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Massively OP Podcast Episode 237: Fallen Earth’s final glorious sunset
Justin and Bree tackle Fallen Earth's sunset, WoW Classic, going back to Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Astellia Online's monetization, CCP's new MMO, City of Heroes, and a mailbag question on swatting.
City of Heroes Homecoming asks players what they want from a licensed server
Now this is an interesting development, and very possibly a hint at things to come, though there's no official confirmation of legitimacy one way...
City of Titans has slimmed down its costuming program, bringing it closer to a test state
Costumes in a superhero game are a big deal, something the City of Titans team is well aware of. But system resources are also a big deal,...
The 10th anniversary of Champions Online continues with new and returning events
The birthday celebrations for Champions Online continue as the MMO celebrates 10 years the only way it knows how: with presents for players.
In addition...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish had an emulator – but doesn’t?
A few weeks back, when The Matrix 4 news hit, I spent some time digging around The Matrix Online's community so that I could...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
City of Heroes Homecoming players have rolled almost a million toons to date
I've always said that if I could do one thing in video games - you know, besides what I already love and do -...
Ship of Heroes pushes character creator beta to later in 2019, says its toons are more advanced than City of Heroes’
With summer drawing to a close, Heroic Games is barreling ahead on Ship of Heroes' character creation tool beta, which was originally aimed at...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.
Champions Online celebrates its 10th birthday with a new mission
The longest consistently operating superhero MMORPG is hitting a significant milestone this week, with Champions Online celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch on...
Leaderboard: Do you buy the ‘Grand Daybreak Unification’ theory?
Yesterday, MMO blogger Wilhelm Arcturus of The Ancient Gaming Noob dropped a fun conspiracy theory in the comments of our piece on EVE Online...
Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic
It's been a strange week. No - it's been a strange year in MMO gaming, all things considered. As I'm going through old Lord...
City of Heroes Homecoming adjusts snipes and Dominator powers with the latest patch
Just because City of Heroes' current servers are still rogue server doesn't mean their content will be locked in perpetuity. Case in point: The...
Daybreak registers a domain name for its possible splinter studio Rogue Planet Games
While all we've got is registrations and assumptions, it certainly looks like Daybreak Games is moving forward with some form of business plans. Our...
Daybreak previews DC Universe Online’s ‘Metal Part I’ update ahead of its September 12 launch
The last couple of news items to come out of DC Universe Online have been so much about game mechanics that it was almost...
One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon
Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...
DC Universe Online will be consolidating Artifact Catalysts with Game Update 97
In what appears to be DC Universe Online's continued effort to refine its systems, the devs have unveiled plans to consolidate Artifact Catalysts with...
Today’s City of Heroes’ Homecoming patch future-proofs the rogue servers for Mac players
It's patch day for the largest batch of City of Heroes rogue servers, as the Homecoming team has pushed live part of the beta...
Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic
There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...
DC Universe Online shares plans to adjust weapons and artifacts
The so-called Precision meta needs some work if a dev blog from the folks at DC Universe Online is to be believed. In order...