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The Stream Team: Exploring Shroud of the Avatar’s release 34
The wilds in Shroud of the Avatar are dangerous enough when two people are grouped, so what happens when MassivelyOP's MJ heads out on...
Shroud of the Avatar’s R34 delivers Halloween, culinary utility, and /pukeblood
Release 34 has launched for Shroud of the Avatar players as of this morning along with a large balance and polish pass for both the...
The Daily Grind: Is there an old MMO trend that’s never coming back?
Massively OP commenter BalsBigBrother made a joke the other day about wanting me to stream Ultima Online, and I replied that the game is...
Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players
Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs auction off or delete the possessions of banned players?
One of the oddities revealed during RuneScape's RuneFest over the weekend is the fact that Jagex plans to auction off the in-game possessions of...
Shroud of the Avatar teases Halloween content, Estgard, and SOTAcon
Shroud of the Avatar has the honor of being one of the first MMORPGs to tease Halloween content this year, meaning it's only about...
DragonCon 2016: Garriott expounds on Shroud of the Avatar’s farming, food, and fancy footwork
Many people look at a game for its combat, however, there are many who also want a game with a variety of non-combat features....
The Stream Team: Wandering the wilds of Shroud of the Avatar
After wandering around a crypt and finding a cool secret passage, MassivelyOP's MJ needs some fresh air. So this time she's going to explore...
Shroud of the Avatar Q&A homes in on crafting and economy
Portalarium's Starr Long has hopped on Shroud of the Avatar's official forums for an extra round of player-submitted questions. Of note, Long says to...
DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott on why Shroud of the Avatar will steal your life
Do you know that feeling when you come across a game that has most, if not all, of your dream features -- even the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG housing have login and maintenance rules?
A Massively OP reader named MrPoolaty recently wrote in to us to talk about the resumption of Final Fantasy XIV's housing demolition timers. See,...
Shroud of the Avatar plans improvements to tropical island towns and the economy
Player-run towns in Shroud of the Avatar have had the option of being on a tropical island since May. Of course, that option was mostly...
The Stream Team: New kid in town in Shroud of the Avatar
MassivelyOP's MJ is an Avatar now, wandering New Britannia. There are many adventures to be had, many books to read, many NPCs to talk...
A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar
If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...
DragonCon 2016: Garriott and Hickman explain THE VOID’s live VR
Have you ever wanted to play literally in your favorite game? Ever since my first tabletop pen and paper campaigns, I have wanted to...
Shroud of the Avatar to issue bans for RMT outside of approved forum
Did you know that Shroud of the Avatar allows players to trade and sell virtual goods like pledges and store items - and now gold?...
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
Shroud of the Avatar’s release 33, Richard Garriott’s AMA and new book
The final wipe is receding into the horizon for Shroud of the Avatar, but the game is hardly finished patching and adding in big...
DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott officiates at a real-life convention wedding
What happens at DragonCon doesn't always stay at DragonCon -- at least not for a couple of Shroud of the Avatar players. Their weekend...
Shroud of the Avatar refines Release 33, works on stability
Shroud of the Avatar's last content update, Release 33, came out last week, but the team hasn't been satisfied with a one-and-done approach to...
