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A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

Ship of Heroes has finished up its first character creator alpha – here’s what you built

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Quietly zipping along this fall is City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes, which has been running a small external alpha test with...

Guild Wars 2’s AMA covers mounts, raids, maps, and the state of class balance

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The ArenaNet devs descended on the Guild Wars 2 over the weekend for what looks like one of the game's biggest AMAs to date...

One Shots: Counting sheep

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I might not pick one of Final Fantasy XIV's Lalafell as an ideal combat companion, but when it comes to staging adorable photogenic moments?...

The Game Archaeologist: Ultima Worlds Online Origin

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While the heady days of Ultima Online's dominant position over the industry are long gone, the MMORPG continues to operate and expand, and many...

Blade & Soul’s October 18 Rage of the Hive Queen update heralds new boss, quests, and Halloween

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Blade & Soul likes to fly under the radar, but here's some buzz: The game's being pollinated with a brand-new patch on October 18th...
Life hack: Become a deity.

Choose My Adventure: Following a god in Guild Wars 2

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To my absolute lack of a surprise, the fact that your abilities are so aggressively limited once you pick an Elite Specialization in Guild Wars...

Massively Overthinking: Epic Tavern-style player-generated content in MMORPGs

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Ever played Epic Tavern? Massively OP reader Uli though it would make an interesting point of comparison for MMO content. "Epic Tavern is a...

Guild Wars 2 developers take players along for a Path of Fire trek

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It's a unique experience to be able to sit down and watch developers play the very game they made. Even if it gives you...

Exclusive Guild Wars 2 interview on Path of Fire’s launch and philosophy

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Spurred on by my excitement for Guild Wars 2's second expansion, Path of Fire, I reached out to ArenaNet shortly before release to secure a post-launch...

Valiance Online confirms sidekicking, talks visual effects upgrades

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One of City of Heroes' best features is going to be making a reappearance in its spiritual successor. Valiance Online confirmed to Massively OP...

Connect with other online gamers via MMO Book Club’s Guild Wars 2 romp and MMOCircles

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Feeling a little isolated? Having a hard time making friends? Does your mother have to validate how special you are? Here are a couple...

Perfect Ten: The 10 live MMORPGs everybody should try

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If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...

Global Chat: The MMO community’s Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire impressions

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It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...

Guild Wars 2 is now selling waypoint unlocks in the cash shop

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With today's update, ArenaNet has begun selling waypoint unlocks in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop. "You know the drill. You’re trying to reach East...

Flameseeker Chronicles: One week into Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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I've had my hands on Guild Wars 2's second expansion for a week and some change now and have built up a more solid picture...

Leaderboard: Which of the City of Heroes spiritual successors are you looking forward to?

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A few years ago, we counted basically three City of Heroes successor games, all made by indie studios. In 2017, we still have three...
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The Daily Grind: Is Destiny 2 an MMO?

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Massively OP reader Sray suggested we open a can of worms today, and I just happened to have a can opener handy. "Is Destiny 2...

The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits record concurrency (October 1, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: Starlight, starbright

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As someone very much on the outside of this whole Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire thing, my observations is that this is some...

Master X Master gives love to Statesman, hate to Ghost Widow

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It has been a couple of weeks since the previous Master X Master update, and while yesterday's patch doesn't deliver much in terms of...

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