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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are you hoping to play later this year?
I keep telling myself, there are never enough hours in the day to do everything I want to do -- including playing all of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What’s the best gearing system in an MMO?
Let me say something bold: I think the best gearing systems in MMOs are the systems that don't get hung up on gear at...
Into the Super-Verse: No, I do not want Daybreak’s Marvel MMO
Greetings, true believers! This particular column is actually not the result of reader requests but specifically from our editor, who has long noted that...
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...
Choose My Adventure: Why does The Secret World feel so bad to play?
The Secret World is a good game. A great one, even. It’s worthy of all of the praise and adoration it gets from its...
Fortnite’s new season adds Doctor Strange as Epic Games raises millions for Ukraine aid
The third chapter of Fortnite's second season is getting Strange. As in Doctor Strange, the Marvel superhero. This would be strange in any other...
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...
DC Universe Online brings back Mister Mxyzptlk’s Mischief for St. Patrick’s Day
If it's the St. Patrick's Day holiday in DC Universe Online, then it's time for that nearly impossible to pronounce fifth dimensional trickster Mister...
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...
DC Universe Online’s GU122 is live with with Ultraviolet Nightmare world boss
It took a bit of extra time, but Daybreak's Dimensional Ink rolled out GU122 for DC Universe Online players yesterday. "Ultraviolet Sinestro has released...
The Stream Team: Doing some duo things in City of Heroes Homecoming
You know when inspiration strikes and you have a new character to build? That's what MOP's Chris experienced in City of Heroes' rogue server...
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...
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....
Champions Online brings back a leveling challenge that awards goodies for fresh level 40 characters
Back in 2019, Champions Online issued a challenge to players: Level a character to 40 within a week and get some shiny rewards for...
Ship of Heroes teases next round of beta with deep-dive into housing and player bases
Hey housing folks! Ship of Heroes has a fresh dev blog out this week aimed squarely at your proclivities as it features player bases...
EG7 Q4 2021: EG7 and Daybreak post huge revenues, bank future on MTGO, LOTRO
Overnight, Swedish gaming company Enad Global 7 posted its Q4 2021 financial report, which of course is useful to MMORPG players as EG7 has...
Into the Super-Verse: The joy of travel powers in superhero MMOs
I lived for level 14. Before level 14 was torture -- after was bliss.
I speak, of course, of City of Heroes "back in the...
DC Universe Online teases Episode 43 Dark Knights, plus 44, 45, and the PS5 client
Who likes roadmaps? Everyone, actually. And thankfully, Daybreak's Dimensional Ink has just this week produced one for DC Universe Online. While players and look...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs show true love through helping kids, planting trees
Attitudes and thoughts about Valentine's Day vary widely, from crass commercialism to idyllic romanticism to complete indifference. But the fact remains that the spirit...
