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Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Path of Exile rolls out patch 3.6.4 with performance improvements and bug fixes
The team behind Path of Exile is hard at work on the game's next expansion, but that doesn't mean that no one is paying attention...
Blizzard decides to skip Gamescom 2019 as part of cost-cutting efforts
The con circuit has always been a sort of expected course for games companies to run, like the Tour de France except with less...
Torchlight Frontiers player releases online fort-planning tool – time to map out your base
One of the features that rocketed Torchlight Frontiers to the top of my watch list last year was the promise of a type of...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
Into the Super-verse: Six things that made Marvel Heroes great
With all of the City of Heroes revival talk lately, our office chat turned in the direction of other MMOs we'd love to see...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG benefits most from its IP?
We have certainly debated the downsides of basing MMOs on established intellectual properties, most namely the danger of having the license pulled and the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 218: A pretty darn good week
Justin and Bree discuss City of Heroes, Atlas Reactor, Peria Chronicles, Torchlight Frontiers, Caravan Stories, Villagers & Heroes, and Star Trek Online.
The Stream Team: Creating chaos in Path of Exile
Path of Exile's Synthesis League is trucking along, as is the Chaos Witch of Massively OP's MJ. She's never played with chaos before, and...
Torchlight’s alpha patch tomorrow is gonna be off the rails
Furbish up your Arc clients, folks: Torchlight Frontiers' alpha is gearing up for a big patch tomorrow, the star of which is surely the...
1998’s Lineage finally adopts free-to-play in Korea
It's one of the oldest continually running graphical MMORPGs -- and also one of the last free-to-play holdouts in the industry. That last part...
The MOP Up: Population Zero throws a fashion show
You know how people advise you to "dress in layers" during inclement weather? And you think, "If I'm wearing pants, I'm doing well here,...
Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...
Grim Dawn previews Shattered Realm tweaks, old-school gear revamps in latest dev blog
It's been a few weeks since Grim Dawn's latest expansion, Forgotten Gods, hit the proverbial shelves, which of course means it's time for the...
Not So Massively: First impressions from Pagan Online’s early access launch
Today, Wargaming's ARPG Pagan Online launches into early access on Steam. Just before this launch, the developers were kind enough to provide us with...
Torchlight Frontiers’ new Railmaster is the most creative class MMOs have seen in years
CHOO CHOO all aboard the Torchlight Frontiers train. Yep, PWE this afternoon revealed a new class, the Railmaster. Now, I have no idea why...
Path of Exile plans a melee system rework for June’s 3.7.0 expansion
One of the biggest endeavors in Path of Exile's recent Synthesis expansion was making massive rebalancing adjustments to the game's spells, and Grinding Gear...
Path of Exile squishes some bugs, adds new cosmetics, and shows off player hideouts
It's a bundle of updates out of Path of Exile as the Synthesis League continues to roll on, so let's hop right in to...
Lost Ark job postings hint at mobile version and upgraded engine
Want to get your hands on Lost Ark? So do we, but all we can do for the time being is sit on our...
The Stream Team: A Path of Exile mega Memory Nexus map run
Massively OP's MJ has filled her Path of Exile Nexus Map queue with fragments, which means she needs to make many map runs to...
