nge

The NGE, or new game enhancements, was a series of drastic gameplay changes made to sci-fi sandbox Star Wars: Galaxies in 2005.

The ultimate guide to The Game Archaeologist’s MMO archives

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When we moved over here to Massively Overpowered, some of us transplanted our long-running columns to the new space. I perhaps felt most devastated...

Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?

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Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing. "I once again wonder why...

Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s Uncle Owen problem

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When Star Wars: The Old Republic first released, an old Star Wars Galaxies argument popped up, and the crux of that argument was this:...

RIFT changes Starfall Prophecy to Prophecy of Ahnket; get it free this weekend

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RIFT's latest expansion is getting a name change from Starfall Prophecy to Prophecy of Ahnket. No, it's not some veiled NGE; it's just an...

Massively Overthinking: It’s the end of The Secret World as we know it

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I think I can speak for most of our staff in saying that in November when Funcom first promised a "major upgrade to both retention and...

Leaderboard: Will The Secret World’s relaunch entice you to play?

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Last week, the MMO world was startled to learn that instead of getting an expansion, The Secret World is getting a complete relaunch as...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever boycotted an MMORPG?

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Blizzard Watch ran an editorial yesterday quoting former marine biologist and World of Warcraft Lead Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street on the subject of...

Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song

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In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...
Oh, thanks.

Massively Overthinking: Unholy MMORPG hybrids

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Massively OP reader and frequent tipster Gibbins wants us to play match-maker. "I love the wonderful world that Bethesda created with the Fallout franchise, not...

Touring Marvel Heroes with Gazillion before January 19’s big update

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While it's true that you can see a good share of Marvel Heroes' mega January 2017 update for yourself on the test server, who...
A long time ago, in a galaxy... oh, you know.

Star Wars Galaxies players can ‘come home’ to a new NGE emulator

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The underground rebels of the Star Wars Galaxies community continue to fight to keep the MMO alive any way that they can. One group...

Massively Overthinking: The many ‘NGE’ moments across MMORPG history

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Eleven years ago this week, the New Game Enhancements patch descended on Star Wars Galaxies, forever changing the trajectory of the game, SOE, and...

Global Chat: How SWTOR could fix its expansion missteps

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Debate and discussion continue in the MMO blogosphere over SWTOR's Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion, with many writers criticizing the expansion's format and...

Hyperspace Beacon: Outside-the-box Star Wars The Old Republic gameplay

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For some reason, this time of year always seems to be a down time in the activity of large-scale MMORPG development. Although Star Wars:...

Slay your enemies with their own limbs when Skyforge’s Ascension patch drops October 19

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Don't call it an NGE, but when Skyforge's Ascension patch is live next month, it's bringing sweeping, casual-friendly change to the game. We've previously...

Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0

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If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be. Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...

Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us: "If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...

Ask Mo: Was Star Wars Galaxies really that great?

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This round of Ask Mo features a question from BalsBigBrother that I've shamelessly poached from the Massively OP Podcast mailbag. The truth is, we've...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most unpopular opinion you hold about the MMO genre?

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One of my favorite thing about about our comments is that our commenters feel safe enough to post off-the-rails editorials, expressing opinions they know will be...
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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite type of grind in an MMORPG?

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Grind is not a thing people generally love in MMORPGs, but what's actually considered to be grind varies wildly from player to player. You...

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