Richard Garriott and Starr Long’s studio working on Shroud of the Avatar.
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Shroud of the Avatar previews an adventure set in Lord British’s castle
Lord British might be about to be busy dunking himself in the ocean, but his castle in Shroud of the Avatar is going to...
Legends of Aria, Kickstarted in 2014 as Shards Online, has officially left early access and launched
As promised, Legends of Aria officially launched out of early access and into the wild last night. We should also probably say "finally," as...
Shroud of the Avatar opens a new adventure scene and readies its first weekly PvP tournament
Shroud of the Avatar ended its month with another newsletter update this past Thursday, introducing fans to Spindelskog, a Tier 10+ adventure scene that...
Shroud of the Avatar discusses its new dungeon and answers player questions with Lord British
Shroud of the Avatar is inviting dungeon crawlers of the MMORPG to try out something a little different in the game's latest newsletter. The...
MMO Business Roundup: Richard Garriott, Square-Enix’s charity, Stadia, and Team Fortress’ racist bots
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video games business and industry news relevant for the MMO genre.
Richard Garriott: Apparently, the former icon of...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Vault cash shop is getting an upgrade to… auto-rotate what’s for sale
Shroud of the Avatar once more has another newsletter, and once again it's about its cash shop. Specifically, it's about changes to the Vault...
Shroud of the Avatar plans on hosting official PvP events complete with unique new trophies
Shroud of the Avatar likes hosting its little events. Whether they're weekly fishing tournaments or official decoration contests (which will be coming back soon,...
Shroud of the Avatar has made a female shopkeeper outfit and it is very proud of itself
Do you play a lady in Shroud of the Avatar? Does that lady own a shop? Have you ever wanted to make that shopkeeping...
Shroud of the Avatar ramps up XP gains for regular and meticulous gathering
The reward for gathering something in an MMORPG isn't the sensation of a job well done, it's usually getting XP to get to the...
Shroud of the Avatar’s goes bunker busting in a galaxy far, far away
If you're the type to have compassion upon deer that claim to have been the subject of a curse, then you are the mark...
MMORPGs around the globe celebrate Star Wars day
May the 4th (as in, May the 4th be with you) is upon us, and plenty of MMOs would like you to know that...
Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?
Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...
Shroud of the Avatar disables a big experience boost to get rid of shared experience pools
There was a 10x quest experience bonus in Shroud of the Avatar, but it has been disabled now. But the reason is actually somewhat...
Shroud of the Avatar extends an olive branch to Chronicles of Elyria’s community
With this week's announcement of the collapse of Chronicles of Elyria's studio and development, you can bet that there are a whole lot of...
Shroud of the Avatar offers a preview of its upcoming Bunker C scene
While much of the most recent Avatar's Update from Shroud of the Avatar doesn't have too much different from the last one, there is...
Shroud of the Avatar lets players pick Mistrendur locations, unveils new town size
The latest Avatar's Update newsletter from Shroud of the Avatar is all about land ownership, for the most part. Whether you're among those players...
Perfect Ten: Son of conversations with anthropomorphic MMO studios
It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre
Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on funding, development, launch, and business models
Upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has been somewhat dark over the last year as its developers hunkered down to develop rather than hype. But...
Shroud of the Avatar croons over its Bardic skill tree
If you know anything about us here at Massively OP, it's that any news of Bards being added to MMOs brings the most beautiful...
