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The Stream Team: Kicking the tires of the new Storm Blaster in City of Heroes Homecoming
The Homecoming rogue servers of City of Heroes are testing out a new Blaster powerset, and MOP's Chris is eager to throw the weather...
Ship of Heroes’ ‘bright and positive’ setting masks mysteries to uncover
While most people seem fixated on the fact that Ship of Heroes is an unapologetic spiritual successor to City of Heroes, what tends to...
Champions Online’s Cryptic says it’ll ‘start exploring more inclusive customization options’
Over the weekend, a Champions Online player tipped us off to a conversation on the game's official forums in which players are chronicling their...
City of Titans shares its work in Unreal Engine 5, promises to open up access to a larger map soon
It's time yet again for us to circle back around to City of Titans and see where this developing MMORPG is headed, and it...
The Daily Grind: What are the best and worst horizontal progression systems in an MMORPG?
This morning, I want to talk about horizontal progression systems in MMOs, of which I am generally a fan! And I'm gonna start with...
DC Universe Online releases Episode 45 Shock to the System to PC and all consoles today
It's been held back for a week, but at last players of DC Universe Online can experience a Shock to the System today, as...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 418: Big Numbers Inc.
Justin and Bree discuss Mortal Exodus, Wayfinder, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Path of Exile, and Albion Online, with adventures in Fallout 76, City of Heroes, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag topic playing the hero vs. not in MMOs.
DC Universe Online delays Shock to the System another week, plans name reclaim event
Hope you didn't have your heart set on DC Universe Online's Episode 45: Shock to the System launching today, fam, and heaven forfend you...
DC Universe Online’s Shock to the System author on shifting from comics to video games
Yes, we've quite the anticipatory jitters for this week's DC Universe Online game update, especially as it adds a couple of iconic characters to...
City of Heroes Homecoming is testing two new arcs and a Storm Blast powerset
If you know anything about me and City of Heroes, it's probably that I have an absurdly huge number of storm characters. I just...
DC Universe Online’s Shock to the System update gets an April 13 release date
When the forthcoming Shock to the System episode for DC Universe Online made its way to the PTR last week, it was an easy...
Cryptic claims victory over login issues plaguing its PC MMORPGs and hands out apology goodies to players
If you were among the PC players who were having trouble getting into Cryptic's slate of MMORPGs like Star Trek Online, Champions Online, or...
The Stream Team: Leveling toons on City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue server
Today's stream is another one of those broadcasts that holds no greater motive or motivations beyond playing the game: MOP's Chris wants to fire...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for scripted narrative stories in MMOs
Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...
DC Universe Online puts its new Shock to the System episode up for public testing
Episode 45 for DC Universe Online is getting a little bit closer to its full release as the content update has made its way...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO promises that are not filling me with confidence
Every game's development - and this includes MMOs - involves certain promises being made that the developers probably half-knows are not going to wind...
The Daily Grind: What’s the mark of a bad player in your MMO of choice?
Before we start this Daily Grind, I need to point out that good players make bad plays all the time, and I bet everybody...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat
Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.
Ship of Heroes’ arrival on Steam is imminent as Heroic is still planning launch in 2023
Earlier this year, we noted that superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was eyeing an arrival on Steam, and as of today, it's finally happening. Or...
