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Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online proves the worth of a small story arc

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It was the other day in Elder Scrolls Online's Northern Elsweyr that I stumbled upon a disgraced rogue that used to run a pit...
There were problems.

Perfect Ten: 10 problems that really hurt The Secret World

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For whatever reason, The Secret World is one of those games that people keep going back over mentally, an MMO that still collectively has...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG’s graphics hold up long past their due?

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When Dark Age of Camelot first hit beta a million years ago, I remember being super impressed with its graphics. Up until that point,...

Loric Games, founded by Mythic vets, picks up fresh investment and Jeff Hickman to build a survival game

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Remember back in 2022, when we first learned a trio of Mythic vets - Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton -...

Almost 11 years post-Kickstarter, Camelot Unchained devs are working on UI, lighting, NPC navigation, and performance

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Camelot Unchained is moving into its 11th year of development this month, and it looks as if most of the work focus from City...

Massively Overthinking: Open world difficulty and puzzles in MMOs

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During last week's press event ahead of the Gold Road announcement, Elder Scrolls Online's Rich Lambert said something I thought would turn out to...

Dark Age of Camelot brings back its Ghost Keep event with RvR boosts and spooky rewards until February 20

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Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don't need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never...

Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs

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During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...

Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story

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In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
Something fell.

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0

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Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

Hi-Rez teases SMITE Year 11’s conquest map updates, new god, and ‘big balance shake-ups’

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While the majority of Hi-Rez's attention is fixed on SMITE sequel SMITE 2, there are still things planned for the original game's Year 11...

Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online

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Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...

End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond

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We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
Seriously, though, whatever.

The Daily Grind: Who told the biggest gaming fib of 2023?

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Did you know I keep a list of quotes and fibs? Well, you probably did, since we already did our annual piece on the...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023

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Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...

The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023

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This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...

MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy

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Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...

Camelot Unchained heralds the start of its next beta and hints at ‘good news’ in 2024

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A short holiday address from Camelot Unchained pretty much continues the trend of vaguely promising forward momentum on the PvP MMORPG, which hints at...
waugh? okay

The MOP Up: Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning ‘chickens out’

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Return of Reckoning's rogue server changed how combat buffs worked and added a new level 40 quest that pays out in, er, a "Chicken...

Dark Age of Camelot introduces new and returning seasonal tasks in its Midwinter Festival

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What could possibly be more festive than... uh... slaying a big old ice demon? That's one of the seasonal tasks that are on offer...

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