turbine

American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.

LOTRO Legendarium: The bold life of a player chicken

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When you get a little bored of the normal questing flow or dungeon hopping in Lord of the Rings Online, there are plenty of...

Dungeons and Dragons Online dishes out anniversary gifts

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While we usually convene here at Massively OP to discuss game launch anniversaries, today we have something slightly different: the launch of a business...

PSA: Lord of the Rings Online is slashing prices for the Helm’s Deep expansion

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Lord of the Rings Online is notoriously reluctant to give any sort of price reductions for its expansions, so it's a good week indeed...
Oh, please be all right.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 237: Fallen Earth’s final glorious sunset

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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.

Dungeons and Dragon Online pumps out a Sharn-themed adventure pack

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It's Patch Day for Dungeons and Dragons Online. So what does the GM have planned for adventurers in Eberron? Why, it's a new adventure...

The Stream Team: Beginning Dungeons and Dragons Online on Korthos

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As Massively OP's MJ starts regular Dungeons and Dragons nights on OPTV, she felt it was a perfect time to start DDO from the...

Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?

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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...

Lord of the Rings Online’s Legendary servers roll out 2011’s Rise of Isengard expansion

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For the last week or two, Justin has been nervously playing Lord of the Rings Online's progression server, convinced that Standing Stone was about...
Sink.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings

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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.

The Daily Grind: Which class would you just love to port from one MMO to another?

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Earlier this summer, Standing Stone Game announced a brand-new and unique class for Dungeons and Dragons Online: the Alchemist. No, it's not just another...

Massively Uplifting: LOTRO community events, appreciative FFXIV fans, and making gaming accessible

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Just because it's the hottest month of the year doesn't mean we don't want to bury ourselves in warm fuzzies! Positivity is always welcome...
Oh, this... keeps my feelings where they were before, really.

Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us

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Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
Paladinhood.

Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic

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With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the...

Perfect Ten: Ten weird things I’m relearning with WoW Classic

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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...

Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert on the PlayStation 4 (and the PS Vita too!)

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I needed a break from Black Desert after that disappointing enchant session I recounted in the last edition of the Desert Oasis column. A few...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 235: The one about WoW Classic

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, LOTRO, Black Desert, Astellia Online, Elite Dangerous, and EverQuest II, with mailbag topics on progression servers and stream etiquette.

One Shots: My other car is a ravenous dragon

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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...

LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s prettiest and ugliest places

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Depending on how you count it, at the present Lord of the Rings Online boasts somewhere around 45 zones -- a vast improvement on...

Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs

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A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...

It’s time to chase chickens as Lord of the Rings Online’s Farmers Faire has begun

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Get out your seeds packets and your straw hats because it's harvest time in Middle-earth, which means the Farmers Faire event has returned once...

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