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Ship of Heroes teases challenge missions and its 20-mile-long spaceship
When a dev blog begins with "Massive Plasma Cannons!" you know you're in for something explode-y. So begins Ship of Heroes' latest entry, in...
SWG Legends’ latest update buffed Bespin travel and improved house placement
It takes a lot to get me excited about a quality-of-life patch, but Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has pulled it off...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 365: Free Middle-earth
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's monetization shift, NCsoft's Throne and Liberty, Albion Online, New World, Elder Scrolls Online, Elyon, and ArcheAge, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, WoW Classic, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on SSG support and our favorite MMO zones.
SWTOR’s GU 7.0.1 rolls out today with updates to artifact gear and combat styles
It's patch day for Star Wars The Old Republic as GU 7.0.1 is now underway. The patch includes a hefty hodgepodge of tweaks and...
The Daily Grind: What are the best MMOs for weird schedules?
I have a lot of reasons for playing SWG Legends: its crafting is unbeatable and its housing is still good, and also it's the...
Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs
So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best animal taming mechanics?
I saw a fun thread on Reddit a while back that made me all nostalgic for Ultima Online. The player was looking for MMOs...
EverQuest turns 23 years old and throws a bash to match
It's a very happy birthday to EverQuest, which marked its 23rd birthday this week following its release back in March 1999. Let's just absorb...
The Stream Team: Starting SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith for real
It's Massively OP's Larry to the rescue! MJ's Chiss is left behind as Larry moves on to show off the new Legacy of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 364: Turtle power!
Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous console, EVE Online's P2W controversy, Guild Wars 2's turtles, and WoW's expansion reveal, with adventures in DDO, WoW Classic, SWG Legends, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on WoW free-to-play and New World's MMO pedigree.
The Daily Grind: Are you irritated by paid server transfers in MMORPGs?
A few weeks back, MOP's Eliot covered a World of Warcraft sale that caught my attention: Concurrent with the launch of Eternity's End, Blizzard...
The Soapbox: SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith is bad, but not for the reasons you’ve heard
I've never been a big Star Wars fan, but I am a big BioWare fan, and after many failed attempts to get into the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic promises flashpoint and weekly mission improvements in the near future
Star Wars: The Old Republic caused a great amount of design upheaval with last month's launch of Legacy of the Sith -- and BioWare...
Massively Overthinking: How do alts fit into MMORPGs in 2022?
Last weekend, my play group took a second batch of Guild Wars 2 alts to Cantha, and we found ourselves a bit grumbly about...
SWG Legends tours its new Bespin apartments, SWG Empire in Flames adds new playable races
It's time to check the news out of the emulator servers for Star Wars Galaxies! We start first with the biggie, Legends, which granted...
Perfect Ten: Favorite NPCs from my favorite MMOs
In a recent episode of the Massively OP Podcast, we had a terrific question winged our way asking about our personal favorite NPCs from...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 363: Cruising through Cantha
Colin, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons launch, how the MMO industry has responded to Ukraine, SWTOR's botched LOTS rollout, Conan Chop Chop, and Swords of Legends Online's free to play rollout, with a mailbag topic on when MMO studios should pull the plug on a failed game.
The Daily Grind: What’s the quickest way to derail an MMO expansion?
I think that if I polled veteran MMORPG players about expansions that bombed, they'd probably point to Star Wars Galaxies' Trials of Obi-Wan and...
SWTOR admits that Legacy of the Sith ‘was not a smooth transition’
For the first time since Legacy of the Sith's release, BioWare is speaking out about some -- but not all -- of the problems...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO that you’re not playing?
The reality of the MMORPG genre is that even when the genre was small, there weren't enough hours in the day to play everything....
