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Massively Overthinking: Random encounters in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor TheChiHawk, and it's coming from an unusually not-so-massive corner of gamesdom for us:
Are...
Fleet veteran heavy destroyers coming to Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online lead systems designer Phil Zeleski has penned a new dev blog concerning fleet veteran heavy destroyers. These tier six vessels will...
The Stream Team: Come to the SWTOR dark side…story
Did you get enough SWTOR news this week? Either way, why not join Massively OP's Larry and MJ to talk about it all as...
Perfect Ten: Weirdly specific quests we keep encountering in MMOs
You know how you wince whenever you think of typing /played into your MMO and realize just how many hours you've given to a...
Trion Worlds teases creepy new game
Is the devil inside you? Trion Worlds is pretty sure it's the devil and not Intel, anyway. The studio behind MMOs RIFT, Defiance, and...
Ask Mo: If Star Wars Galaxies is so smart, why ain’t it rich?
Star Wars Galaxies would have been 12 years old this week, had it lived a day past Star Wars: The Old Republic. That makes...
Destiny sells DLC extras separately, prepares promotion with Red Bull
While Bungie is putting out one Destiny public relations fire, another one springs up behind it.
The studio addressed its recent bungling of The Taken...
Anarchy Online’s new graphical engine is finally live
Anarchy Online has been on the verge of having a new graphics engine for what seems to be forever and a day, but it's...
E3 2015: WildStar is adding much more than F2P this fall
The fact that WildStar is transitioning to a free-to-play model this fall is old news now. Folks have been hashing out their opinions on...
The Stream Team: On the front lines in PlanetSide 2
In honor of PlanetSide 2's launch on the PlayStation 4 yesterday, MassivelyOP's MJ is returning to the battle! However, on the PC there's no...
CCP is tweaking EVE’s fleet functionality
EVE Online's latest dev blog talks about upcoming fleet changes, though it also says that due to player feedback, said changes have been pushed...
Firefall is adding auxiliary weapon slots, equipment slots, and more
Firefall's latest dev blog discusses upcoming changes to the game's itemization and player equipment slots. Red 5's overarching goal is to enhance the effect...
BioWare comments on SWTOR’s chair exploit
Did you hear about that temple chair decoration exploit in Star Wars: The Old Republic? In a nutshell, the chair could be purchased for...
PlanetSide 2 hits European snags, closes in Korea
It isn't all sunshine and daisies for PlanetSide 2, even following yesterday's massive PlayStation 4 launch. For starters, the European servers for all PlayStation...
The Daily Grind: What’s the prettiest MMO?
Judging video game eye candy is one of the most subjective activities in our hobby, is it not? Everyone has a different standard (and...
E3 2015: PlanetSide 2 launches on PS4 today with a better build than beta
Console fans rejoice: After a lenthy beta-testing period, PlanetSide 2 finally launched on the PlayStation 4 in both North America and Europe today. Now...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 19
Justin and MJ discuss Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, Ark: Survival Evolved, ArcheAge, and tons of news from E3 on Guild Wars 2's expansion, FFXIV's Heavensward, SWTOR's expansion, Shroud of the Avatar, Torchlight Mobile, and more.
E3 2015: You are the chosen one in SWTOR’s Fallen Empire
Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are still hungry for more Knights of the Fallen Empire information, and we can't blame them. As we...
Star Trek Online shows off upcoming Tier 6 Battlecruisers
You can upgrade older ships in Star Trek Online, but your upgraded Tier 5 Battlecruiser just isn't the same as a Tier 6 version...
Bungie responds to Destiny’s ‘tone deaf’ DLC fiasco
Destiny has already launched some downloadable expansions for itself, and they've been cheaper than the upcoming The Taken King. In fact, they've been much cheaper...