitalized and rewritten first living world season is finally beginning.
Just after...
Global Chat: Is FFXIV the perfect solo MMORPG?
Kicking off this week's roundup of MMO blog posts, we'll hop over to Dragonchasers where Pete is ecstatic to share the revelation that Final...
One Shots: What am I looking at right now?
Anyone can -- and probably will -- take a picture of the back of their character looking across some amazing vista. But sometimes it's...
Massively Overthinking: The ideal MMO server setup
Over the last year, we've seen multiple major MMO and expansion launches, and most of them went awry in some way or another. Final...
Guild Wars 2 gives update on the Jade Sea meta, WvW, and DirectX 11
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet promised more frequent communication in its recent post-End of Dragons roadmap, and today it delivered on the promise.
Highlights include...
The Stream Team: Going back to Mai’s place in Guild Wars 2
After checking the power signatures and discovering that all the Jade tech has ties to dragon power, is Massively OP's MJ needs to quicken...
Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons Aetherblades deep-dive reveals the true origins of Ankka
In what is hopefully not a one-off blog post, ArenaNet has a deep-dive into Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons development up to cap...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?
A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
Guild Wars 2’s unnamed fourth expansion has announced its narrative lead
Back in March, ArenaNet promised many big things coming to Guild Wars 2 in the future, including a fourth expansion after End of Dragons....
The Stream Team: A few rounds of Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Boxing
It's time for bumble pugs! Those adorable bee puppies are back with GW2's Super Adventure Box, and Massively OP's MJ is taking a break...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 367: Day of the Long Charr
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day around the MMO world, Black Desert's Eternal Winter, FFXIV's Newfound Adventure, E3's cancelation, World of Warcraft's expansion rumor, and dwindling hope for RIFT, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on epic MMO combos and the future of New World.
Guild Wars 2 preps the return of living story season one’s Flame and Frost for April 19
Just a few weeks ago, ArenaNet stunned Guild Wars 2 players with the news that in addition to a post-End of Dragons living story...
