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Not So Massively: StarCraft II has quietly become Blizzard’s best-managed property
While I do think the studio's actions at BlizzCon are encouraging, it still feels weird heaping praise on Blizzard right now. But I also...
MassivelyOP’s first look at Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter and Antiquities system
With the release date of The Elder Scrolls Online's Greymoor chapter just a few months away, work on the update is progressing even with...
The Daily Grind: Are you angry about the collapse of Chronicles of Elyria?
Last week, Soulbound Studios announced that in spite of just reaching a semblance of pre-alpha for Chronicles of Elyria, it was out of money...
One Shots: Acrophobia immersion therapy
For those, like myself, who have a slight fear of heights, then boy does Star Citizen have the ship for you! It's the equivalent...
The Daily Grind: What old inventory items in MMOs do you keep around even though they’re dead weight?
I should really get rid of my beast tribe currency from Final Fantasy XIV version 1.0, but part of me still holds on to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Hytbold experiment
The landscape of any long-running MMORPG is bound to be littered with various developer experiments that were tried and later abandoned. Lord of the...
The Daily Grind: When you return to an MMO, do you start over or continue?
Recently I loaded back up Guild Wars 2 after a multi-year absence. While I still have a strong roster of decked-out level 80 characters...
Check out Rogue Company, Hi-Rez’s upcoming cross-platform team shooter
Rogue Company: It's definitely not Rogue Squadron on a Bad Company binge. It's Hi-Rez Studios' next big thing under the First Watch Games label:...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Legion
Ah, good. This one is more fun than last week. As much as the latter half of World of Warcraft expansions heads into more...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever paid for MMO-related services like coaching?
A few weeks back, MMO veteran dev John Smedley posted a tweet about paying for, of all things, coaching in a video game, and...
Massively Overthinking: What do you hoard in MMORPGs?
Last week, online gamers made headlines for hoarding toilet paper. No, not in real life - in Fallout 76. Way to embrace the apocalypse,...
Old School RuneScape makes several small improvements as RuneScape shows off Archaeology rewards
Jagex is still pretty busy with both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, with the former providing another look at Archaeology and the latter putting...
Perfect Ten: The stages of the MMO life cycle
To this day, no one has a quote as useful on the subject of life and death as E. B. White: "We're born, we...
Vague Patch Notes: Ambition is not delivery in MMOs
So Chronicles of Elyria is dead in the water. Or... wait, that's not actually accurate; let me start again. Chronicles of Elyria has admitted...
The Daily Grind: What made you drop a daily routine in an MMO?
I like Star Trek Online. I really do. I like the whole meta-event stretching through its event that lets you pick up a free...
First impressions of the elusive Phantasy Star Online 2
We certainly live in interesting times. Last year, the idea of playing Phantasy Star Online 2 while I'm explicitly told to not leave the house...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO rogue server do you recommend trying?
It is truly heartening to see so many sunsetted MMORPGs being revived thanks to the tireless efforts of rogue server operators. Preservation of these...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 264: Don’t feel blue, MapleStory 2
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris discuss the pandemic's positive impact on gaming, MapleStory 2, Guild Wars 2, EverQuest, and Warhammer Online, with adventures in Animal Crossing, Star Trek Online, GW2, SWG Legends, Dauntless, and FFXIV, and an epic lightning round mailbag.
Choose My Adventure: In which Albion Online decides to beat me up
OK, Albion Online. I get it. You're a tough guy. You see a soft, doughy person like me and decide to lull me into...
MMO blogging community fights quarantine boredom with ‘Blapril 2020’ project
With so many MMO gamers and bloggers stuck at home this month, any distraction from real-world doldrums is both welcome and needed. To address...
