A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.
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The Stream Team: The Mo Mania IV SUBtember Streamathon
A tradition that Massively OP's MJ missed last year due to the lightning curse was the annual MO Mania SUBtember Streamathon. Trust us, she...
Massively Overthinking: The weirdest ways we’ve leveled in MMOs
One of my favor flavors of fluff post we do occasionally is report on folks who have accomplished fame by leveling "wrong" in MMOs,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying grind in an MMO?
A few weeks ago, the MOP work chat was positively hopping over an unusual subject: Guild Wars 2's mount grinds, specifically the skyscale. One...
NFT gaming consultant proposes conscripting poor gamers as MMO NPCs
In case you needed another reason to keep crypto out of gaming, a new article on Rest of World chronicles an NFT scheme in...
Blade and Soul’s Autumn Overture arrives September 14, followed by a shift to bi-monthly updates in October
The next content update for Blade & Soul has a date and a name: Autumn Overture, arriving on Wednesday, September 14th. The new patch...
The Stream Team: Concluding Character Growth in Guild Wars 2
If there was anyone who needed some character growth in Guild Wars 2, it would be Snargle Goldclaw. And Massively OP's MJ has been...
Aion EU reopens the Dreamscape Festival with new attractions to celebrate its 13th anniversary
What better way to celebrate 13 years of Aion's operation in the EU than by reopening a big happy carnival location? How about presumably...
Guild Wars 2’s S1E4, Tower of Nightmares, returns on September 13
The resurrection and renewal of Guild Wars 2's original living world season continues next week with the revival of episode four next week. It's...
One Shots: Where’s Utakata this week?
Part of the sublime joy of One Shots is being able to follow around different Massively OP readers in their adventures through MMORPGs. Out...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs bring back the fog of war?
The other day, I was reminded by a fellow Lord of the Rings Online player of something that I had completely forgotten: That the...
Global Chat: How is WildStar’s rogue server doing?
Plenty of people both here on Massively OP and out in the MMORPG community continue to hold a torch for the late, great WildStar....
Perfect Ten: The MMO studios that keep whiffing on new projects
Everyone makes mistakes, and that's all right. That's not necessarily a big deal. Yes, this is true when it comes to MMO studios too....
Guild Wars 2 is giving away free mount skins as part of its 10th anniversary promo
If you haven't poked your head into Guild Wars 2 this week, you're going to want to do so, as ArenaNet is doing something...
The Stream Team: Unmasking Purist sympathizers in Guild Wars 2
Although the Death Counter's full belly proved otherwise, Guild Wars 2 decided that Massively OP's MJ was too inactive too during the fight routing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 387: Do the Dune
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening, Gamescom, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV Buried Memories, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths, Guild Wars 2's wacky Steam launch, New World's dungeon finder, and World of Warcraft, with adventures in LOTRO plus insanity in Chimeraland.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Standout moments from 10 years of Guild Wars 2
Time sure flies when you're slaying Elder Dragons, doesn't it? Is it really possible that it has been a decade since our characters first...
Arby’s is bizarrely promoting Guild Wars 2’s 10th anniversary and we’re here for it
We have certainly seen some deeply weird stuff in the MMO industry over the years -- so much so that we have silly end-of-year...
One Shots: The rare high-heeled archer
Not being a professional archer in real life nor that experienced with wearing high heels, I can offer only conjecture that the combination offers...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way for MMO vets to help new players?
One peculiar quirk of the Guild Wars 2 Steam launch is that there are - how to phrase this kindly - a lot of...
Enter to win a Guild Wars 2 Complete Collection Steam code, courtesy of ANet and MOP
In celebration of the launch of Guild Wars 2 on Steam this week - not to mention the game's 10th birthday! - ArenaNet has...
