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The Daily Grind: How much realism is too much in an MMORPG?
In yesterday's comments on the Shroud of the Avatar AMA article, MOP reader squidgod2000 drew everyone's attention to an overlooked bit in the Q&A...
Shroud of the Avatar has plans to attract more players and keep them around
In the hopes of attracting and encouraging more player investors in Shroud of the Avatar, Portalarium took to Reddit for a Q&A session that...
Shroud of the Avatar adds East Asian-themed town, kicks off Q&A
Fancy a bit of the Far East in your MMORPGs? Shroud of the Avatar is making that wish come true with its unclone of...
Shroud of the Avatar plans a pair of investor Q&A sessions, the first taking place tonight
One of the frustrating bits about the MMORPG studios that are turning to newly legal online equity crowdfunding platforms is that the very SEC...
Shroud of the Avatar puts the final touches on Libris Ruins, promotes SotA Con 2017
One of the big additions to Shroud of the Avatar in this month's Release 43 will be Libris Ruins. Is it a little weird...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 120: Steaming into summer
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Ashes of Creation, Neverwinter, Shroud of the Avatar, and Black Desert, with a mailbag question on "don't give a fudge" gaming.
Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott on launch and philosophy following equity crowdfunding announcement
Last week during its seasonal telethon, Shroud of the Avatar's lead developers surprised watchers by announcing an equity crowdfunding campaign that allows players and...
Shroud of the Avatar makes $2M equity crowdfunding pitch, plans 2017 launch
Shroud of the Avatar's Summer Telethon concluded last night, having raised from players $115,000 and unlocking multiple stretch goal rewards for players, including balloons...
Global Chat: Freaking out over Destiny 2
Ever since the Destiny 2 reveal, everyone seems to be freaking out about this follow-up MMO shooter. Will it be the new hotness or...
You’ve got mail in Shroud of the Avatar
Just ahead of the long weekend, Shroud of the Avatar rolled out one of its distinctly consistent monthly updates for early players. The so-dubbed...
The Stream Team: Back to the beginning in Shroud of the Avatar
The last few times Massively OP's MJ was wandering around Shroud of the Avatar, she was actually wandering... all over the map. Now it's...
Shroud of the Avatar unveils its patch notes for release 42
The end is coming to Shroud of the Avatar. The next patch for the game, release 42, allows players who have succeeded at the...
Shroud of the Avatar polishes up the desert, teases a moondial
What's that up in the header screenshot? Is it Conan Exiles? Nope -- it's Shroud of the Avatar's Sequanna Colossus map and my favorite...
Shroud of the Avatar works on endgame storyline
Will Shroud of the Avatar finish fleshing out its main storyline in time for this summer's official release? It might be a photo finish,...
Shroud of the Avatar stops supporting DX9
Hope Shroud of the Avatar players weren't too attached to DX9, because the API collection is now being exorcised from the upcoming MMO. This...
The Stream Team: Sashaying through Shroud of the Avatar while it’s free
It has much too long since Massively OP's MJ has sashayed though the lands in Shroud of the Avatar. Part of the reason is...
Shroud of the Avatar secures Russian publishing
Shroud of the Avatar is coming to Russia, Portalarium announced today. The studio's inked a deal with Moscow's Black Sun Game Publishing "to publish...
Shroud of the Avatar is free-to-play for most of May
Shroud of the Avatar is running another free trial -- quite a long one! It'll run from May 10th to the end of the...