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Not So Massively: Comparing the grinds of World of Warcraft and The First Descendant
Lately most of my gaming time has gone into two games: World of Warcraft and The First Descendant. They're both very grindy games, but...
Throne & Liberty’s Wilds of Talandre expansion expands more today with the addition of Nebula Island
When Throne & Liberty's Wilds of Talandre launched last week, it did so with a new zone - but without one of the key...
Lord of the Rings Online patches the old deed log back in today as transfers surpass 1M characters
It's patch day for the long-suffering Lord of the Rings Online playerbase as the patch originally planned for Wednesday is finally launching today. Update...
World of Warcraft previews Update 11.1.5 and arrests Brann’s tanking spec for being too much fun
World of Warcraft's Update 11.1 hasn't lost its new Goblin car smell yet, but Blizzard's already testing the next patch right now.
In a preview...
Stars Reach’s Raph Koster discusses plans for outer space and ‘full-blown sandbox MMO’ mechanics
Right now the pre-alpha for Stars Reach is pretty much focused entirely on ground-based things like mining, killing creatures, and during this week, seasons...
Dungeons & Dragons Online releases update 72.1 today with a free raid for all
It's the year of the snake, which means that it makes a certain amount of sense that Dungeons & Dragons Online has a new...
Blade & Soul NEO’s Moonwater Plains part 1 is live with a new region, level cap, and PvP content
As promised, Blade & Soul NEO has officially launched its first major update - Moonwater Plains part one, which NCsoft is calling an expansion...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 509: Lord of the Transfers
Justin and Bree discuss the LOTRO transfer mess, the return of APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth, Throne and Liberty's Wilds of Talandre, Guild Wars 2's Repentance, Elder Scrolls Online's Fallen Banners, and Fractured's new owners, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, Diablo 3, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on gating story beats with raiding.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds’ latest episode, Repentance
Repent! For the penultimate update to Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds expansion is at hand!
We are at the midpoint of this expansion's continuing story...
EverQuest II’s Chronoportal Phenomenon event lets you time travel to the past
To mark and celebrate the 26th anniversary of the original EverQuest, its descendant is hosting the Chronoportal Phenomenon event this month once more. EverQuest II's time...
Wisdom of Nym: Completely unlikely theories for the future of Final Fantasy XIV stories
I frequently like to make predictions for the future of Final Fantasy XIV that seem reasonable and make logical sense. I'd say "that's kind...
World of Warcraft releases Undermine(d)’s end-of-raid cinematic, applies a hotfix for several dungeons
Have you been enjoying World of Warcraft's Undermine(d) update enough that you've already plowed through its recently added raid? Then you've likely already seen...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Unova Tour was functional but no fun
Pokemon GO's just announced the next Go Fest, but the recent Unova Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both recently concluded,...
Storyboard: How do you roleplay in MMOs that don’t want you to roleplay?
Readers, I am about to blow your minds. Are you ready to have your minds absolutely blown? It's going to be a huge shock,...
WoW Classic’s 20th anniversary servers move into phase three later this month
The 20th anniversary servers for WoW Classic continue to barrel forward through the now-quite-familiar phases of vanilla content, with two of these stages already...
WoW Factor: Undermine(d) highlights World of Warcraft’s chaotic silly side
World of Warcraft Update 11.1: Undermine(d) is finally here, and it's certainly got the community buzzing. I kind of suspected this would be the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online livestream dances around 64-bit server reveals and a possible progression server
With the 19th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons Online in full swing and plenty of content coming down the pipeline in 2025, this quirky...
WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery servers have ‘many many many months of content left,’ says Blizzard
The future of WoW Classic's experimental Season of Discovery servers may be more rosy than once imagined. In a lengthy post, the project lead...
PSA: Reserve your LOTRO 64-bit server names today at noon
Heads-up for all Lord of the Rings Online players: The Great Server Migration of '24 starts today. VIP players can reserve up to three names...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Might and Mastery Season is looking weak for March
Pokemon Go's still in the middle of its Unova's Global Tour this weekend, but we've also been warned of the March 4th start of...
