living world
Vague Patch Notes: Going solo isn’t a problem in MMORPGs
So I'm wrapping up a month of talking about how MMORPGs are by necessity social games. These are games in which you need other...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How to gear up in Guild Wars 2 in 2024 – without breaking the bank
Gearing in Guild Wars 2 is simultaneously really nice and also very frustrating. It's nice because there is no uber tier of stats locked...
Here’s how the ‘cellular automata simulation’ in Raph Koster’s new sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach works
In the wake of the announcement of Stars Reach, Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has been making the rounds of Reddit and the gaming blogosphere...
Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei opens preorders for its newly announced June 18 early access
Is it too soon for Pax Dei to be hitting early access? We're about to find out, as Mainframe Industries announced this morning that...
Tamriel Infinium: The history of Elder Scrolls games (before and after Elder Scrolls Online)
There's nothing quite like that feeling when you first dip your toes into a particular game only to discover that it's part of a...
Guild Wars 2 quietly kicks off its Return to Living World S1 event for the next week
Blink and you'll miss it, as ArenaNet isn't widely promoting it apart from a calendar note and mention on social media: Guild Wars 2...
Guild Wars 2 shares patch notes for its next balance update, prepares the return of Living World Season 1
It's both a look to the future and a blast from the past for Guild Wars 2 players, as ArenaNet has posted the initial...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024
Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2 Through the Veil’s Inner Nayos and convergences
Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure was a bit of a different expansion in that it wasn't one big chunk of content dropped...
Wizard101 gets ready to head to the Australian Outback with its Wallaru update
Who's ready to go Down Under in the magical world of Wizard101?
KingsIsle is currently testing its Australian-themed Wallaru release, the final world in the...
WoW Factor: This time will not be different
The other day, I got a nasty email from a World of Warcraft fan. This is not inherently unusual; it happens a couple of...
The Stream Team: Ending Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons (again)
Although Massively OP's MJ initially finished Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, more story was added while she was immersed in the Living World...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 2
Does Massively OP's MJ have good timing (for once), or what? Tonight she's wrapping up Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 2 story --...
Guild Wars 2 previews Secrets of the Obscure’s skyscale skills and implementation
One of the key highlights of Guild Wars 2's impending Secrets of the Obscure expansion is easily the overhaul of the skyscale mount, the...
The Stream Team: Spelunking in Guild Wars 2
After Caithe's memory seeds lead to a sealed cave in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ knew it was time to go spelunking. But...
The Stream Team: Going after the Guild Wars 2 dragon egg-napper
After a short interlude for the Four Winds Festival, Massively OP's MJ is ready to get back to the story of Guild Wars 2's...
The Stream Team: To dye for Guild Wars 2 and Tangled Paths
Now that Massively OP's MJ reclaimed the 20 slot bags she had parsed out to her alts, she has a plethora of inventory spots......
The Stream Team: Blowing through Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds
What? Massively OP's MJ sidetracked by another Guild Wars 2 festival? Well, can you blame her: It's the Festival of the Four Winds! And...
