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Torchlight III’s early access woes are explained with… zombies and rubber duckies
By now, you're probably aware that Torchlight III's early access was a smidge of a disaster. If it was a rocket launch, it would...
Path of Exile’s next patch will bring improvements to harvesting and harvest crafting
How do you feel about harvesting (aka the linchpin feature of the Harvest League) in Path of Exile? Perhaps your opinion will change once...
Torchlight III’s new mainline patch adds Act 3, contracts, new Lifebound mechanics, and Relic updates
How do you know when a game's patch is a hefty one? When it takes two different pages to cover everything that's in it....
The Stream Team: In Path of Exile, a Scion Marauder’s work is never done
As Massively OP's MJ digs deeper into to Path of Exile's Harvest League, the Maurauder lifestyle is growing on her more. Currently, she's trying...
Lost Ark KR introduces the Scouter class arriving with the game’s second season
We all know and love the bow and arrow, but sometimes you want a bit more high tech in your fantasy ranged archetype. Lost...
Blizzard celebrates 20 years of Diablo II
It brought us memes, it brought us Necromancers, it brought us farming for loot, and it theoretically brought us a showdown against evil creatures...
Global Chat: Too many shipwrecks in MMOs
In the vast annals of MMO tropes, there's one that has been in front of you all along and you've probably never noticed: shipwrecking...
Last Oasis introduces new map and walker with this week’s Volcanic Update
Last Oasis is treating its early access players to a hefty - and free - update this week, just in time for the Steam...
Path of Exile speeds up its content development after Harvest delay
Path of Exile has a little problem. It took longer than expected to get the Harvest league out, and while that's not entirely a...
Torchlight III schedules Act 3 and numerous fixes for June 30
Torchlight III may have had a bumpy early access launch this month, but Echtra Games is hoping to turn its fortunes around with next...
Diablo IV shows off the development of its open world and item progression
It's going to be a while before Diablo IV is in the hands of players, but the team is certainly keeping at work even...
The Daily Grind: How did your early MMOs shape your expectations for the MMOs you play now?
I was chatting with MOP reader and commenter Bruno Brito a while back when something he said about player expectations in MMOs struck me....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.
Diablo III adds random elemental power discharges for Season 21
If you're still waiting for Diablo IV, you are still going to be waiting for quite some time. That's just the reality of the...
The Stream Team: Harvesting a grown garden in Path of Exile’s Harvest
When Path of Exile launched Harvest, Massively OP's MJ went in and started her garden. She's been sowing and cultivating, helping it grow. Now,...
Not So Massively: My top 10 favorite ARPG classes
I love me some ARPGs, but in any RPG your enjoyment will depend so much on finding the right class. A game that felt...
Path of Exile Harvest almosts tops concurrency record with 231K simultaneous players
It doesn't seem as if Path of Exile is slowing down any time soon: Thanks to the launch of the Harvest league last week,...
The Stream Team: Getting a garden in Path of Exile’s Harvest League
Here's something Massively OP's MJ never thought she'd say regarding Path of Exile: She's going to grow a garden! And yet, with the launch...
Path of Exile’s Harvest League is live today – and the community bought the devs lunch
It's harvest day for Path of Exile, as the game's latest expansion is live this afternoon on PC (with PS4 and XBbox One to...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
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