The former studio behind City of Heroes.
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Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
City of Heroes Homecoming is testing a new bard-themed control powerset for i27p4
Well this is convenient: Just as I was thinking about playing some City of Heroes, the Homecoming rogue server drops a juicy beta patch...
Vague Patch Notes: A love letter to the people going above and beyond in the MMO genre
Let's just lead off with a very simple statement. Hey there, teams out there working on MMOs and doing more than you need to?...
Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us
Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best looting system in an MMO?
I've had looting on the brain lately for several reasons. For starters, I spent some time working with my son earlier this year helping...
Massively Overthinking: Which classic MMOs hold up the best visually in 2022?
As one of our resident fans of old MMOs, I always have to clarify that it's the systems and ideas in old games that...
Into the Super-verse: Is there any hope left for the future of superhero MMOs?
When we got the news in May that EG7 and Daybreak had canned its in-development Marvel MMORPG, I didn't have much of a reaction....
Perfect Ten: The stupid reasons I have had for sacrificing sleep for MMOs
One of the most useful pieces of advice that I've gotten regarding making decisions for the future is also the simplest: Imagine yourself taking...
The Daily Grind: What counts as ‘gear’ in MMORPGs?
As we noted in yesterday's piece on Diablo Immortal, there's been a lot of anger over a Blizzard bluename comment that prior to launch...
Perfect Ten: Weird ways we heal each other in MMORPGs
One of the most important implications of the virtual worlds we visit is that they all boast medical care far above and beyond anything...
Choose My Adventure: Sampling a quick serving of player creativity in City of Heroes Rebirth
Even though City of Heroes Rebirth is a smaller rogue server in comparison to others out there, I was happy to notice that there...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best auction hall system?
I can't remember where I was reading it, but a commenter on MOP recently said that the lack of auction hall in The Elder...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 373: Bots are bad, ‘mkay?
Just and Bree discuss Lost Ark's bots, FFXIV's mods, Star Trek Online's Stormfall, Elder Scrolls Online's High Isle, and Wrath Classic beta, with adventures in LOTRO and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on Black Desert's perceived decline.
Choose My Adventure: Some classic mission running in the City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server
So yes, it would appear that missions are indeed the most rewarding thing to do in City of Heroes: Rebirth.
That would probably be the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying sound in an MMO?
OK, I realize I am very late to this party, but I just figured out a few weeks ago that Lord of the Rings...
Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
Choose My Adventure: My life as a Guardian in City of Heroes Rebirth
Can the introduction of a completely different class change the entire makeup of an MMO’s experience? That is often the bet pushed forward by...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?
If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...
Massively Overthinking: The minimum requirements for MMO player housing
We've got housing on the brain lately, thanks to Ship of Heroes' housing beta, Final Fantasy XIV's botched housing lottos, Warframe's new housing, and...
