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Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs
So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best animal taming mechanics?
I saw a fun thread on Reddit a while back that made me all nostalgic for Ultima Online. The player was looking for MMOs...
Massively Overthinking: Does wallet-voting work in modern MMOs?
MOP reader The Grand Nagus recently pointed us to his thread on the Star Trek Online reddit where players were trying to sort out...
Guild Wars 2’s latest End of Dragons patch blaps Catalysts with the nerf bat
If you play a Catalyst, you're probably still reeling from yesterday's Guild Wars 2 patch, as ArenaNet brought its nerf bat out and it...
The Stream Team: Can’t Trust a Pirate on the Ides of March in Guild Wars 2
With the dragon Aurene getting treatment, Massively OP's MJ can focus on hunting the Aetherblades, so she's busy gathering info. But you Can't Trust...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 364: Turtle power!
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous console, EVE Online's P2W controversy, Guild Wars 2's turtles, and WoW's expansion reveal, with adventures in DDO, WoW Classic, SWG Legends, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on WoW free-to-play and New World's MMO pedigree.
Guild Wars 2 reiterates its GeForce compatibility, but there’s still no sign of a Steam launch
If you're a big fan of cloud streaming MMOs and already have a juicy lineup on GeForce NOW, don't forget about Guild Wars 2....
The Daily Grind: How much would you pay for a single MMO cosmetic?
A while back, I was fishing around trying to make my husband's Guild Wars 2 Catalyst look a little more elite in the current...
One Shots: My best buddy and me
One of the best parts of MMORPGs is when you make good friends while online. Of course, those are supposed to be human friends...
Massively Overthinking: How do alts fit into MMORPGs in 2022?
Last weekend, my play group took a second batch of Guild Wars 2 alts to Cantha, and we found ourselves a bit grumbly about...
Guild Wars 2 addresses Jade Sea meta mechanics and siege turtle acquisition
If you caught our piece about problematic expansion choices or listened to our End of Dragons-centric podcast this week, you already know about the...
Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs
In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...
Interview: Talking Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ soundtrack with lead composer Maclaine Diemer
Maclaine Diemer is the long-time lead composer for Guild Wars 2, with soundtrack credits going as far back as the very first Living World...
The Stream Team: End of Dragons Outreach in Guild Wars 2
Massively OP's MJ has traveled to Guild Wars 2's beautiful land of Cantha, but it is not for vacation! While she enjoys the beautiful...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 363: Cruising through Cantha
Colin, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons launch, how the MMO industry has responded to Ukraine, SWTOR's botched LOTS rollout, Conan Chop Chop, and Swords of Legends Online's free to play rollout, with a mailbag topic on when MMO studios should pull the plug on a failed game.
The Daily Grind: What’s the quickest way to derail an MMO expansion?
I think that if I polled veteran MMORPG players about expansions that bombed, they'd probably point to Star Wars Galaxies' Trials of Obi-Wan and...
Guild Wars 2 dev confirms that End of Dragons does not mean the end of story content
It's perhaps a somewhat reasonable assumption that an expansion called End of Dragons would maybe mean that Guild Wars 2 is going to stop...
Guild Wars 2 outlines slight adjustments to End of Dragons’ Battle for the Jade Sea encounter
This might be entering spoiler territory, but the finale for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons ends in a fight. I know, I know,...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?
The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....
Massively Overthinking: Initial thoughts on Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons
We're just a few days into the launch of Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, one of the highlights of the year and sandwiched...
