The former studio behind City of Heroes.
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Ship of Heroes’ player housing beta begins today
As promised, City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPG Ship of Heroes is throwing open its superhero doors for a fresh round of open beta beginning...
Jack Emmert is apparently leading a new NetEase studio – and not Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
So remember how Jack Emmert, the former Cryptic Studios boss, had moved over to Daybreak in 2016, where he was heading up Dimensional Ink,...
Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI’s PlayOnline decides to not let me play online
This was not how I was expecting to return to Final Fantasy XI. I always knew about the completely goofball account system that is...
The Daily Grind: How long do you trial a new MMO class before deciding whether it’s for you?
I've been playing City of Alts... er, City of Heroes lately, and it's inspired today's Daily Grind. See, I like to maintain a list...
Stream Team: MOP celebrates City of Heroes’ anniversary
Does a game have to be live to celebrate the anniversary of its creation? No! But it is pretty great if there is still...
Perfect Ten: Things that turn me off from trying your MMO
Hey, designers, we need to talk. So, if you haven't noticed, I like MMOs. And you're making an MMO. This should be a good...
The Daily Grind: Are you more likely to delete or bench an MMO toon?
I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I hate deleting MMO toons, even when I'm positive I'm never going to play them ever...
City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server introduces over 800 new costume options in Highflyers update
Yesterday, the City of Heroes: Rebirth rogue server decided to take character creation, which was already full of enough choices at base to make...
Massively Overthinking: The ideal MMO server setup
Over the last year, we've seen multiple major MMO and expansion launches, and most of them went awry in some way or another. Final...
The Daily Grind: Has a patch ever saved an MMO for you?
A while back, I penned a Daily Grind about expansions that sent MMOs wildly off course. Today, I want to do the opposite and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 367: Day of the Long Charr
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day around the MMO world, Black Desert's Eternal Winter, FFXIV's Newfound Adventure, E3's cancelation, World of Warcraft's expansion rumor, and dwindling hope for RIFT, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on epic MMO combos and the future of New World.
The Stream Team: Fighting against the Dreaded Mapserver in City of Heroes
Just because April Fools' Day has come and gone doesn't mean that we can't take part in some seasonal silliness! For instance, the Homecoming...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are you hoping to play later this year?
I keep telling myself, there are never enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do -- including playing all of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What’s the best gearing system in an MMO?
Let me say something bold: I think the best gearing systems in MMOs are the systems that don't get hung up on gear at...
Into the Super-Verse: No, I do not want Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
Greetings, true believers! This particular column is actually not the result of reader requests but specifically from our editor, who has long noted that...
Choose My Adventure: Why does The Secret World feel so bad to play?
The Secret World is a good game. A great one, even. It’s worthy of all of the praise and adoration it gets from its...
Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs
So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...
Massively Overthinking: How do alts fit into MMORPGs in 2022?
Last weekend, my play group took a second batch of Guild Wars 2 alts to Cantha, and we found ourselves a bit grumbly about...
The Stream Team: Doing some duo things in City of Heroes Homecoming
You know when inspiration strikes and you have a new character to build? That's what MOP's Chris experienced in City of Heroes' rogue server...
