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Global Chat: Star Trek Online’s content problem
As we kick off another edition of MMO gamer blogs talking about the titles that we love the most, we'll be visiting with Contains...
Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?
When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...
Throne and Liberty answers ‘top questions’ about its business model
While MMO fans continue to wait for the September 26th early access and October 1st launch for Throne and Liberty, NCsoft did address a...
Massively Overthinking: When the big five MMORPGs have five big expansions in the same year
By the time you're reading this article, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light Seoul has officially launched on PC, and it marks an...
Blade and Soul’s September update starts a new season pass and events
The September update for Blade and Soul hath arrived, bringing with it some modest events, fixes, and a new battle pass season.
Let's start with...
Guild Wars 2 players are building absolutely INSANE houses with Janthir Wilds’ homesteads feature
I've only just unlocked my new player house in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds and haven't dug my claws into the feature, but for...
The Stream Team: Ex-spear-imenting with Guild Wars 2’s newest weapon
Last week, Massively OP's MJ got stuck in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story, needing to train a spear mastery before continuing. After battling...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 484: September MMO mailbag show
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag to discuss MMO limitations, megaservers, studio dealbreakers, age accessibility, aggro, and offline MMO content, plus there's adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.
Guild Wars 2 presents PvP Push pre-test plan as plushies pounce your purse
As promised, the prototype beta for Guild Wars 2's new PvP mode, Push, is kicking off this afternoon, open to everyone as of 3...
The Daily Grind: What are some quietly impressive things in your fave MMO that nobody notices?
When my husband and I went back to Guild Wars 2 for Janthir Wilds a few weeks ago, he booted up the game for...
Throne & Liberty cranks up the marketing machine with a new video series ahead of launch
Don't look now but we're less than four weeks away from the new launch of Throne and Liberty here in the west, which means...
Guild Wars 2 just unveiled a new 5v5 PvP mode called Push with beta starting next week
Somebody go tell MOP's Sam that Guild Wars 2 is about to get a new PvP mode and he may actually like it! ArenaNet...
Aion Classic EU’s Dominance update is live today with two endgame PvE instances and a PvP map
Dominance - aka patch 2.8.5 - is live for the EU version of Aion Classic today. "With Dominance, players who have achieved the new...
The Stream Team: Touring Guild Wars 2’s Kodan village
What's that? The next step in Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds story is to explore? Well that fits right into Massively OP's MJ's personality!...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
MOBA-like battle royale brawler Battle Crush will introduce a solo play mode in next patch
The tail end of June saw NCsoft unleash its free-to-play MOBA-style battle royale Battle Crush to the early access scene, and while our own...
Massively Uplifting: Labors of love, generosity, and grief in Warhammer, Terraria, Conan Exiles, Albion, ARK, and more
Labor Day in the United States is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievement of the American workers. The official Department of...
One Shots: Save the teddy bear, save the world
In any other MMO, a child's teddy bear is usually nothing more than a sign of innocence or an environmental storytelling cue. In The...
Into the Super-Verse: Looking back on Champions Online, 15 years later
I hadn't even really thought about the fact that Champions Online has been out for 15 years now until I saw the anniversary post...
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...
