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Massively OP Podcast Episode 442: Harbingers of MMO hype
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest, SWTOR, Pantheon's 247 split, Albion Online's Wild Blood, Star Citizen, and Squadron 42, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and Fallout 76, plus a...
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Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be...
Pantheon’s announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized “247” extraction mode hasn’t engendered a whole lot of hope for the future of the Kickstarted game, though it’s hard...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic starts testing Update 7.4 – but not the GTN overhaul
Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are buckling on their lightsabers and holstering their blasters in anticipation of jumping into the next story adventure of this MMO. After talking up Chains in the...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best vehicle experience?
I am generally not a fan of vehicles in MMORPGs. No, let me rephrase that. What I don’t like is when my character becomes a vehicle as a gimmick for a minigame or special combat or whatever. I hate it,...
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Hyperspace Beacon: Have Star Wars The Old Republic’s visuals aged well?
Initially I wanted to write a column about how the transition of Star Wars: The Old Republic to Broadsword and how we’re seeing its new owners and old developers handle these first few months. However,...
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Star Wars: The Old Republic previews the updated Galactic Trade Network on...
For those of you who are used to the art of the deal on Star Wars: The Old Republic, you should be aware that patch 7.4 is altering the deal. Pray it does not alter it further. Wait, sorry, it’s not...
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Massively Overthinking: The ‘elements’ of MMOs
MOP reader Nibbana recently posed us a fun question: “As I play my Scrapper in Guild Wars 2, I thought to myself, man, I love lightning. I played a Sorcerer in SWTOR because I love the lightning. I…....
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The Daily Grind: Do you remember to eat food in your MMO of choice?
I’ve been obsessed with cooking in MMOs ever since I created a chef empire in original-flavor Star Wars Galaxies. Actually, it probably started well before that; I was that person who always used to...
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Former SWTOR lead Damion Schubert urges devs to prioritize accessibility in MMOs
When you think of the strengths of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a game, does “accessibility” every come to mind? According to one former lead developer of the MMO, it should. Damion Schubert recently...
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Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I’m setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends! After all, people have Opinions about MMO expansions, especially for franchises...
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Funcom’s Dune Awakening sound design is inspired by the Villeneuve movies
No, Dune ain’t done – but Funcom is letting you have a little listen. The Dune Awakening developers dropped a new dev blog this morning focused on the game’s sound specifically. Audio director Arild...
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Star Wars Galaxies Legends checks in with dev progress on heroics, deep space...
If you’ve been wondering what’s on the horizon for the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server, then you’re probably going to care about the most recent developer’s diary post, which has offered a...
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Raph Koster has been warning about the death of games innovation longer than...
Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster is no stranger to talking about money in gaming. Our own readers will recall that all the way back in 2017, Koster, known for his origination of Ultima Online and Star...
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The Daily Grind: What’s clogging up your main MMO character’s bank right now?
Lord of the Rings Online seems deliberately designed to make even people who enjoy organizing inventories (me) a wee bit crazy about it. I run a very tight ship with my characters’ banks, but damn if...
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Star Wars The Old Republic is finally launching an Australia-based server –...
Broadsword has big plans for Star Wars The Old Republic, having picked up both the game and the bulk of the team earlier this year, and now it’s expanding into a new region too. Oceanic players, get...
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One Shots: Lightning strikes twice
When you see lightning on the horizon, it may be time to seek shelter, brew a favorite hot beverage, and settle in for a lengthy gaming session. Or you could go a different route by grabbing a...
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The Daily Grind: Should MMO devs focus on quality-of-life features over content?
Today’s Daily Grind is not really about any one MMO, so hear me out. I came across a thought-provoking poll the other day from Star Wars Galaxies emulator SWG Legends; the player devs asked gamers...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 446: Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of MMOs
Chris and Justin discuss Tarisland's beta, Perfect New World's beta, Pantheon 247 cancelation, SWTOR's Aussie server, EVE Online's Havoc, World of Warcraft's Seeds of Renewal, WoW Classic Hardcore, and...
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MMO Business Roundup: NetEase’s Worlds Untold, Embracer, Ubisoft,...
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry and business news. Numbers numbers numbers! NetEase – The Chinese megacorp NetEase just can’t seem to stop rolling out new western...
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The Daily Grind: Do you wait for fresh start servers to come back to an MMO?
I don’t think that MMO vets and developers entrenched into a particular game realize just how daunting it is for lapsed players to actually come back to an MMO. To do so is to be deluged by months or...
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