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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs ever retire classes?

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Last week, I asked the Massively OP readers whether World of Warcraft needed another class (I want the Bard, obviously). But one Facebook fan...
It's like there's a party on your hard drive and you need that party to accomplish anything.

EverQuest turns 18 years old, throws birthday bash with free heroic characters for everyone

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One of the most famous and longest-lived MMORPGs is celebrating its 18th birthday today. Back on this date in 1999, EverQuest released to a...

Global Chat: Fare thee well, Landmark

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Believe it or not, there were actually people who played and enjoyed Landmark -- and were saddened to see it taken offline. To kick...

Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #24-19

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What are the best and most popular MMO theme songs of all time? A couple of weeks ago I posed this question to the...

The Daily Grind: How often do you play outside your comfort zone in MMORPGs?

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During the first couple of years I played MMORPGs, I was a pretty timid gamer in terms of my comfort zone for actual content. It...

A space starfish is attacking DC Universe Online, seriously

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To honor the upcoming Justice League movie, the devs over at DC Universe Online are roping in the very first villain that fought this...

EverQuest II activates 14 expert dungeons and raids

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EverQuest II is pouring a dollop of danger in the cups of its players this week, thanks to the activation of expert modes for...

EverQuesting: The Domino effect on Daybreak and EverQuest II

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Yup, it's true. It was a sad day when Emily Taylor confirmed that she was indeed leaving Daybreak. When John Smedley's tweet popped up...
Crucial.

Crucible gets Westwood co-founder as its new boss

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Hands up: Any Massively OP readers play the crap out of Command & Conquer back in the day? In the '90s, Westwood Studios was...

The Perfect Ten: A plague of MMO bears

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I have long been of the opinion that there are few more terrifying animals on this planet than bears. Sure, there are sharks, the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best religious system?

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Not every MMO includes deities, religions, and faith in their universes, but some do to varying degrees. I've seen games that weave such institutions...
I'm so drunk I can barely see, but it helps be get through another day!

EverQuest II kicks off a Brewday celebration

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Is the world of Norrath awash in problems in EverQuest II? Do you see destruction and demise at all corners with no obvious solutions?...

Free Realms Sunrise emulator vows to bring back some of the fun

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Were you there when they turned the lights out on Free Realms? The title went dark on this family-friendly MMORPG back in March 2014,...

Here’s how that H1Z1 TV broadcast deal went down

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Were you scratching your head over last week's announcement that H1Z1 would be bringing its upcoming PvP tournament to the CW network? We were...

Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!

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It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
Could be going better.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch

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Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.

Global Chat: What powerful memories come from playing MMOs?

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Upon seeing how a friend was becoming disenchanted with MMOs, blogger Ravalation hypothesized it was because he was shying away from other players too...
Wait for it.

DC Universe Online makes Weapon Combos more potent over time

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Weapon combos are the main source of damage for players who focus on weapons in DC Universe Online. This is not a complex or...

Ashes of Creation demos combat gameplay and UI in new alpha video

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Ashes of Creation sprung a brand-new alpha video on MMORPG players via PC Gamer this morning. It's not, as suggested there, the team's first...

H1Z1’s newest $300,000 tournament will be televised

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In April, you won't have to turn to Twitch to see professional teams beat the crap out of each other in H1Z1 -- you'll...

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