The former studio behind City of Heroes.
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Check out some classic bloopers from City of Heroes’ business model swap
The people behind City of Heroes were not actors, but Paragon Studios staff was very forward-facing and open with players. So when the team...
City of Titans launches a comic-based Patreon
Developing a game is expensive, and that's why City of Titans has taken to Patreon... sort of. See, the developers are not asking for...
Perfect Ten: The ten things I look forward to with MMO launches
It's not long now until World of Warcraft: Legion launches, which is all that I've been waiting for now for a while. Sure, technically...
Perfect Ten: MMO novel tie-ins
When I was a kid and only slightly more nerdy than I am today, I used to read movie novelizations like crazy. I don't...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles
Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...
Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMORPG grouping problem
Massively OP Patron Roger has another great question for the crew this week.
"I have the hardest time pushing myself to join a group, but...
Valiance Online preps for alpha patch, Steam move
Valiance Online is packing up and prepping for a move... to Steam.
The City of Heroes-inspired indie superhero MMORPG was Greenlit on the platform back...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype
Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
One Shots: You put a spell on me
One of the very few MMORPGs that my wife and I ever played together was Wizard101, and I think most of that time involved...
Watch City of Heroes fans celebrate its birthday
If you haven't picked up on the fact, there's a lot of us that continue to care deeply about City of Heroes, even years...
Perfect Ten: The final minutes of beloved MMORPGs
"This is how the world ends," T S Eliot wrote in his famous poem, "not with a bang, but with a whimper."
That might well...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry
Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.
Jukebox Heroes: City of Heroes’ soundtrack
In the history of MMORPGs, City of Heroes might well go down as having one of the most passionate communities in the genre. People didn't...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?
Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...
Former City of Heroes artist hosts an impromptu Reddit AMA
People always get nostalgic for City of Heroes around the time of its anniversary, even though it's gone. It's not just players, either. Former...
The Daily Grind: Are you ever sad when you levelcap in an MMORPG?
I recently levelcapped another character in Guild Wars 2, my Asura Guardian, and yet as soon as she dinged, some of the spark of...
The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?
Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...
Perfect Ten: Ten City of Heroes systems every MMO should have stolen by now
Today, City of Heroes turns 12Â years old. Except it doesn't; the game shut down three years ago, it never lived until it reached twelve,...
