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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers overhaul jobs, part two
It's a testament to how well the balancing on Final Fantasy XIV works that none of the jobs discussed this week or last week are...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you wish would come to console?
I've never been a console-first kind of gamer, so I've never felt a great pull to invest heavily in consoles, even when more major...
Global Chat: Off-the-cuff impressions of Anthem
If you like BioWare, high tech eye candy, blowing crap up, or riding the current wave of Hot New Game Releases, chances are that...
The Daily Grind: What would it take to get you to try a battle royale game?
The big thing these days is Apex Legends, which is the sudden success story to mirror Fortnite's overnight success, which itself mirrored the overnight...
Into the Super-verse: Taking a closer look at City of Heroes’ Paragon Chat
Welcome to Massively OP's brand-new column covering superhero MMORPGs -- past, present, and future! One might even say it's a continuation of our past...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO battles did you survive by the skin of your teeth?
There's nothing more exhilarating than emerging victorious from a fight that you thought you would lose. The other day I was mindlessly going through...
Massively Overthinking: Reconsidering the all-in-one MMO
One of the forever-arguments MMORPG players seem to enjoy having is the one about niche MMOs. There are quite a lot of gamers out...
WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part two: The Heart of Azeroth
We're continuing on in our tour of why people are upset about the current World of Warcraft expansion, and I think it's important to note...
The Daily Grind: How much power should ‘vocal minorities’ have over MMO development?
Back at the beginning of the year, I saw a great thread on Twitter from a game dev who illustrated why listening to vocal...
The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs
Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...
Reverse Engineering: Predicting Fortnite’s earthquakes… with science!
It looks like things are literally shaking up in Fortnite. We are currently tracking a series of changes coming to the game leading up...
First impressions of BioWare’s Anthem, a flawed piece of work with good bones
I'm not quite sure whether Anthem is a mediocre game that I want to be better than it is, a bad game that I enjoy,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO subgenres need better names?
There are an awful lot of games falling under the broad header of "not quite an MMORPG but still multiplayer shooter with strong influences...
Perfect Ten: Ten steps for understanding MMO systems
As I write this, I'm in the middle of putting together my first impressions for Anthem. This takes some doing and would probably be easier...
The Daily Grind: What will your next MMO superhero be?
With the next wave of several superhero MMORPGs on the way (Valiance Online, City of Titans, SEGS, and Ship of Heroes), two games currently running...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 209: ArenaNet layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, and PlanetSide Arena delays
Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, PlanetSide Arena's delay, WoW's allied races, and LOTRO's expansion, with adventures in DDO, SWGL, and Trove, and mailbag letters on ethical studios, ancient MMOs, and Project Titan.
Choose My Adventure: So long The Elder Scrolls Online, hello Legends of Aria
It's been a refrain in this edition of Choose My Adventure, but I still have to say it again: I have had a blast...
The Daily Grind: How do you and your guild handle political discussions inside MMOs?
I'm genuinely curious about this one, so indulge me. From my vantage, it's seemed to me that casual discussion of politics inside MMOs has...
H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4
Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...
Leaderboard: What’s your biggest beef with Anthem?
If you're still a little confused as to why EA would drop something like Apex Legends right as hype was reaching its peak for...
