ncsoft

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

The Daily Grind: How do you go about choosing your class in an MMO?

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Friends, years ago I used to be the kind of MMO player who pored over every class description and skill layout. I'd wiggle into...

Perfect Ten: Worst MMO expansion names of all time

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Back when Daybreak announced that EverQuest's 19th expansion would be titled Rain of Fear, I instantly found myself tripping over the name. I shouldn't...

Guild Wars 2 brings back the Twisted Marionette next week, teases End of Dragons voice actor

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Way back in April, ArenaNet dropped its summer 2021 roadmap for Guild Wars 2, and among the planned updates was the return of the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 329: Sith happens

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Justin and Eliot discuss Magic Legends and the Cryptic layoffs, SWTOR's Legacy of the Sith, Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons delay, with adventures in FFXIV and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV as the potential WoW killer.

Guild Wars 2 offers Rising Flames for free, previews next week’s legendary armory launch

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Guild Wars 2 fans are still reeling from the revelation that End of Dragons has been delayed into next year and that Colin Johanson...

The Daily Grind: Do you plan your MMO play around bonus experience mechanics?

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Rested experience mechanics are actually one of my favorite systems in online games. They've taken many forms over the years, from Ultima Online's power...

One Shots: Fantasy splash pad

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I'm oddly fascinated with water effects and physics (what little there is) in MMOs, especially when games try to portray large lakes or oceans....

Guild Wars 2 delays End of Dragons to 2022, brings Colin Johanson and Josh Davis back

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Huge news out of ArenaNet this Friday in both the good and bad variety. And because we know you want to get the bad...

Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMO house of all time?

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You folks know I love MMO housing systems, and in fact, we've been crowning the MMOs with the best housing systems for years. But...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 328: SOLO? YOLO!

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Justin and Bree discuss Aion Classic's messy launch, SOLO's launch date, LOTRO's legendary servers, and Anarchy Online's 10th birthday, with adventures in WoW Classic, FFXIV, and Albion Online, plus a mailbag topic on zombie MMOs. (Not real zombies.)

Guild Wars 2’s Out of the Shadows is this week’s season 3 freebie

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After a week's break from repromotes thanks to the launch of Dragon Bash last week, Guild Wars 2 has returned to doling out free...

Guild Wars 2 players are celebrating Pride in-game and raising funds for charity this evening

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This past weekend is seeing another Pride event being run by the players of Guild Wars 2, and while yesterday's festivities have already come...

NCsoft acknowledges pay-to-win uproar in Aion Classic, doesn’t believe candy is an exploit

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Aion's forums are absolutely raging about the Daeva pass and its candy problem afflicting Aion Classic, as we noted yesterday. NCsoft hasn't directly addressed...

Massively Overthinking: What class is missing from your favorite MMO?

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I've been obsessed with Albion Online the last few weeks - it really feels so much like Ultima Online to me. Ultima Online but...

Aion Classic encourages global first races as players raise fresh pay-to-win alarms

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Aion is enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight thanks to yesterday's launch of a legacy mode called Aion Classic. The opening day was...

Aion Classic is officially live in the west- are you playing? Or at least in the queue?

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Listen, if you're reading this at work, then you're already behind in Aion Classic, I'm sorry to say. That's because after a brief delay,...

Aion Classic will officially make its western debut at noon tomorrow

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Good news for MMO players raring to go in Aion Classic: You won't even need to get out of bed early to do it....

Guild Wars 2 kicks off Dragon Bash today

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Meanwhile, the Dragon Bash festival has returned to Guild Wars 2 as of this afternoon, sending players to Hoelbrak for racing, drinking, moas, drinking,...

One Shots: Bro just wants to hang

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I think it's beyond unfair that because a creature or person is suffering from gigantism that they have to be pigeon-holed into the role...

Blade & Soul teases Dual-Blades class in new trailer

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Blade & Soul certainly isn't hurting for character classes that wield a sword, or even classes that dual-wield, but what if there's a class...

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