https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:37:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/medieval-fantasy-mmo-past-fate-beefs-up-early-game-and-optimization/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/medieval-fantasy-mmo-past-fate-beefs-up-early-game-and-optimization/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436830 As it heads toward early access later this year, the freedom-happy medieval fantasy MMO Past Fate is keeping things spicy with both increased promotion and new patches in the closed alpha. In fact, Patch 0.4.3 released last week with improvements to the early game and the brand-new Blackfang Keep open-world dungeon. “Early zones have had […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/medieval-fantasy-mmo-past-fate-beefs-up-early-game-and-optimization/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/albion-online-previews-knightfalls-content-and-quality-of-life-perks/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/albion-online-previews-knightfalls-content-and-quality-of-life-perks/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:00:26 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437307 The Albion Online comfy chair welcomes you back to another video with Sandbox Interactive game director Robin Henkys, this one zeroing in on the Knightfall patch already heralded on the test server. Knightfall, Henkys says, is not meant as a major update, just a patch that “packs quite a punch.” It will introduce new chest […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/albion-online-previews-knightfalls-content-and-quality-of-life-perks/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lost-arks-may-to-august-roadmap-promises-the-slayer-class-next-month/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lost-arks-may-to-august-roadmap-promises-the-slayer-class-next-month/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437267 Following up on their letter to gamers last week, Amazon and Smilegate have now released a proper summer – or maybe second trimester would be more accurate – roadmap for Lost Ark. And the first thing in May is actually the Slayer, the fifth Warrior advanced class described as a “female remix of the Berserker […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lost-arks-may-to-august-roadmap-promises-the-slayer-class-next-month/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/neverwinter-releases-a-patch-early-to-the-xbox-version-thanks-to-problems-with-the-servers/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/neverwinter-releases-a-patch-early-to-the-xbox-version-thanks-to-problems-with-the-servers/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:30:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437306 “A strange and unforeseen spell has affected the Xbox servers,” reads an announcement from Neverwinter, which means that players on that console are getting this week’s update ahead of schedule while every other platform has to wait until this Thursday. At least every player will get to read the notes, so that’s a silver lining. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/neverwinter-releases-a-patch-early-to-the-xbox-version-thanks-to-problems-with-the-servers/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/warframe-of-mind-a-sneak-peek-preview-of-warframes-the-duviri-paradox/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/warframe-of-mind-a-sneak-peek-preview-of-warframes-the-duviri-paradox/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=434269 After years of TennoCons, folks can see that Digital Extremes is no stranger to introducing new concepts to Warframe, from fishing to flying to what’s behind the frames. However, The Duviri Paradox surpasses all previous updates: It literally changes the way players can start and play the game. First off, it takes the warframes right […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/warframe-of-mind-a-sneak-peek-preview-of-warframes-the-duviri-paradox/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lord-of-the-rings-online-tries-to-fix-all-the-stuff-the-avatar-update-done-broke/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lord-of-the-rings-online-tries-to-fix-all-the-stuff-the-avatar-update-done-broke/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437189 If you hadn’t noticed, Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 35.1 last week ushered in numerous bugs and weird quirks with the expanded avatar options for the human race. After suffering through the indignities of these for several days, players should have some relief with Wednesday’s patch. Update 35.1.1 promised to address several avatar bugs, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/lord-of-the-rings-online-tries-to-fix-all-the-stuff-the-avatar-update-done-broke/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/city-of-heroes-homecoming-drops-i27p6-patch-with-storm-blast-and-new-story-arcs/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/city-of-heroes-homecoming-drops-i27p6-patch-with-storm-blast-and-new-story-arcs/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437170 Just a few weeks ago, we covered the testing of a brand-new patch on the City of Heroes Homecoming rogue server, one that included the very much wanted Storm Blast powerset for Blasters, Corruptors, Sentinels, and Defenders. Well, Issue 27, Page 6, is now live as of this week, and as we noted, there’s quite […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/city-of-heroes-homecoming-drops-i27p6-patch-with-storm-blast-and-new-story-arcs/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/embers-adrift-patches-in-more-locations-a-new-monster-and-fixes-for-npcs-environmental-fog-and-ui/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/embers-adrift-patches-in-more-locations-a-new-monster-and-fixes-for-npcs-environmental-fog-and-ui/#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437279 A new patch has arrived to Embers Adrift this week and it’s bringing the Shrieks. That’s not the name of an ’80s glam rock band, nor is it a suggestion that the MMORPG has introduced horror game elements; that’s the name of the newest monster that players will be encountering. “Why are they called Shrieks? […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/26/embers-adrift-patches-in-more-locations-a-new-monster-and-fixes-for-npcs-environmental-fog-and-ui/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/old-school-runescape-outlines-sailing-skills-upcoming-multi-month-player-feedback-steps/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/old-school-runescape-outlines-sailing-skills-upcoming-multi-month-player-feedback-steps/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437088 Regular fans and followers of Old School RuneScape already know that Jagex likes to design new things by committee – aka through reams and reams of player polling – and the upcoming Sailing skill is definitely no exception as the devs have offered several polling steps to gather feedback and make the skill come to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/old-school-runescape-outlines-sailing-skills-upcoming-multi-month-player-feedback-steps/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/diablo-immortal-cranks-out-three-events-36-legendary-items-and-a-softer-hell-mode/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/diablo-immortal-cranks-out-three-events-36-legendary-items-and-a-softer-hell-mode/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437020 Why are you moping around because Diablo IV isn’t here yet? After all, there are plenty of other ARPGs — not to mention other Diablos on the table. Like… um… hey, what about this? Diablo Immortal, it’s called. Looks like a scrappy little beast, and it’s even running some new events and content to keep […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/diablo-immortal-cranks-out-three-events-36-legendary-items-and-a-softer-hell-mode/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/final-fantasy-xiv-opens-up-its-special-site-for-patch-6-4-the-dark-throne/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/final-fantasy-xiv-opens-up-its-special-site-for-patch-6-4-the-dark-throne/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2023 17:00:36 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437160 It’s going to be late May before players can dive into the next patch of Final Fantasy XIV, The Dark Throne. But why wait until then to find out about the new features contained within the patch? There’s no reason for that at all, especially when you can also take a look at the special […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/final-fantasy-xiv-opens-up-its-special-site-for-patch-6-4-the-dark-throne/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/phantasy-star-online-2-new-genesis-gets-housing-a-new-enemy-type-and-cel-shaded-visual-options-in-june/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/phantasy-star-online-2-new-genesis-gets-housing-a-new-enemy-type-and-cel-shaded-visual-options-in-june/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:30:38 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437106 Apparently, the June update headed to Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is sizeable enough that developer Sega is calling it “ver. 2” or the “ultra evolution update.” That might arrive to the eyes as a bit of bluster, but there does appear to be quite a lot going on in this upcoming patch. The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/phantasy-star-online-2-new-genesis-gets-housing-a-new-enemy-type-and-cel-shaded-visual-options-in-june/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/aion-classic-has-officially-launched-in-its-third-region-europe/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/aion-classic-has-officially-launched-in-its-third-region-europe/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:30:50 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=437047 It’s another launch day for Aion Classic as the throwback version of the game already live in South Korea (since 2020) and North America (since 2021) finally launches in Europe under the Gameforge banner. The server is free-to-play and kicks off with the 1.9 patch; Gameforge is calling it an “international” server with support for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/25/aion-classic-has-officially-launched-in-its-third-region-europe/feed/ 10 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/fallout-76-begins-testing-its-summer-cryptid-patch/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/fallout-76-begins-testing-its-summer-cryptid-patch/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436825 First of all, I think it’s important for us to agree that “Summer Cryptids” would make a great name for a new garage band, so who’s on board to form it with me? But even if you’re not rocking out with us, you can still check out a couple of mysterious new critters on Fallout […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/fallout-76-begins-testing-its-summer-cryptid-patch/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/dota-2s-immense-new-frontiers-update-changes-mechanics-items-matchmaking-and-the-map-itself/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/dota-2s-immense-new-frontiers-update-changes-mechanics-items-matchmaking-and-the-map-itself/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:00:47 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436935 This past weekend saw one of the largest updates for Valve’s MOBA Dota 2 go live, and that’s not just marketing hype; it’s an absolutely immense content patch that changes a broad number of things in the game, from its map to its mechanics. The name of this update is New Frontiers, which references a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/dota-2s-immense-new-frontiers-update-changes-mechanics-items-matchmaking-and-the-map-itself/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/skyforge-marks-its-anniversary-with-prophecies-to-solve-and-outfits-to-collect/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/skyforge-marks-its-anniversary-with-prophecies-to-solve-and-outfits-to-collect/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436768 It’s time for another Aelion Day – aka the anniversary event of Skyforge – for players of the MMORPG across all platforms, and this year’s event is all about prophecy, which in this case means following clues for goodies. Apparently prophets have foretold that the gods of the game’s world will get some drip. Players […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/skyforge-marks-its-anniversary-with-prophecies-to-solve-and-outfits-to-collect/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/mad-worlds-early-bird-release-sees-bugs-cash-shop-currency-delays-and-emergency-maintenance/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/mad-worlds-early-bird-release-sees-bugs-cash-shop-currency-delays-and-emergency-maintenance/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:30:18 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436973 Last week saw the “hell-made” multiplayer ARPG Mad World kick off its launch for those who bought in to the game ahead of its planned April 27th launch. Naturally, that means it’s time to see how Jandisoft handled itself over the past few days, and the answer might not instill a whole lot of confidence […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/mad-worlds-early-bird-release-sees-bugs-cash-shop-currency-delays-and-emergency-maintenance/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/vitae-aeternum-analyzing-new-worlds-disappointing-first-season/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/vitae-aeternum-analyzing-new-worlds-disappointing-first-season/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=435940 It’s now been a few weeks since the launch of New World‘s first season, Fellowship and Fire. I wanted to give it some time to settle, but I think I’ve now had enough experience of it all for my opinions to crystallize, and overall, I am sorry to report I do feel more underwhelmed than […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/vitae-aeternum-analyzing-new-worlds-disappointing-first-season/feed/ 11 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/new-worlds-latest-server-merges-are-happening-tomorrow/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/new-worlds-latest-server-merges-are-happening-tomorrow/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436796 When New World announced plans for another round of server merges affecting several servers for players in the Americas and central EU, one of the questions left twisting in the wind was “when.” That question has now been answered as Amazon Games has presented timing details. Merges for these servers is scheduled to start on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/24/new-worlds-latest-server-merges-are-happening-tomorrow/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/the-mop-up-champions-online-ups-the-ante-on-monster-island/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/the-mop-up-champions-online-ups-the-ante-on-monster-island/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436044 With a name like “Monster Island,” you wouldn’t expect this Champions Online locale to be a walk in the park. And in fact, this region’s open mission just got an upgrade with new rewards. “For some time now, you’ve been able to travel to New Gornyj and defend it from attacking Manimals. That much is still […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/the-mop-up-champions-online-ups-the-ante-on-monster-island/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/lord-of-the-rings-onlines-newest-raid-delayed-and-punted-back-to-the-test-realm/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/lord-of-the-rings-onlines-newest-raid-delayed-and-punted-back-to-the-test-realm/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436710 It’s been a very long wait indeed for cutting-edge players in Lord of the Rings Online as they’ve bided time for new endgame content. Now it looks like they’ll have no choice but to exercise even more patience, as SSG announced that it was sending its newest raid back to the drawing, er, testing board. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/23/lord-of-the-rings-onlines-newest-raid-delayed-and-punted-back-to-the-test-realm/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/torchlight-infinite-will-finally-launch-globally-may-9-with-the-cube-of-rapacity-season/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/torchlight-infinite-will-finally-launch-globally-may-9-with-the-cube-of-rapacity-season/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436439 XD Games is finally gearing up to move multiplayer crossplatform OARPG Torchlight Infinite from open beta early access – where it’s been since last October – into launch. “On May 9th, at 1AM BST, the loot-hauling, dungeon-crawling ARPG will be available worldwide and completely free-to-play on both PC and mobile with Hunters able to sync […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/torchlight-infinite-will-finally-launch-globally-may-9-with-the-cube-of-rapacity-season/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/guild-wars-2-previews-next-weeks-outliers-balance-update/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/guild-wars-2-previews-next-weeks-outliers-balance-update/#comments Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436705 Lock up your kids and your spouses because Guild Wars 2 is moseying into town for another class balance showdown — and there’s no telling who’s going to come out of this unscathed and who’s going to be transformed into an abnormal mutant that’s barely recognized from its former self. Actually, it doesn’t sound as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/22/guild-wars-2-previews-next-weeks-outliers-balance-update/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/mabinogi-adds-new-signets-for-high-tier-weapons-and-gives-away-sparkly-scooters-for-its-15th-anniversary/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/mabinogi-adds-new-signets-for-high-tier-weapons-and-gives-away-sparkly-scooters-for-its-15th-anniversary/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436204 You would think an MMO hitting the 15-year mark would be cause for a bigger celebration, but Mabinogi elected to go low-key for its latest milestone and hand out astral scooters to several players instead. Though to be fair, these are some very sparkly scooters. The bigger noise being made out of the MMO is […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/mabinogi-adds-new-signets-for-high-tier-weapons-and-gives-away-sparkly-scooters-for-its-15th-anniversary/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/black-desert-revamps-the-trading-lifeskill-for-its-console-edition/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/black-desert-revamps-the-trading-lifeskill-for-its-console-edition/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436371 The virtual economy is the lifeblood of sandboxes like Black Desert, so when Pearl Abyss puts a trading skill revamp front and center in a console patch, we can assume that the change will ripple out to affect the game entire. With the patch, players now can only buy and sell at certain designated places […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/black-desert-revamps-the-trading-lifeskill-for-its-console-edition/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/neopets-brings-back-the-festival-of-neggs-with-quests-tarot-cards-and-item-rewards-all-through-april/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/neopets-brings-back-the-festival-of-neggs-with-quests-tarot-cards-and-item-rewards-all-through-april/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436182 Neopets is not a game that frequently pings on our radar – the last time it did it was being hacked and was staring down a class action suit as a result of that hack – but the long-running pet collecting multiplayer title is still getting updates and its latest one brings back the popular […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/neopets-brings-back-the-festival-of-neggs-with-quests-tarot-cards-and-item-rewards-all-through-april/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-citizen-releases-alpha-3-18-2-as-players-express-surprise-at-a-partial-wipe-and-outline-several-build-bugs/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-citizen-releases-alpha-3-18-2-as-players-express-surprise-at-a-partial-wipe-and-outline-several-build-bugs/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436601 Yesterday saw another Star Citizen patch go live as alpha 3.18.2 hit the PU with nothing more in its notes beyond “general stability and bugfixes” and a lengthy list of known issues. This release was followed shortly after by three more patches that tried to further shore up stability, fix bugs, and kick off Jumptown […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-citizen-releases-alpha-3-18-2-as-players-express-surprise-at-a-partial-wipe-and-outline-several-build-bugs/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/overwatch-2-addresses-fighting-cheaters-curtailing-toxicity-and-adjusting-matchmaking/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/overwatch-2-addresses-fighting-cheaters-curtailing-toxicity-and-adjusting-matchmaking/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:30:11 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436640 Overwatch 2 has kicked out multiple dev blogs this week, and they touch on matters that are likely important to a vast swath of players, as they talk up the ongoing fight against cheating, making the game more inclusive, and refining the latest season’s matchmaking processes. The first blog recounts Blizzard’s efforts to ban accounts […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/overwatch-2-addresses-fighting-cheaters-curtailing-toxicity-and-adjusting-matchmaking/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-wars-the-old-republic-previews-several-class-balance-adjustments-coming-in-update-7-3/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-wars-the-old-republic-previews-several-class-balance-adjustments-coming-in-update-7-3/#respond Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436612 Another major update is looming on the horizon of Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it’s bringing with it a variety of balance tweaks for several classes. The post reads like these changes aren’t quite set in stone, as BioWare seeks player feedback now and PTS input later, but players can look through what’s planned […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/star-wars-the-old-republic-previews-several-class-balance-adjustments-coming-in-update-7-3/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/city-of-titans-shares-its-work-in-unreal-engine-5-promises-to-open-up-access-to-a-larger-map-soon/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/city-of-titans-shares-its-work-in-unreal-engine-5-promises-to-open-up-access-to-a-larger-map-soon/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 14:00:04 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436583 It’s time yet again for us to circle back around to City of Titans and see where this developing MMORPG is headed, and it appears that some major moves have been made over the course of the past few months, not least of which is Missing Worlds Media switching to Unreal Engine 5 this past […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/city-of-titans-shares-its-work-in-unreal-engine-5-promises-to-open-up-access-to-a-larger-map-soon/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/lord-of-the-rings-online-celebrates-16-years-of-adventure-with-a-fireworks-goat-mount/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/lord-of-the-rings-online-celebrates-16-years-of-adventure-with-a-fireworks-goat-mount/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436501 Raise a pint of ale, for Lord of the Rings Online is 16 years old! Or rather, it will be as of Monday! The Middle-earth MMORPG kicked off its anniversary celebrations a little bit early yesterday, bringing back the regular stable of activities as well as a few new rewards for the diligent. In addition […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/21/lord-of-the-rings-online-celebrates-16-years-of-adventure-with-a-fireworks-goat-mount/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/neverwinter-adjusts-companions-and-items-fixes-a-milestone-rewards-error-and-helps-a-lost-kobold/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/neverwinter-adjusts-companions-and-items-fixes-a-milestone-rewards-error-and-helps-a-lost-kobold/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436433 There is a kobold in Neverwinter’s Menzoberranzan. It’s just before a final boss fight in the Whispers in the Dark quest. It was apparently a lost and confused little bean, as it was running itself into a wall. That poor little kobold has found its sense of direction in the latest patch, so now it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/neverwinter-adjusts-companions-and-items-fixes-a-milestone-rewards-error-and-helps-a-lost-kobold/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/dc-universe-online-releases-episode-45-shock-to-the-system-to-pc-and-all-consoles-today/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/dc-universe-online-releases-episode-45-shock-to-the-system-to-pc-and-all-consoles-today/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436473 It’s been held back for a week, but at last players of DC Universe Online can experience a Shock to the System today, as the newest content patch is now live for all PC and console players. As we reported before, this new episode features a new open world map for level 20 characters set […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/dc-universe-online-releases-episode-45-shock-to-the-system-to-pc-and-all-consoles-today/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/frozen-flames-survival-mode-moves-from-open-beta-to-early-access-beta/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/frozen-flames-survival-mode-moves-from-open-beta-to-early-access-beta/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:00:59 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436480 Did you miss the open beta build of the early access build of Frozen Flame? You don’t have to worry about that because the test of the test is done testing, so now the other test build has released to the early access game, but it’s still being called a beta. In spite of the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/frozen-flames-survival-mode-moves-from-open-beta-to-early-access-beta/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/embers-adrift-offers-a-running-qa-tally-of-fixes-being-worked-on-through-april/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/embers-adrift-offers-a-running-qa-tally-of-fixes-being-worked-on-through-april/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:00:53 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436449 Just in case you forgot, Embers Adrift has been running an ongoing forum post that shares Stormhaven Studios’ homework. Specifically, the thread offers a running log of fixes being planned or going through the current QA process, just in case you’re the sort of person who likes to see every part of the development process. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/embers-adrift-offers-a-running-qa-tally-of-fixes-being-worked-on-through-april/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/black-desert-pc-makes-a-long-list-of-improvements-to-the-archer-class-and-ramps-up-treasure-drops/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/black-desert-pc-makes-a-long-list-of-improvements-to-the-archer-class-and-ramps-up-treasure-drops/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436269 If you play the Archer in Black Desert on PC, then this newest patch is pretty much just for you, as it introduces a significant number of updates and adjustments to the arrow-firing fighter with the intention of mitigating terrain issues, handling charging enemies, and improving low PvE damage output. In summary, certain greatbow skills […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/black-desert-pc-makes-a-long-list-of-improvements-to-the-archer-class-and-ramps-up-treasure-drops/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/albion-online-knightfall-testing/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/albion-online-knightfall-testing/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436426 Yesterday, Sandbox Interactive dropped patch notes for Albion Online Knightfall midseason patch, and it’s a doozy with a long list of tweaks. When the test servers are live tomorrow, players can expect per-character caches in mob camps to stop chest swiping, a new Mists dungeon called Knightfall Abbey, new Brecilien standing items, a gender swap […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/albion-online-knightfall-testing/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/four-winds-the-artist-has-become-my-favorite-support-class-in-lost-ark/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/four-winds-the-artist-has-become-my-favorite-support-class-in-lost-ark/#respond Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=433385 Here’s a thought experiment: How would have Anakin Skywalker turned out if he had grown up on planet covered in paint rather than coarse, hateful sand everywhere? The answer will surprise you! He probably would’ve still turned out to be a Sith Lord, but he would also be an Artist main in Lost Ark. Star […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/four-winds-the-artist-has-become-my-favorite-support-class-in-lost-ark/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/world-of-warcraft-prepares-more-ui-improvements-and-diablo-iv-events/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/world-of-warcraft-prepares-more-ui-improvements-and-diablo-iv-events/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436401 There’s a whole lot coming with World of Warcraft’s Update 10.1 early next month, but buried under all of the big ticket items will be smaller — but no less welcome — quality-of-life improvements. Some of these include continued work on the user interface, which Blizzard greatly overhauled with the Dragonflight pre-patch last year. The […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/world-of-warcraft-prepares-more-ui-improvements-and-diablo-iv-events/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/lost-ark-aims-to-spend-2023-reducing-grind-and-improving-the-newbie-and-catch-up-experience/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/lost-ark-aims-to-spend-2023-reducing-grind-and-improving-the-newbie-and-catch-up-experience/#comments Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436400 Lost Ark has been live in the west over a year now, giving Amazon and Smilegate the opportunity to reflect on how far the game has come – and where it’s going from here. “Last year, our top priorities were introducing content into the Western shores of Arkesia at an appropriate cadence to avoid burnout, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/20/lost-ark-aims-to-spend-2023-reducing-grind-and-improving-the-newbie-and-catch-up-experience/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/the-cycle-frontier-reopens-tharis-island-and-begins-tuning-season-3-weapons-in-latest-patch/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/the-cycle-frontier-reopens-tharis-island-and-begins-tuning-season-3-weapons-in-latest-patch/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:00:38 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436240 While Season 3 of The Cycle: Frontier is still pretty new in a relative sense, the inevitability of weapon balancing was always looming. Some of that dial turning has indeed begun in the shooter’s latest update, which focuses on some of the weapons and their mkII variants that were deemed “problematic” by the community. These […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/the-cycle-frontier-reopens-tharis-island-and-begins-tuning-season-3-weapons-in-latest-patch/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-gets-new-beasts-qurious-melding-features-and-more-event-quests-april-20/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-gets-new-beasts-qurious-melding-features-and-more-event-quests-april-20/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:00:32 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436276 The monsters get angrier and fiercer tomorrow, April 20th, as Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak releases its fifth free title update with more huge beasts to battle, more levels to climb, and more ways to power up player characters along the way. The main attraction for Title Update 5 is the introduction of the Risen version […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/monster-hunter-rise-sunbreak-gets-new-beasts-qurious-melding-features-and-more-event-quests-april-20/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/world-of-warcraft-previews-aberrus-the-shadowed-crucible-and-flight-in-zaralek-cavern/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/world-of-warcraft-previews-aberrus-the-shadowed-crucible-and-flight-in-zaralek-cavern/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:00:23 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436332 You there! Are you excited for Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible in World of Warcraft? Or, as you more likely remember it being called if you are excited, Next Major Raid of Dragonflight? Well then you can feast your eyes on the new preview of the bosses within Aberrus, from the Forgotten Experiments (who are apparently […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/world-of-warcraft-previews-aberrus-the-shadowed-crucible-and-flight-in-zaralek-cavern/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/new-worlds-springtide-bloom-event-invites-you-to-pick-all-the-flowers-next-week/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/new-worlds-springtide-bloom-event-invites-you-to-pick-all-the-flowers-next-week/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:30:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436294 New World’s incoming themed event is so pretty and flowery and springy that I just had an allergy attack looking at the promotional pics. Achoooooo! Yep, it’s time for Springtide Bloom in Amazon’s sandbox starting next week. “Springtide Bloom calls its children to share an ancient secret capable of granting true freedom. Help the enigmatic […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/new-worlds-springtide-bloom-event-invites-you-to-pick-all-the-flowers-next-week/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/stardew-valley-has-another-big-update-left-in-its-future/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/stardew-valley-has-another-big-update-left-in-its-future/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436184 Just because developer Concerned Ape is hard at work on his next title, Haunted Chocolatier, doesn’t mean that Stardew Valley is being put to rest. On the contrary, he tweeted that there’s at least one more big update in store for the popular multiplayer farming sim. “There is going to be a Stardew 1.6 update,” […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/stardew-valley-has-another-big-update-left-in-its-future/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/temtem-says-its-lfg-tool-is-back-from-the-dead/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/temtem-says-its-lfg-tool-is-back-from-the-dead/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=435944 Who wants a rez? No, not you, generic discount Pikachu; we’re asking Temtem features that got left by the wayside a while back. And look at that, it’s the LFG tool raising its hand for another go. Good enough. Welcome back to the fold, LFG! The creature-collecting MMO didn’t stop with that, however. Patch 1.3.1 […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/temtem-says-its-lfg-tool-is-back-from-the-dead/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/destiny-2-season-of-defiance-mid-season-update-buffs-a-bunch-of-weapons-in-pve/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/destiny-2-season-of-defiance-mid-season-update-buffs-a-bunch-of-weapons-in-pve/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436166 Dang, it seems like Destiny 2’s Season of Defiance just started, and Bungie’s already rolling out its mid-season update. Gonna need time to slow down a lil bit here, Bungo! The key change is that the studio has buffed weapons in PvP kind of a lot, specifically rifles; it’s increased damage for auto rifles by […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/destiny-2-season-of-defiance-mid-season-update-buffs-a-bunch-of-weapons-in-pve/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/heres-how-world-of-warcrafts-cross-faction-guilds-will-work-in-embers-of-neltharion/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/heres-how-world-of-warcrafts-cross-faction-guilds-will-work-in-embers-of-neltharion/#respond Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:30:49 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436162 World of Warcraft players who’ve waited almost two decades to put all their toons from both sides of faction war into the same guild are finally getting their wish when the Embers of Neltharion update launches on May 2nd. Ahead of the patch’s arrival, Blizzard detailed its plans for “blurring the faction line for guilds” […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/heres-how-world-of-warcrafts-cross-faction-guilds-will-work-in-embers-of-neltharion/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/lord-of-the-rings-online-update-35-1-releases-with-anniversary-event-new-avatar-options-and-raid-prep/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/lord-of-the-rings-online-update-35-1-releases-with-anniversary-event-new-avatar-options-and-raid-prep/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436135 Lord of the Rings Online’s next semi-big patch is here today — but all of Update 35.1’s bounty won’t be available at once. What is available immediately, however, is a ton of new avatar options for human characters, a lot of Warden tweaks, and the expected re-nerfing of monster health and mitigations. And then tomorrow, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/19/lord-of-the-rings-online-update-35-1-releases-with-anniversary-event-new-avatar-options-and-raid-prep/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/18/old-school-runescape-opens-a-refreshed-salon-pauses-treasure-hunt-ii-beta-and-closes-fresh-start-worlds/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/18/old-school-runescape-opens-a-refreshed-salon-pauses-treasure-hunt-ii-beta-and-closes-fresh-start-worlds/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:00:18 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=436066 Getting a new hairstyle can often feel like a nice little refresh of your MMORPG character, and now players of Old School RuneScape can enjoy the sensation of this reset button with some improvements to its makeover system at a new salon location, which features several new hairstyles, a proliferation of existing hairstyles across all […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/18/old-school-runescape-opens-a-refreshed-salon-pauses-treasure-hunt-ii-beta-and-closes-fresh-start-worlds/feed/ 1