https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:48:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/18/hyperspace-beacon-a-measured-response-to-the-legacy-of-the-sith-backlash/ https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/18/hyperspace-beacon-a-measured-response-to-the-legacy-of-the-sith-backlash/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=375738 So Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are exploding on the internet about the franchise’s latest expansion, Legacy of the Sith. As a player of the game for 10 years, I have a lot of people asking me what I thought of it. But I think the more important question is why are fans up […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2022/02/18/hyperspace-beacon-a-measured-response-to-the-legacy-of-the-sith-backlash/feed/ 42 https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/18/interview-star-wars-the-old-republic-devs-talk-launch-date-new-planets-and-the-path-forward-for-legacy-of-the-sith/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/18/interview-star-wars-the-old-republic-devs-talk-launch-date-new-planets-and-the-path-forward-for-legacy-of-the-sith/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:00:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=363338 “This is the start of a year’s celebration,” Star Wars: The Old Republic Project Director Keith Kanneg said just before showing the press the trailer for the next expansion Legacy of the Sith today. Of course, the question on every fan’s mind is when does this year-long celebration start? SWTOR launches its 10th expansion Legacy of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/18/interview-star-wars-the-old-republic-devs-talk-launch-date-new-planets-and-the-path-forward-for-legacy-of-the-sith/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/04/hyperspace-beacon-swtors-charles-boyd-on-bioware-newbie-acquisition-economy-and-beyond/ https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/04/hyperspace-beacon-swtors-charles-boyd-on-bioware-newbie-acquisition-economy-and-beyond/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=361049 So it’s been two years since I wrote a piece on Star Wars: The Old Republic. I’m sorry. You’ll have to tell me what I missed. I’m kidding, I will have Vulkk and SWTORista tell me what I missed. Or I can have BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd tell me what I missed. That’s the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2021/11/04/hyperspace-beacon-swtors-charles-boyd-on-bioware-newbie-acquisition-economy-and-beyond/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/06/hyperspace-beacon-how-swtor-added-two-onslaught-stories-but-wrote-only-one/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/06/hyperspace-beacon-how-swtor-added-two-onslaught-stories-but-wrote-only-one/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=251405 Star Wars: The Old Republic prides itself on being a game with choices that matter. Fundamentally, one of the biggest choices a player can make in the game is the faction chosen before before stepping into any storyline at all. Of course, in SWTOR, we also have class choices and then choices within the story […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/11/06/hyperspace-beacon-how-swtor-added-two-onslaught-stories-but-wrote-only-one/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/23/hyperspace-beacon-first-impressions-of-swtors-onslaught-and-update-6-0/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/23/hyperspace-beacon-first-impressions-of-swtors-onslaught-and-update-6-0/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=250235 Like all other Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, I have been waiting for another expansion from BioWare for too long. Of course, the developers have attempted to keep us satisfied with the traitor questline and trips to Dantooine, but those excursions never seem to hit the right notes. We wanted something big, and expansive! […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/23/hyperspace-beacon-first-impressions-of-swtors-onslaught-and-update-6-0/feed/ 19 https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/17/hyperspace-beacon-is-swtor-prepared-for-the-onslaught/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/17/hyperspace-beacon-is-swtor-prepared-for-the-onslaught/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=249087 Welcome back to the Hyperspace Beacon. I have taken a much-needed break over this summer to come back to the first expansion that Star Wars: The Old Republic has had in — wow — just under three years. In December of 2016, SWTOR developers launched Knights of the Eternal Throne, and in just about a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/10/17/hyperspace-beacon-is-swtor-prepared-for-the-onslaught/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/06/hyperspace-beacon-thoughts-on-swtors-dantooine-incursion-update/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/06/hyperspace-beacon-thoughts-on-swtors-dantooine-incursion-update/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=228195 Tuesday, Star Wars: The Old Republic released a new event update called the Dantooine Incursion. I played through the questlines on the PTS, then I played through them twice again on the live servers to see if maybe I missed something. I believe I understand why all the quests are kind of dull, but honestly, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/06/06/hyperspace-beacon-thoughts-on-swtors-dantooine-incursion-update/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/31/tamriel-infinium-keep-playing-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-the-story-gets-better/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/31/tamriel-infinium-keep-playing-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-the-story-gets-better/#comments Fri, 31 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=227287 Like many of you, I have been participating in the early access for Elsweyr for this last week. In fact, I played some of the new Elder Scrolls Online chapter before the push to the live servers, and I gave my impressions of that a few weeks earlier. But now that it’s on the live […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/31/tamriel-infinium-keep-playing-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-the-story-gets-better/feed/ 19 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/fallout-76-releases-another-wild-appalachia-patch-and-clues-for-whats-in-vault-51/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/fallout-76-releases-another-wild-appalachia-patch-and-clues-for-whats-in-vault-51/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 19:00:23 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=225988 Some players hoped that Fallout 76 would give some Easter eggs or backstory to some of the people, places, and things from the other Fallout games. Some players also wonder how long this Wild Appalachia patch series is going to last. You might look at the roadmap to find the answers to the latter question, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/fallout-76-releases-another-wild-appalachia-patch-and-clues-for-whats-in-vault-51/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/newly-announced-mmo-eternal-magic-has-something-for-the-girls/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/newly-announced-mmo-eternal-magic-has-something-for-the-girls/#comments Tue, 21 May 2019 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=226031 Game developer Duoyi and distributor 101XP announced today that they’re developing a free-to-play MMORPG that sounds far too good to be true. Eternal Magic, according to the website, contains epic 80-player battles, a MOBA mode, PvP, and player housing. 101XP calls it a “killer mix for an incredible adventure.” Starting out, the classes fit a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/21/newly-announced-mmo-eternal-magic-has-something-for-the-girls/feed/ 43 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/riot-games-isnt-budging-on-labor-dispute-even-after-employee-walkout/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/riot-games-isnt-budging-on-labor-dispute-even-after-employee-walkout/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=225487 As we’ve previously covered, employees of the League of Legends studio Riot Games walked out last week in protest over the company’s labor and harassment policies. The company had attempted to force multiple employees seeking to sue over alleged gender discrimination into private arbitration, leading employees to agitate for change. Riot initially promised that as soon […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/riot-games-isnt-budging-on-labor-dispute-even-after-employee-walkout/feed/ 47 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/the-elder-scrolls-blades-focuses-on-player-feedback-and-its-place-at-e3-this-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/the-elder-scrolls-blades-focuses-on-player-feedback-and-its-place-at-e3-this-year/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 18:30:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=225448 Apparently, Bethesda wants to talk to players about its mobile game The Elder Scrolls: Blades that was launched to early access last month. The developers call this newsletter the Town Hall, probably playing off the game’s primary city-building feature. This month’s order of business mentions changes directly related to player feedback, treasure chest unlock timers, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/the-elder-scrolls-blades-focuses-on-player-feedback-and-its-place-at-e3-this-year/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/hyperspace-beacon-star-wars-galaxy-of-heroes-satisfies-that-star-wars-fix-but-theres-a-catch/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/hyperspace-beacon-star-wars-galaxy-of-heroes-satisfies-that-star-wars-fix-but-theres-a-catch/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=225083 For the last few weeks, my other job has either taken away my game time or just sucked the energy out of me so that didn’t feel like playing anything when I get home. I’m sure that many of you have been there, too. If you’re like me, you still want some time to game […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/17/hyperspace-beacon-star-wars-galaxy-of-heroes-satisfies-that-star-wars-fix-but-theres-a-catch/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/16/assassins-killed-fortnites-puppy-so-it-created-a-john-wick-themed-event/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/16/assassins-killed-fortnites-puppy-so-it-created-a-john-wick-themed-event/#comments Thu, 16 May 2019 19:00:11 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=225296 Anything goes with the Fortnite narrative at this point, so why shouldn’t John Wick show up? His house has been on the island for about a week now, after all. And we all know that games-as-a-service means that the players are the products now, so why not have a little fun with the obvious advertising […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/16/assassins-killed-fortnites-puppy-so-it-created-a-john-wick-themed-event/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/08/hyperspace-beacon-swtor-takes-us-to-dantooine-for-the-fifth-time-in-a-video-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/08/hyperspace-beacon-swtor-takes-us-to-dantooine-for-the-fifth-time-in-a-video-game/#comments Wed, 08 May 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=222843 My very first memory of Dantooine was surprisingly its first real appearance in a video game at all. Star Wars Galaxies imagined Dantooine as a purple and green planet with a mixture of high-tech farming, pirates, and primitive humanoid civilizations. But the two things that Star Wars Galaxies had to have were the hidden and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/05/08/hyperspace-beacon-swtor-takes-us-to-dantooine-for-the-fifth-time-in-a-video-game/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/25/tamriel-infinium-dissecting-the-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-necromancer-class/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/25/tamriel-infinium-dissecting-the-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-necromancer-class/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=221793 I spent some time this week playing on the Elder Scrolls Online public test server. I’ve explored quite a bit of Northern Elsweyr. I played through the prescribed first questline of the new chapter. But really, I spent most of my time slaying dragons; I talked about that in my first impressions piece for Elsweyr. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/25/tamriel-infinium-dissecting-the-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-necromancer-class/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/world-of-warships-partners-with-metal-band-sabaton-to-create-a-perfectly-over-the-top-music-video-for-the-bismarck/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/world-of-warships-partners-with-metal-band-sabaton-to-create-a-perfectly-over-the-top-music-video-for-the-bismarck/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=221530 Wargaming has never been subtle in its advertising and promotions. It also prides itself in the historical accuracy of its vehicles in its various games. Today, one of its flagship (pun totally intended) games World of Warships launched a music video to celebrate one of its battleship models: The Bismarck. For those not familiar with […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/world-of-warships-partners-with-metal-band-sabaton-to-create-a-perfectly-over-the-top-music-video-for-the-bismarck/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/anthem-takes-us-to-a-sunken-city-and-allows-gear-changes-mid-mission-in-todays-update-1-1-0/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/anthem-takes-us-to-a-sunken-city-and-allows-gear-changes-mid-mission-in-todays-update-1-1-0/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:00:32 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=221595 Some people have wondered how Anthem‘s storyline would continue and when we would actually see an update to it. The long answer is complicated, but the short answer is “Today!” BioWare added to the player’s critical path with the addition of the Sunken Cell stronghold in today’s patch. Of course, strongholds are usually very light on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/anthem-takes-us-to-a-sunken-city-and-allows-gear-changes-mid-mission-in-todays-update-1-1-0/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/todays-fallout-76-wild-appalachia-patch-8-5-introduces-a-camera-repair-kits-and-new-complaints-from-fans/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/todays-fallout-76-wild-appalachia-patch-8-5-introduces-a-camera-repair-kits-and-new-complaints-from-fans/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=221559 In its on-going rollout of Wild Appalachia, Fallout 76 brings update 8.5 to players, which features the ProSnap Deluxe Camera, basic and improved repair kits, and balances to aluminum. Besides those, the developers worked on fixing bugs like the infinite loading screen some players encountered and UI features working incorrectly. The ProSnap Deluxe takes center […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/23/todays-fallout-76-wild-appalachia-patch-8-5-introduces-a-camera-repair-kits-and-new-complaints-from-fans/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/22/neverwinter-is-making-a-loony-old-guy-dance-in-tomorrows-undermountain-expansion/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/22/neverwinter-is-making-a-loony-old-guy-dance-in-tomorrows-undermountain-expansion/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=221323 In anticipation of the Undermountain expansion launch, Neverwinter took us on a trip behind the scenes on how it made one of the premier NPCs: Halaster Blackcloak, the Mad Mage. For centuries the Mad Mage wandered Undermountain building it and shaping it to his desires. He’s been doing it for so long now, even he‘s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/22/neverwinter-is-making-a-loony-old-guy-dance-in-tomorrows-undermountain-expansion/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/19/first-impressions-of-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-little-cats-fighting-big-lizards/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/19/first-impressions-of-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-little-cats-fighting-big-lizards/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=220920 After a week like this week, you might have forgotten that Elder Scrolls Online dropped its latest chapter on the public test server. Like the previous expansions Morrowind and Summerset, this addition to the game was named after the land where it takes place: Elsweyr. Of course, I had to see what was in store […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/19/first-impressions-of-elder-scrolls-onlines-elsweyr-little-cats-fighting-big-lizards/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/hyperspace-beacon-why-were-excited-about-the-swtor-onslaught-announcement/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/hyperspace-beacon-why-were-excited-about-the-swtor-onslaught-announcement/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=220341 Before the Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina, millions of voices were crying out in terror: “We are never going to get any new content from SWTOR!” Those voices were suddenly stopped by the announcement of the next expansion: Onslaught. Complete with a splashy slideshow, BioWare gave the general details of what to expect […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/hyperspace-beacon-why-were-excited-about-the-swtor-onslaught-announcement/feed/ 12 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/lucasfilm-is-currently-developing-an-old-republic-movie-or-tv-series/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/lucasfilm-is-currently-developing-an-old-republic-movie-or-tv-series/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:00:55 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=220323 The Old Republic as a setting has tugged at fans’ hearts since the early ’90s. The interest in the ancient history of the Star Wars universe sprung from a simple line from Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first movie in 1977: “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/17/lucasfilm-is-currently-developing-an-old-republic-movie-or-tv-series/feed/ 28 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/16/be-one-of-the-first-to-visit-elsweyr-on-the-elder-scrolls-online-pts-right-now/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/16/be-one-of-the-first-to-visit-elsweyr-on-the-elder-scrolls-online-pts-right-now/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:30:40 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=220196 Elder Scrolls Online fans were hoping this came sooner rather than later: Elsweyr launched on the Public Test Server! ZeniMax Online Studios has teased the Elsweyr chapter and Update 22 since the beginning of the year. Fans enjoyed the Wrathstone DLC well enough. The single-player questline was interesting, but players really wanted to hit the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/16/be-one-of-the-first-to-visit-elsweyr-on-the-elder-scrolls-online-pts-right-now/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/swtors-charles-boyd-on-new-gearing-and-character-progression-in-onslaught/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/swtors-charles-boyd-on-new-gearing-and-character-progression-in-onslaught/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=220029 Hopefully, you’ve seen our other coverage of the Star Wars: The Old Republic community cantina that took place this past weekend. If not, you will want to read that before we jump into what BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd told Massively OP friend and Bothan spy Eliot W. during Star Wars Celebration. Boyd gave our […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/swtors-charles-boyd-on-new-gearing-and-character-progression-in-onslaught/feed/ 13 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/conan-exiles-new-season-pass-includes-two-years-of-dlc-starting-with-treasures-of-turan/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/conan-exiles-new-season-pass-includes-two-years-of-dlc-starting-with-treasures-of-turan/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:30:39 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=219990 The elephants are on parade in the new Conan Exiles DLC Treasures of Turan. Sure, it’s more than just elephants, but “elephants, rhinoceroses, and Turans on parade” isn’t as much fun to say. However, the new DLC from Funcom is available today for PC and PlayStation 4. Xbox One people, your time is “coming soon” […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/conan-exiles-new-season-pass-includes-two-years-of-dlc-starting-with-treasures-of-turan/feed/ 13 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/10/hyperspace-beacon-i-cant-believe-i-forgot-these-things-about-star-wars-galaxies/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/10/hyperspace-beacon-i-cant-believe-i-forgot-these-things-about-star-wars-galaxies/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=219267 For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been able to re-experience Star Wars Galaxies. After eight years, I noticed that I might have forgotten a few things. OK, I have forgotten a lot of things. Many of the things that I forgot are great; others could be fixed still. I do wonder how much freedom […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/10/hyperspace-beacon-i-cant-believe-i-forgot-these-things-about-star-wars-galaxies/feed/ 14 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/more-news-from-the-undermountain-neverwinter-ranger-and-wizard-changes-on-preview-server-now/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/more-news-from-the-undermountain-neverwinter-ranger-and-wizard-changes-on-preview-server-now/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 20:00:31 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=218528 If it wasn’t apparent by now, just about every Neverwinter class is getting some kind of overhaul. Although PerfectWorld hasn’t decided to change Rangers into gunslingers or Wizards into lumberjacks, the Undermountain update will make some significant changes to those two classes. Rangers receive changes to better differentiate the paragon paths, and Wizards have dropped […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/more-news-from-the-undermountain-neverwinter-ranger-and-wizard-changes-on-preview-server-now/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/cool-your-jets-destiny-2s-crucible-isnt-going-anywhere/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/cool-your-jets-destiny-2s-crucible-isnt-going-anywhere/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=218489 We’ve never known the internet to take things to extremes. I have only ever know the internet to be a measured and thoughtful place, especially when it was rumored that one of the PvP modes might be leaving Destiny 2. But don’t worry Crucible-ers, your favorite PvP zones and PvP in general are not going […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/cool-your-jets-destiny-2s-crucible-isnt-going-anywhere/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/star-wars-the-old-republic-travels-to-a-planet-far-too-remote-for-an-effective-demonstration-dont-worry/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/star-wars-the-old-republic-travels-to-a-planet-far-too-remote-for-an-effective-demonstration-dont-worry/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:00:37 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=218437 Players in Star Wars: The Old Republic are clearly taking a tour of classic Star Wars planets in the updates leading to the rumored expansion. The interplanetary bus stops at Dantooine next. Everyone knows this planet if you’re a Star Wars fan. It’s the planet that Princess Leia spouted out to Grand Moff Tarkin in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/05/star-wars-the-old-republic-travels-to-a-planet-far-too-remote-for-an-effective-demonstration-dont-worry/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/04/hyperspace-beacon-i-wasnt-going-to-talk-about-anthem-but-i-think-i-should/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/04/hyperspace-beacon-i-wasnt-going-to-talk-about-anthem-but-i-think-i-should/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=218227 Like everyone else working in or around the gaming industry, I read Kotaku’s Jason Schreier’s exposé on BioWare’s development of Anthem. And like many of you, I read it having a hard time believing just how terrible things were, even as someone who covers a major BioWare online title, SWTOR, regularly in this very column. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/04/hyperspace-beacon-i-wasnt-going-to-talk-about-anthem-but-i-think-i-should/feed/ 31 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/pubg-creator-on-moving-away-from-battle-royale-to-the-next-big-thing/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/pubg-creator-on-moving-away-from-battle-royale-to-the-next-big-thing/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217904 It’s likely that 2018 will be remembered as the year of battle royale in the gaming industry. But it’s 2019, and game developers need to find the next hit before the popularity of battle royale fades. That’s why developers like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ Brendan Greene has set his sights on something completely different. “Together with a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/pubg-creator-on-moving-away-from-battle-royale-to-the-next-big-thing/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/the-alliance-war-is-coming-to-the-elder-scrolls-legends-trading-card-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/the-alliance-war-is-coming-to-the-elder-scrolls-legends-trading-card-game/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217932 The Ruby Throne is up for grabs in this new look at the Alliance War in Elder Scrolls Legends. The trading card game is taking on the same storyline from Elder Scrolls Online, but putting a slightly different spin on the tale. The Alliance War starts with the disappearance of the Emperor and three different […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/the-alliance-war-is-coming-to-the-elder-scrolls-legends-trading-card-game/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/elder-scrolls-online-celebrates-five-years-with-events-and-indriks/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/elder-scrolls-online-celebrates-five-years-with-events-and-indriks/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2019 17:30:19 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217967 Every year, Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its birthday with a Jubilee Cake and events. This year those events will include giving players outfits that match Abnur Tharn, Lyris Titanborn, Sai Sahan, and the Prophet. And to prevent the lede from being buried like it was in the ZeniMax Online Studio announcement: By collecting event tickets, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/02/elder-scrolls-online-celebrates-five-years-with-events-and-indriks/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/31/the-stream-team-dungeon-diving-in-elder-scrolls-blades-early-access/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/31/the-stream-team-dungeon-diving-in-elder-scrolls-blades-early-access/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2019 17:55:41 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217462 We all have questions about Elder Scrolls Blades. What is it about? What does it look like? Can you really play an Elder Scrolls game on a smartphone? One of our very own Elder Scrolls experts Larry Everett intends to answer all of those questions in today’s livestream. It took some work to get a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/31/the-stream-team-dungeon-diving-in-elder-scrolls-blades-early-access/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/release-64-springs-to-shroud-of-the-avatar-with-city-improvements-player-made-dungeon-changes-and-the-return-of-a-killer-bunny/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/release-64-springs-to-shroud-of-the-avatar-with-city-improvements-player-made-dungeon-changes-and-the-return-of-a-killer-bunny/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217175 Developers of Shroud of the Avatar are still working hard on the Top-10 priorities they mentioned in the Q1 update schedule. Today, they released the 64th update to the game and have included some quality-of-life changes to player towns and guilds, work on player-made dungeon encounters, and seasonal content, which we are going to hit […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/release-64-springs-to-shroud-of-the-avatar-with-city-improvements-player-made-dungeon-changes-and-the-return-of-a-killer-bunny/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/vindictus-introduces-a-whole-different-kind-of-portal-gun-on-april-30/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/vindictus-introduces-a-whole-different-kind-of-portal-gun-on-april-30/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217055 Hero number 14 is coming to Vindictus in just over a month, and her name is Eira, the Void Witch. To celebrate, Nexon is hosting a registration event on April 30th and warm-up event leading up to her launch. First, let’s talk about Eira herself, then we’ll jump into the details of the events. Since this […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/vindictus-introduces-a-whole-different-kind-of-portal-gun-on-april-30/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/28/shazam-justice-league-dark-has-landed-in-dc-universe-online-today/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 19:00:39 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=217224 It’s time for the anti-heroes to jump to the forefront. Daybreak added Episode 34: Justice League Dark to DC Universe Online. It’s no accident that this update launched a week before the Shazam movie is set to release in theaters because the wizard Shazam appears in this update alongside some of your favorite ethereal masters […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/27/hyperspace-beacon-this-is-the-toughest-choice-in-star-wars-galaxies-legends/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/27/hyperspace-beacon-this-is-the-toughest-choice-in-star-wars-galaxies-legends/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216940 I’m Larry, and I’m an altoholic. (Pauses for everyone to say “Hi, Larry.”) The toughest part of any game for me is which class to choose when starting out. Star Wars Galaxies after the NGE, which is what Legends is, made everyone make that choice right up front. Given that many of the classes play […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/27/hyperspace-beacon-this-is-the-toughest-choice-in-star-wars-galaxies-legends/feed/ 30 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/26/reverse-engineering-the-super-scientific-dangers-of-capturing-pokemon-with-your-phone/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/26/reverse-engineering-the-super-scientific-dangers-of-capturing-pokemon-with-your-phone/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214819 I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but there is a chance that capturing Pokemon could be the end of civilization as we know it. It could likely bring the apocalypse and wipe out every living creature on the planet. If my calculations are correct — and they tend to be — and if you are […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/26/reverse-engineering-the-super-scientific-dangers-of-capturing-pokemon-with-your-phone/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/anthem-misses-the-mark-again-no-armor-loot-in-elysian-stronghold-caches/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/anthem-misses-the-mark-again-no-armor-loot-in-elysian-stronghold-caches/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216577 The number of posts and threads about Anthem‘s loot issues are too numerous to count without a calculator. Now, we can add a misdirect to the mix of loot issues. Redditors believed that there were going to be armor sets in the Elysian Stronghold caches because of a statement by Producer Ben Irving during a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/anthem-misses-the-mark-again-no-armor-loot-in-elysian-stronghold-caches/feed/ 43 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/check-out-some-of-the-female-character-creation-options-planned-for-star-citizens-3-5-alpha/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/check-out-some-of-the-female-character-creation-options-planned-for-star-citizens-3-5-alpha/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=216554 As you are all aware by now, women play video games, too. And it’s about time that Star Citizen had its female models ready to go, but let’s not beat that dead horse. It has already been done in other posts. Instead, let’s actually take a look at how the female character creation functions. One […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/25/check-out-some-of-the-female-character-creation-options-planned-for-star-citizens-3-5-alpha/feed/ 39 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/20/hyperspace-beacon-which-star-wars-galaxies-emulator-should-i-try-first/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/20/hyperspace-beacon-which-star-wars-galaxies-emulator-should-i-try-first/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215539 As a longtime Star Wars fan and former Star Wars Galaxies player, I’ve known there were plenty of emulators out there ripe for playing on. The code for the game is open source. In fact, there was a brief time where I was looking to set up my own server for the game, but I […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/20/hyperspace-beacon-which-star-wars-galaxies-emulator-should-i-try-first/feed/ 38 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/conan-exiles-finally-pushes-black-yeti-boss-and-purge-tweaks-to-ps4/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/conan-exiles-finally-pushes-black-yeti-boss-and-purge-tweaks-to-ps4/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215187 Just when you thought that maybe Funcom forgot that it created Conan Exiles on the PlayStation 4, it dumps everything into one giant patch. The update includes balance passes to NPCs and crafting cost, Purges fixes and new Purge types, and many quality-of-life changes. Of course, PS4 players can now take part in the new […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/conan-exiles-finally-pushes-black-yeti-boss-and-purge-tweaks-to-ps4/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/neverwinters-undermountain-campaign-changes-everything-about-your-companions/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/neverwinters-undermountain-campaign-changes-everything-about-your-companions/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215211 If you haven’t jumped into the preview for Neverwinter: Undermountain, then this dev blog is for you: PWE Lead Systems Designer Salim “Silius” Grant breaks down the latest changes to the companion system coming to the next expansion. The developer blog includes a plethora of screenshots on changes which have been broken down into three […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/neverwinters-undermountain-campaign-changes-everything-about-your-companions/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/justice-league-dark-teleports-to-the-dc-universe-online-test-server/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/justice-league-dark-teleports-to-the-dc-universe-online-test-server/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:30:13 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=215144 The DC Universe tells tales of gods among men and larger than life superheroes, but what about the arcane? What about those who work in the shadows? What about when those shadows seek to destroy Gotham? That’s where Justice League Dark comes in. Of course, the JLD grouped many of different magic wielders over the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/18/justice-league-dark-teleports-to-the-dc-universe-online-test-server/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/tamriel-infinium-stuff-it-naysayers-this-is-the-perfect-time-for-dragons-in-elder-scrolls-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/tamriel-infinium-stuff-it-naysayers-this-is-the-perfect-time-for-dragons-in-elder-scrolls-online/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214377 I admit that I was one of the first people on board with the original idea that there would be no dragons in the main part of Elder Scrolls Online. I liked that the story of the Vestage was more about the Daedra and Molag Bal. I had some trouble with other things that drove […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/tamriel-infinium-stuff-it-naysayers-this-is-the-perfect-time-for-dragons-in-elder-scrolls-online/feed/ 48 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/reports-say-ninja-earned-a-cool-1-million-to-play-apex-legends/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/reports-say-ninja-earned-a-cool-1-million-to-play-apex-legends/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:00:05 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214539 How do you get your stock price to jump 16%? Well, if you’re EA, you pay Twitch streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins to play your newly released title Apex Legends for a cool $1 million, according to a Reuters report. It seems like a fair return on investment, but Blevins’ representatives will not confirm how much […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/14/reports-say-ninja-earned-a-cool-1-million-to-play-apex-legends/feed/ 43 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/13/elder-scrolls-online-launches-wrathstone-dlc-on-console-rejects-oceania-megaserver/ https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/13/elder-scrolls-online-launches-wrathstone-dlc-on-console-rejects-oceania-megaserver/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:30:01 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214386 Console players were finally able to jump into Elder Scrolls Online‘s new Wrathstone DLC yesterday, and some PlayStation 4 players found they had to wait a long time to move between zones. Then on Facebook, the ESO community team decided it was time to give the Australian and New Zealand players some bad news. It’s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/13/elder-scrolls-online-launches-wrathstone-dlc-on-console-rejects-oceania-megaserver/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2019/03/13/dauntless-patch-introduces-us-to-a-new-frosty-behemoth-and-revamps-hammer-combat/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:20:35 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=214324 If you have been following Dauntless as you should have, then you would know that a new behemoth was on the horizon, but that’s not everything for patch 0.6.9. Phoenix Labs also introduced Hunter Pass: Overgrowth. As a part of the UI overhaul, Phoenix launched a new loadout screen. And the update many players are […]]]>