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Star Wars: The Old Republic adds progression for Sorcerers and Sages
It is always disappointing when an MMO expansion comes along and then gives your character nothing to show for those shiny new levels he...
The Daily Grind: What constitutes a ‘classic’ MMO to you?
Earlier this week, a job posting on Blizzard's career site made it clear that the company considers Diablo III one of its "classic" games....
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate MMOs and games that challenge you mentally?
MOP reader and backer Avaera proposed an interesting Daily Grind topic recently about challenges in MMORPGs - and no, "challenge" doesn't refer to boss...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
The Stream Team: Catching Corellia and Korriban datacons in SWTOR
There you viewers go, suggesting the next stop on the SWTOR datacron hunt again. Massively OP's MJ is even more skeptical now, but Larry...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Charles Boyd talks up Onslaught’s first planet, Onderon
The planet of Onderon has a much more vast story history than I was aware of, with the location used in comic book form,...
Path of Exile cancels new lockboxes-within-lockboxes after ‘intensely negative’ feedback
So let's play a little round of bad news, good news with Path of Exile. Yesterday, with the Blight expansion not even a week...
Battle Bards Episode 152: Main Themes 3
Back for a third round, the Battle Bards examine a slew of main themes from MMORPGs! Considering how essential these themes are in making...
Casey Hudson says BioWare still has a ‘big team working on Anthem’
It's time for a Very Serious Message from BioWare's Casey Hudson.
OK, it's not that serious; it's more like a pep rally for Anthem. Cataclysm...
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...
Star Wars: The Old Republic discusses the character designs for Mek-Sha’s former Mandalorians in Onslaught
There's a lot of work that goes into even the background characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic. A new internal interview with lead world...
The Stream Team: Hoping for Hoth datacrons in SWTOR
When viewers request the next stop on the SWTOR datacron journey, Massively OP's Larry and MJ might be a little suspicious. But only a...
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.
Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us
Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
SWTOR begins testing Onslaught’s crafting overhaul, Spoils of War adjustments, and the Dxun Operation
Star Wars: The Old Republic's Onslaught expansion may have been delayed a month, but BioWare is full-speed ahead on testing it.
The studio announced last...
SWTOR explains just how you’ll get that free Nautolan unlock
If you were paying attention to anything other than WoW Classic on Monday, you might recall that Star Wars: The Old Republic slipped in...
BioWare delays SWTOR Onslaught to October, but it’s handing out free Nautolans
Hey you know what should be announced today that will totally not get buried by any other major events? The release date for the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic previews Onslaught’s new Mek-Sha location
Back in July, the Star Wars: The Old Republic folks offered an extremely formulaic but at least somewhat interesting look at the creation of...
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
