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Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea
Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...
The Stream Team: WildStar’s last hurrah
Remember how we were just checking the pulse of WildStar and got excited when we finally managed to see four other players? We knew...
Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s PAX West 2018 awards and poll
Most of this year's PAX West content is finally finished, and while we're about to give MOP reporter Larry Everett a much-needed breather, we've...
A eulogy for WildStar – a marvelous MMORPG and avoidable tragedy
Friends, readers, genre fans, lend me your eyes; I come to bury WildStar, not to praise it. But just like Marc Antony, I'm going...
WildStar and Carbine are shutting down
NCsoft is axing Carbine, Kotaku reported this afternoon, which means the end of MMORPG WildStar. Here's the statement NCsoft gave to Kotaku.
"Today, we are...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most adorable mascot?
While not every MMO has one, mascots are an interesting phenomenon that some developers promote and communities latch onto during their time with the...
Vague Patch Notes: Casual no longer means anything in MMOs
Every time I see someone write something about casual players - including me because heavens know I've done it too - I feel a...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMORPG swag of all time?
In a conversation about the recent Starflight 3 Fig campaign - which you won't see covered here since it's not multiplayer, but let me...
Skyforge: Battle Royale has arrived
Good news for people who have longed for MMOs to carry a bit more of that battle royale goodness, as Skyforge has officially launched...
Mortal Online sandbox MMO devs try battle royale with Mortal Royale
Trove, Skyforge, and now Mortal Online - it's a weird batch of MMORPGs whose devs are getting into the battle royale scene, but there...
The Stream Team: Checking in on WildStar
So what is going on with WildStar? Something sure sent someone into a rant (listen to this week's podcast for all those juicy details!)....
WildStar players host a design contest for racial houses
If you play a Mordesh or a Mechari in WildStar, you are probably used to having to live in someone else's style of house....
Ashes of Creation addresses My.com concerns, localization, pay-to-win, publishing, and regionlocks
Earlier this week, the Ashes of Creation team sparked a wildfire of concern when it announced that it'll partner with My.com to publish the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 183: Battle for Battle for Azeroth
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Battle for Azeroth, Fallout 76, WildStar, NCsoft, Ashes of Creation, MMO Kickstarters, FFXIV, and SWG, with more haiku and mailbag entry on rating WoW for kids.
Skyforge outlines the mechanics of its new Battle Royale mode
We've gone through the glut of games being released as battle royale titles, but why stop there when we could make existing games into...
My.com will publish Ashes of Creation in Europe and the CIS region [Updated]
We've updated at the end of the article with an additional statement from Intrepid.
Ashes of Creation is barreling on toward its first real alpha,...
WildStar brings back its home decoration event as the game languishes
Poor WildStar. These days all the attention and excitement that Carbine's MMO generates is by recycling old events. One of these, the home renovation...
MMO Skyforge is getting a battle royale mode, but it won’t utilize your MMO character
So this is happening. Skyforge is getting a battle royale mode of its very own, following in the footsteps of other MMOs that have...
Battle Bards Episode 126: Out of this world
It’s time to boldly go where no podcast has gone before — by exploring MMO space themes! It’s perhaps the flat-out goofiest and silliest...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
