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Massively OP Podcast Episode 408: FFXIV on one side, mods on the other
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV's great mode debate, WoW's trading post issues, NCsoft's layoffs, Square's and Blizzard's financials, The Crew 3, Quinfall, and Elder Scrolls Online, with adventures in LOTRO and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on MMO beards.
Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2 communities erupt over GShade malware mod drama
We're back in the thick of the games modding controversy this week, this time over what was meant to be a benign mod -...
Wisdom of Nym: The powerful stuff in Final Fantasy XIV that went missing in action
First things first: This article is not about your favorite ability that has been removed from Final Fantasy XIV over the years. No, even...
One Shots: Exterior design by nature
We've all witnessed plenty of examples of intriguing fantasy architecture and urban design in MMOs. But one style of design that I think is...
Square-Enix says net sales are down across the board because of ‘weak’ catalog titles and no MMORPG expansion
The latest financial report out of Square-Enix doesn't appear to be a particularly rosy one as net sales of games across the company's three...
Final Fantasy XI brings Valentione’s Day around once again
Like Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI celebrates Valentione's Day. Unlike FFXIV, however, FFXI does not ask you to talk with some elf (elezen/elvaan,...
The Stream Team: Celebrating another Valentione’s Day in Final Fantasy XIV
Love is in the air in Final Fantasy XIV, or at the very least the opportunity to get a cute new outfit! And since...
DC Universe Online patches in a new UI element and a new lockbox
Some updates are tiny, but the latest one for DC Universe Online is pretty meager in comparison to other patches the superheroing MMO has...
Global Chat: The seductive appeal of New World
Over a year since its launch, New World remains as rocky and controversial as ever. And while it has its critics, Amazon's MMO also...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV addon cheaters undermine the game – and themselves
It is baffling to me - utterly baffling - that I have to write this column at all. But let's start by taking a...
Classic EverQuest’s Valentine’s – sorry, Erollisi – Day event is live, with new quest content this year
Valentine's Day has returned to Classic EverQuest once again as Erollisi Day, and as promised in Daybreak's roadmap, it includes some new content in...
Massively on the Go: A guide to Pokemon Go’s February events
Ah, February: the season of chocolate. Even Splatoon 3 is fighting over it. But remember, the more chocolate you eat, the more calories that you...
Perfect Ten: 10 dead MMOs that should be revived for a second chance
I have always felt that it's such an enormous waste of everything when a live MMORPG is sunsetted and access to it is gone...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida espouses excitement and encouragement for the upcoming Blue Protocol
In the grand battle between the upcoming Blue Protocol and the current master of the Japanese MMORPG market, Final Fantasy XIV, producer and director...
Final Fantasy XIV director expresses frustration and confusion as another world first clear is won via addon use
It would appear that Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has McFreaking had it with addons being used in order for raid...
The Soapbox: Subscriptions might actually be the next big innovation in digital card games
What started earlier this week as a rant on how bad an idea a subscription model in Hearthstone would be evolved into something more:...
Wisdom of Nym: In praise of Final Fantasy XIV’s Ultimate content
As basically everyone who has read this column for a long period of time knows, I have not done the latest bit of Ultimate...
One Shots: Five easy steps to dragon enslavement
Step one: Find a dragon that's been shunned from the rest of its pack. Step two: Befriend the dragon with copious amounts of ripple-striped...
Global Chat: Is Dragonflight living up to expectations?
While first impressions are all well and good, the mark of a solid MMO release is whether or not it can sustain interest and...
Destiny 2’s day-long outage this week was the result of… a config error in a dev tool
Destiny 2 suffered a nasty outage earlier this week that took the game down more than 24 hours and even caused a rollback. Now,...