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Happy 20th birthday, Ultima Online! Here’s how to get caught up on the OG MMORPG

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Just about 20 years ago, my boyfriend and I were wandering through Media Play (heh) when he picked up this box for some new...

The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Technically by this point we're talking Ninja, but let's not quibble.

Final Fantasy XIV plans UI improvements for patch 4.1

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The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV contains many pieces of content, but it also promises to improve the quality of life for...

Massively Overthinking: How will Star Citizen make money after launch?

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During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I attempted to tackle a question sent in by commenter and listener Sally Bowls - specifically,...
Technical specifications for this airship? Sure!

Final Fantasy XIV posts a teaser site for Patch 4.1: The Legend Returns

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The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, and like every patch, it starts with a new portion of the...
Bored, though.

DC Universe Online launches its Riddled With Crime update today

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Where is Batman? Who will win in the rivalry between the Joker and the Riddler? What's going on at the Gotham Zoo? What's really...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with playable fairies

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Probably my greatest and most constant gripe about fantasy MMORPGs is that for all of the freedom and imagination that this genre supposedly boasts,...
They'll let anyone be a primal these days.

Final Fantasy XIV makes both Sleipnir and financial earnings fly

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Players have long awaited the chance to make Sleipnir, the mount of the Dark Divinity Odin, soar through the skies in Final Fantasy XIV....

Jukebox Heroes: Music from Destiny 2, LOTRO, Absolver, Black Desert, and Champions Online

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Apologies for being extensively absent from this column over the last few months! Every day the Massively OP offices are deluged with fan mail...
And we shoot the varmint.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!

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Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
And now, the next chapter.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood dungeons in review

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Have I really not talked about the dungeons of Stormblood yet? That's unexpected. Usually I would have mentioned them by now, I talk about...
Just us.

DC Universe Online prepares for the Riddled with Crime update on September 20

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So for whatever reason, Batman isn't patrolling Gotham City in DC Universe Online. That's a bad thing under any circumstances, but it gets even...

Massively Overthinking: What keeps you from playing mobile MMOs?

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Earlier this week, we wrote about Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss' IPO and its grand plans for the future - among them, four additional...

Destiny 2 shatters PlayStation records and tops a million concurrent players for over a week

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It sounds like the suits are pretty pleased with sales performance so far. In a press release, Bungie announced that the multiplayer shooter has...
Like this style.

Final Fantasy XIV prepares for Shirogane housing while halting house demolitions

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Looking forward to picking up a house in Final Fantasy XIV's Shirogane housing district? The houses are planned to open up with the release...

Global Chat: Not that impressed by Destiny 2

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Destiny 2's recent PC beta certainly brought out curious players in droves, and MMO bloggers couldn't help but share their opinions on this next...
well BYE

The first Destiny 2 raid is already down

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The first Destiny 2 raid is out in the wild, ready to challenge and delight players for some time, setting a new bar for...
movies

Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore

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In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
How do I start to say goodbye.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 135: PAX in the P.M.

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Justin, Bree, and MJ discuss PAX West, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, WoW, ArcheAge, and WildStar, plus a mailbag question on Destiny and raiding.

Valiance Online puts out a call for hurricane heroes for charity event

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When real-life tragedy occurs, it's perfectly OK to give priority to assistance over interest in video games. But what if you could do both? Valiance...

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