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Vague Patch Notes: Why live MMOs struggle to onboard new players

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There are, at the time I write this, two basic approaches for getting new players up to speed in existing MMOs. Both of them...

The Stream Team: We’re gonna rob a bank in City of Heroes Homecoming

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You asked for it, and so now you have to live with it! Massively OP's crew are getting together for more City of Heroes:...

Choose My Adventure: Behold! The MOP Hunter-Killer arrives to the City of Heroes

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A new automaton of outrageous and awesome ability has arrived! This pint-sized power plant bears skills never seen by human eyes! A far-flung futuristic...

Catching up with City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers as NCsoft negotiations continue

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It's been a while since we checked in on the flourishing City of Heroes rogue server community, but it's been busy indeed, with multiple...

One Shots: Pointy things in space

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Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a multi-trillion credit starship that's in absolute mint condition! As you drive it off the lot,...

The Daily Grind: Would you pay a sub for complete access to all cosmetics in an MMO?

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Last month on the MOP Podcast, we tackled a question from a reader named Aaron who was musing on whether modern MMOs could learn...

Ship of Heroes celebrates Independence Day with a new auction hall video

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You folks wanna know how hard the Ship of Heroes people are working? They put out a new video on the Fourth of July....
You made it sing, all right.

Into the Super-verse: A quick-and-dirty guide to picking the right City of Heroes archetype – Redside edition

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The fun thing about City of Heroes is... well, there are lots of fun things. But one of the fun things is that the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 227: Your letters, our answers!

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Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag for a full clean-out! Topics include City of Heroes and sunsets, offensive names, player housing, returning to MMOs, MMO associations, memorabilia, Hytale, modding, and whether early access would've saved WildStar.

Choose My Adventure: TERA and the argument in favor of ‘just OK’ gaming

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When TERA was voted as the choice for this past month's Choose My Adventure subject, I pretty much went in to the game with...

Champions Online salutes patriotism in spandex

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We are still rubbing our eyes in disbelief that Cryptic Studios is actually investing development effort into the long-neglected Champions Online -- but hey,...

One Shots: Intergalactic tourists

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Do you ever get that feeling that you spend all of this energy and time in MMOs trying to get to the next zone...
It ensues.

The Daily Grind: Two months in, have you tried the resurrected City of Heroes?

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So I spent a bunch of time over last weekend playing City of Heroes again. The game died seven years ago, but like any...

Vrooooooom: Ship of Heroes demos its superspeed travel power

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Superspeed: It's probably the first travel power that most superhero MMO players pick up. And now it's in Ship of Heroes, per the game's...

Massively Overthinking: Always be achievin’ (in MMOs)

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A while back, my husband and I were idly chatting about MMO achievements. Neither one of us is much of an achievement hunter, or...
Town.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 226: On the cusp of FFXIV’s Shadowbringers

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Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers, Harry Potter Wizards Unite, WoW Rise of Azshara, SWTOR, Camelot Unchained, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on XIV's endgame.

Choose My Adventure: Getting to the group stuff in TERA

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My final week in TERA saw me hitting the ground running, looking to utilize whatever means I could to chow through the levels, get...

Champions Online announces new ‘serialized story’ content

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Back in early June, a certain nameless MOP author wrote a column that speculated on why Champions Online didn't do better -- and what...
Call the WAAAAAMbulance.

Global Chat: Daybreak is a zombie, walking

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What can call an MMO blogger out of retirement? A game studio putting in below the bare minimum of effort in its updates seems...

One Shots: The gloaming hour

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Are you a morning person or do you come alive in the evening? Depending on the day/night cycle of an MMORPG, you may in...

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