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Massively OP Podcast Episode 206: This is our Anthem

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Justin and Bree discuss MMO character creation systems, the Anthem demo mess, Ragnarok 2's abrupt development end, WoW's new raid, Daybreak's EverQuest franchise plans, Last Oasis, and Fallout 76, with mailbag questions on needlessly complicated MMOs and subs for maintenance mode games.

The Stream Team: Jail time in Path of Exile

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Massively OP's MJ is finally making progress gathering intel on the safehouses in Path of Exile's Betrayal league. She's hoping to get far enough...
Forty-six & 2

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the the European Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival

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Originally I hadn't actually planned to do this particular column, and had instead figured that I'd just go down on reactions to the fan...
Dead in the water.

World of Warcraft’s latest Q&A covers the global cooldown and item level changes

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Pretty much no one has really been made happy by World of Warcraft putting most major cooldowns on the global cooldown, one of the many...
We're here! We're... that's it, actually.

EverQuest producer teases 20th anniversary events and the resurrection of Fan Faire

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Daybreak just had a tough year, but EverQuest is focusing ahead on 2019. This March, the game turns 20 years old, and Holly Longdale's...

Perfect Ten: The worst MMORPG expansions of all time

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A great MMO expansion brings so much to the table: fresh excitement for a game, new classes, innovative features, expanded vistas, additional races, and...
Stormy weather.

World of Warcraft patches in its new raid and its new season of items for Tides of Vengeance

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It's time to head into the Battle of Dazar'alor in World of Warcraft, so long as you've got a regular group to head into a...

The Stream Team: Going to the green cave in ARK’s Extinction

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The green cave. It's an interesting little death trap on ARK's Extintion server, and Massively OP's MJ can't wait to explore it! Her team...

Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a World of Warcraft 2?

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Let's pretend for a moment that the reason Blizzard appears to be dropping the ball with World of Warcraft right now is that it's...

Tamriel Infinium: Examining the features (and hype!) of Elder Scrolls Online’s Season of the Dragon

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I have mixed feelings about dragons coming to Elder Scrolls Online. Originally, we knew that we would not see them because they were hibernating...

ArcheAge rolls out update 5.1 as players call ‘bait-and-switch’ over normalized mounts

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As promised, Gamigo pushed out update 5.1 for ArcheAge yesterday, complete with its hero system revamp, tweaks for pirates, the Abyssal Library do-over, and...

Project Horseshoe’s design papers confirm decades of MMORPG lessons

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Not everyone involved in game design is trying to squeeze every last penny out of you. Yes, a lot of them are, but many...
Oopsies.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 204: SpatialOS spasms

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Justin and Bree discuss the Unity vs. SpatialOS showdown, the Destiny 2 Activision split and investigation, Elite's massive event, big updates for Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, and LOTRO, plus our adventures in ESO, LOTRO, SWG, and DDO, and reader mail on games that don't click with you, the MMOs we'd like to see built, and video game eyeballs.
I AM SO GREAT! *clap* I AM SO GREAT!

World of Warcraft outlines the item reward changes arriving in the game next week

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Next week sees the opening of a new raid in World of Warcraft on Normal and Heroic difficulties, which means you'll be getting some more...
Hooray, no shouting LFG for hours, that's enticing.

Anthem promises matchmaking for all of its content

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We don't yet know all of the content that will be available for Anthem, as previews thus far have showed off open-world questing and the...

Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale

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Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...

PSA: Make sure you log in to get your free DC Universe Online CR210 character booster

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Daybreak's superhero MMO DC Universe Online is currently in the midst of its eighth anniversary celebrations, complete with the new event Attack of the...
This should be obvious.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5 in review

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Ah, that's the good stuff. I'm not going to lie, I was honestly a bit concerned about this patch for Final Fantasy XIV. Not just because...

MapleStory 2’s Skybound part 2 launches as Nexon bans exploiters and shuffles the classic team

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MapleStory 2 got another big content infusion this week in the form of the second part of its Skybound expansion. "The update introduces the Fortress...

What Destiny 2 could’ve learned about community puzzle gating… from Star Wars Galaxies

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Say you're the developer of an online shooter, but you really want to add something that challenges the players in a world where they...

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