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Global Chat: Cheering on an online friend’s success in Wrath Classic
We almost need no prompting to eagerly share our latest accomplishments and milestones in MMORPGs. And while it certainly is fun to talk about...
Diablo IV brings you up to speed on seasons in under a minute
Diablo IV fans should circle July 20th on their calendars, as that date marks the start of this online ARPG's very first season. But...
Diablo Immortal unveils the new Blood Knight class arriving on July 13
We have to admit, it doesn't get more brooding, grim, and aesthetically appropriate than to call a Diablo Immortal class a Blood Knight. The...
Diablo IV’s first season, Season of the Malignant, begins July 20
During its splashy livestream this afternoon, Blizzard finally took the wraps off Diablo IV's first season, dubbed Season of the Malignant and due to...
Goofy clowns and pizza mechs: Lost Ark’s Inferno Kakul-Saydon update launches July 12
Lost Ark's July update is almost upon us: Amazon announced today that the release is set for July 12th. It's expected to drop the...
Mad World adds new weapon skills, buffs mounts, increases boss drop rates and monster XP rewards
The weekly updates continue to rumble along for Mad World, with developer Jandisoft continuing to improve on weapons, XP, rewards, and a whole lengthy...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest MMO surprise of 2023 so far?
This year, like pretty much every year since the dawn of the genre, has been pretty weird and surprising for MMORPGs. Things we expect...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 428: Guild Wars 2 spills its secrets
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure, WoW Classic hardcore mode, Tarisland, and The Sims 5 multiplayer, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, SWTOR, and truck sims, plus a mailbag topic on starting out in LOTRO.
Diablo IV’s 13-page patch buffs basic skills and nightmare dungeons, but not everyone’s happy
Diablo IV's first big post-launch patch is here, and it's nothing if not a conversation centerpiece for the passionate fanbase. While not a content...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 427: The promise of Palia
Justin and Bree discuss Palia, SWTOR, Fractured, The Realm Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and Second Life, with adventures in LOTRO, Diablo IV, and SWTOR, plus mailbag topics on the future of WoW post-Dragonflight and over-the-top characters in MMOs.
Lost Ark is merging western and central Europe into a single region
Amazon is planning a set of a region merges for Lost Ark, this time smooshing the western and central chunks of Europe into one...
Lost Ark plots summer activities and easier low-tier progression in updates for July and August
As the summer season rolls forward over the next two months, Amazon Games is planning to provide a little help to Lost Ark players...
Lord of the Rings Online rethinks its approach to the Lore-master class
A friendly heads-up for those who play Lord of the Rings Online's Lore-master: Your class is under review by the dev team for some...
Global Chat: Are you pumped up for Path of Exile 2?
Online ARPG enthusiasts are no doubt keeping an eye on the long-in-the-coming Path of Exile 2 -- and crossing their fingers that it ends...
Lost Ark’s new battle pass has launched a fancy dress and fluffy pets
The next battle pass coming to ARPG Lost Ark is both fancy and fluffy, and it's arrived to the game as of this morning with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 426: Axing Anarchy’s ARK and doubling down on Diablo IV
Justin, Bree, and Carlo discuss LOTRO's summer content, the end of Anarchy Online's volunteer program, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light, and Star Citizen's crowdfunding, plus adventures in Diablo IV, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with mailbag questions on playing MMOs as a family.
One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...
Diablo IV plans 13-page patch while players advocate for missing features
With some of the launch week insanity already dying down in Diablo IV, the dev team took time to sit down for a "campfire...
Mad World applies updates to equipment, tweaks its tribe system, and adds an ‘enemy’ feature to PvP
The month of June has seen Jandisoft apply weekly updates to its "hell-made" online ARPG Mad World, and most of those have been primarily...
Into the Super-Verse: What made Marvel Heroes so special?
This month we mark a particularly sad anniversary in the MMO space: The 10th anniversary of the launch of Marvel Heroes. By all rights,...
