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Massively OP Podcast Episode 522: Progressing through character progression
Justin and Bree deliver a theme show all about MMORPG progression, from skills and levels to quests and every other kind we could imagine.
Aion Classic 4.0 is live with the Luminess class, level cap bump, new dungeons, and the anniversary celebration
As promised, NC America has officially launched what it's calling Aion 4.0 today. Specifically, it's a celebration of Aion Classic's fourth birthday since its...
Guild Wars 2 has finally added the bird people you always wanted. No, not really. But kinda.
ArenaNet has heard your years of pleas for bird people, Guild Wars 2 fans, and it is delivering. No, you're not getting playable Tengu....
RuneScape Dragonwilds patches in magic today as Jagex commits to the survivalbox with a huge roadmap
Jagex's co-op survivalbox RuneScape Dragonwilds was the darling of the industry for a hot minute when it was announced and launched into early access...
Path of Exile’s Secrets of the Atlas launch is marred by DDoS attacks and console certification hang-ups
This past Friday saw the Secrets of the Atlas update go live for OARPG Path of Exile (original taste, not early access flavor), and...
Star Wars The Old Republic fixes numerous dynamic encounter issues with its latest patch
Somehow, Star Wars The Old Republic has gotten another patch. All right, that is perhaps not actually a surprise; the game's Dynamic Encounters are still...
RuneScape adds level 110 Crafting, Old School RuneScape stomps Yama boss fight cheesing
While much of the focus on RuneScape and Old School RuneScape from players was on Jagex bowing to bigots last week, both MMORPGs also...
Lord of the Rings Online shows off new Midsummer Festival island, explains server closure decision
Last week's abrupt announcement that Lord of the Rings Online is closing down all of its 32-bit servers caught many players by surprise, especially...
EverQuest II brings back Summer Jubilee events, EverQuest adds new zone to Hardcore Heritage
It's that time of the year for annual good times to (ideally) roll in EverQuest and EverQuest II, as the annual summertime events that...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your MMORPG alts?
You might not know this about me, but I'm a bit of a spreadsheet junkie. I have spreadsheets for literally everything, especially for my...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Ravenloft expands its gothic horror to Frankenstein
MOP Reader Mick shared an interview in which Dungeons and Dragons Online's developers talked about how this summer's The Chill of Ravenloft is expanding...
One Shots: A perilous pool party
OK people, I expect to see a lot of sun, surf, and poolside festivities over the next couple months here at One Shots! Or...
RuneScape fans push back against Jagex’s abrupt abandonment of Pride with their own events
Earlier this week, when we reported on how Jagex elected to wind back Pride events in RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, we noted how...
LOTRO Legendarium: How music binds the LOTRO community together
Whenever I'm reading through JRR Tolkien's Middle-earth novels, one thing that absolutely pops out at me is the Professor's love of song. Music isn't...
The Stream Team: Looking for a luck in AdventureQuest 3D
Who has bad luck on Friday the 13th? Not Massively OP's MJ! In fact, it is -- and always will be -- her favorite...
Wizard101 introduces its first ever eight-player raid with the Ghastly Conspiracy update
It's still a bit interesting to consider that a game like Wizard101 has raids in it, but indeed it does; two of them in...
Lord of the Rings Online announces the full closure of its old 32-bit worlds at the end of August
When Standing Stone Games revealed its plans for Lord of the Rings Online's new 64-bit servers, it left a little bit of leeway in...
The Daily Grind: Does your MMORPG friend list look like a graveyard?
A throwaway comment on Reddit the other day made me vicariously sad: A player named IVRYN posted about "those dudes you have on your...
Aion’s big 4.0 update arrives next week with Luminess class and level cap increase
It's kind of crazy to realize that it's taken until 2025 for Aion to produce an action mage class, but that's exactly what it's...
Progress Bar: We demo’d eight Steam Next Fest games that multiplayer fans should check out
Ah, Steam Next Fest. A smorgasbord of sketchy titles and hentai games. I kid (mostly), it's also a great way to experience some all-new,...
