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Star Wars: The Old Republic is looking for a new development director
With the recent loss of long-time SWTOR mainstay Charles Boyd, the MMO's community could use any shot of positive news about the game's future....
Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
The Stream Team: Time for more Republic TOR-ture
Last time, Massively OP's Larry and MJ were appalled at the abhorrent actions and attitudes of the Republic guards at the prison on Belsavis....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
Star Wars The Old Republic plans next update for August 2, bids farewell to Creative Director Charles Boyd
It's a bit of good news and bad news for Star Wars: The Old Republic fans. We'll start with the good news: Update 7.1...
The Game Archaeologist: The origins of Blizzard, Mythic, Funcom, SOE, and BioWare
A good origin story always captivates me, especially when it gives me a new perspective on something I've come to appreciate over the years....
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest time period you’ve ever subbed to a single MMO?
This question is a bit biased toward the subscription era of MMOs, but I think it still has some relevance given just how many...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 380: A TERAble way to go
Justin and Bree discuss TERA's sunset, Secret World's maintenance mode, Red Dead Online's maintenance mode, Heroes of the Storm's maintenance mode, Skull and Bones' November launch, Elder Scrolls Online's Lost Depths DLC, EverQuest II's prison server, Blizzard's Proletariat buyout, WoW's crafting overhaul, and the return of BlizzCon in 2023, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallout 76, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag lightning round.
Massively Overthinking: Solved problems in MMOs
One of the most annoying pet peeves this genre seems to spin up frequently is some companies' tendency to treat solved problems as unsolved...
ESA announces plans for E3 2023 in late June organized by ReedPop
Is the third time the charm? We'll find out with E3 next year, apparently, because the ESA is pledging right now that the event...
The Stream Team: Forced to do SWTOR’s Belsavis story as Republic
In the middle of their quest for SWTOR's Galactic Loremaster achievement, Massively OP's Larry & MJ discovered that they had to go back and...
One Shots: This griffin knows what you did last summer
Greetings! We'll kick off today with this Guild Wars 2 pic from reader Don, who said, "I took this screenshot of my Human Engineer...
Star Wars The Old Republic makes updates to R-4 Anomaly bosses and outlines July’s events
Testing for the upcoming R-4 Anomaly operation and Manaan daily area heading for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been happening since June -...
Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us
Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 379: Dinosaurs and Dragonflight
Justin and Bree discuss DDO's Isle of Dread, WoW Dragonflight, WoW Classic WOTLK, LOTRO, ArcheAge, No Man's Sky, and Trove, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Leegends, and New World, plus mailbag topics on Horizons/Istaria and cool musical moments in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What’s the best looting system in an MMO?
I've had looting on the brain lately for several reasons. For starters, I spent some time working with my son earlier this year helping...
These are the online gaming companies supporting reproductive choice and healthcare for workers
When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
The Stream Team: SWTOR achievement junkies travel the galaxy
The road to the SWTOR's Galactic Loremaster achievement is a long one, and Massively OP's Larry and MJ just started the journey. With 20...
