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Massively Overthinking: What’s so bad about comfort zones in MMOs?
If you've been following the MMORPG meta for a long time, particularly in World of Warcraft, you know there's corner of the industry convinced...
The Daily Grind: Do you like it when MMO quests follow up with you afterward?
One neat little feature that I always appreciated about Star Wars: The Old Republic is that sometimes you would get these little codas to...
Star Wars The Old Republic shares a short story of Sa’har’s search for her missing brother
Since the most recent patch of Star Wars: The Old Republic zeroing in on Sa'har Kateen, it would make sense that a newly shared...
Massively Overthinking: What endgame content keeps you in an MMORPG long-term?
A while back on the MassivelyOP Podcast, Justin and I were trying to sort through why New World's endgame hasn't had staying power with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 383: New World strikes up the band
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Diablo Immortal, SWTOR, NCsoft Q1, and Guild Wars 3, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and Glitch, plus a mailbag topic on better terms for MMOs.
SWTOR releases Update 7.1 Digging Deeper today with more story and a new raid
After a long wait, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans have their first content drop following the release of Legacy of the Sith this...
Star Wars: The Old Republic previews next month’s ‘short story’ update, gives out free decorations
Following the anemic content offerings and reception of this past spring's Legacy of the Sith, Star Wars: The Old Republic is under a lot...
Star Wars: The Old Republic brings its bounty hunting event around once more
So there's only one class in Star Wars: The Old Republic that hunts bounties for a living. It's called Bounty Hunter; you may have...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is looking for a new development director
With the recent loss of long-time SWTOR mainstay Charles Boyd, the MMO's community could use any shot of positive news about the game's future....
Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
The Stream Team: Time for more Republic TOR-ture
Last time, Massively OP's Larry and MJ were appalled at the abhorrent actions and attitudes of the Republic guards at the prison on Belsavis....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 381: The Soulframe of the game
Justin and Bree discuss Warframe's new sibling Soulframe, Guild Wars 2's summer roadmap, LOTRO's producer's departure, SWTOR's creative director's departure, and WoW's Dragonflight alpha, with adventures in City of Heroes, RIFT, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on truly non-instanced open world design.
Star Wars The Old Republic plans next update for August 2, bids farewell to Creative Director Charles Boyd
It's a bit of good news and bad news for Star Wars: The Old Republic fans. We'll start with the good news: Update 7.1...
The Game Archaeologist: The origins of Blizzard, Mythic, Funcom, SOE, and BioWare
A good origin story always captivates me, especially when it gives me a new perspective on something I've come to appreciate over the years....
The Stream Team: Forced to do SWTOR’s Belsavis story as Republic
In the middle of their quest for SWTOR's Galactic Loremaster achievement, Massively OP's Larry & MJ discovered that they had to go back and...
Star Wars The Old Republic makes updates to R-4 Anomaly bosses and outlines July’s events
Testing for the upcoming R-4 Anomaly operation and Manaan daily area heading for Star Wars: The Old Republic has been happening since June -...
Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us
Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...
These are the online gaming companies supporting reproductive choice and healthcare for workers
When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...
Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs
So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
