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• This is Massively, and farewell to it
• The Stream Team: Ending it where it all began with a mystery MMO
• So long, Massively, and thanks for all the fish
• The Stream Team: An EverQuest Two-sday afternoon
• Norrathian Notebook: Landmark celebrates Year 0 anniversary

This is Massively, and farewell to it Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:55 PM PST Filed under: Culture, MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Ask Massively, Miscellaneous Well, folks. This is it. On November 2nd, 2007, Massively.com began. "This is Massively," Mike Schramm wrote, "and welcome to it." Today, on February 3rd, 2015, Massively.com ends. For the last seven years, three months, and two days, we've sought to be not a mirror but a lens through which to view the vibrant MMO industry. We conveyed news, opinions, streams, videos, comments, jokes, snark, and yes, even mourning for the far too many MMO sunsets we've all endured. Now the sun sets on us too. This last week has seemed surreal. Consumed as we are by page views and comment counts, we sometimes forget that our audience is flush with remarkable gamers who care deeply about the MMORPG genre and the people in it -- even us. How strange that only in saying goodbye have we fully bridged that gulf between writers and readers. It's felt like meeting PvP rivals at a con for a beer and realizing that fun and earnest people stand behind those avatars. In person, you're all pretty damn cool. Continue reading This is Massively, and farewell to it This is Massively, and farewell to it originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Stream Team: Ending it where it all began with a mystery MMO Posted: 03 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Video, Livestream, The Stream Team, Sunsets You like surprises right? This week has certainly been full of them, hasn't it? Well Massively's MJ (that's me!) is keeping with the theme and streaming a surprise mystery MMO for her final show. The only hint you get is that she is ending it where it all began. So join us live at 3:00 p.m. EST to say goodbye. (She'll probably get pretty mushy considering how much she likes ya'll!) Game: Mystery MMO Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 Time: 3:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. And if you want to keep tabs on MJ, you can find her on Twitter (@MJ_Guthrie) and even the dreaded Facebook (MJ as Shiny Addict). And don't forget her own musings and streams on LookingForShinies.com. Continue reading The Stream Team: Ending it where it all began with a mystery MMO The Stream Team: Ending it where it all began with a mystery MMO originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

So long, Massively, and thanks for all the fish Posted: 03 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Opinion, Massively Meta, Sunsets A little under five years ago, I answered the call for a wonderful opportunity to write at Massively. In many ways, it was an unbelievable dream come true. It married my passion for MMOs with my love of blogging while taking all of that to the next level. The first night after I got hired, I set my phone to deliver team emails ASAP so that I wouldn't miss out on a moment (I quickly turned that off so I could actually sleep). Since then, it's been a rollercoaster of wild news, personal projects, out-of-state conventions, long discussions, and general excitement over what the next day will bring. And now it's over. Oh, the MMOs are still going strong and 2015 is shaping up to be one mighty interesting year. Personally, I'll keep writing about these games on Bio Break and talking about them (we're taking the Massively Speaking podcast with us as a last-minute gesture of defiance against our former corporate overlords). Past that, I don't know what the future will hold. I guess I have to be content with not knowing. But before I bow out of the site completely, I have a few things to say to you all. Continue reading So long, Massively, and thanks for all the fish So long, Massively, and thanks for all the fish originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Stream Team: An EverQuest Two-sday afternoon Posted: 03 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, EverQuest II, Free-to-Play, Livestream, The Stream Team, Player-Generated Content What day is it? Well besides that; we're so not going there right now. It's EverQuest Two-sday! That means Massively's MJ is going to go spend time in the great land of Norrath doing Norrathian things. The only question is, which thing? With so much to actually do, MJ might have a hard time picking where to start. It could be a really good time to jump into a new dungeon courtesy of Altar of Malice, or maybe just explore the nooks and crannies of those newest zones. Or perhaps instead she'll go on tour of the many amazing houses players have decorated. Heck, why doesn't she just try to do ALL THE THINGS? Join us live at 1:00 p.m. to spend a not-so-leisurely afternoon poking about one of the genre's most long-lasting games. Game: EverQuest II Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: An EverQuest Two-sday afternoon The Stream Team: An EverQuest Two-sday afternoon originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Norrathian Notebook: Landmark celebrates Year 0 anniversary Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Anniversaries, Player-Generated Content, Norrathian Notebook, Landmark I've got to admit, it's a bit weird to be celebrating an anniversary before an actually launch; you can't exactly say "Happy first birthday!" if it hasn't been born yet! But Landmark found a way to make it work, celebrating Year Zero with fans this past weekend. The sandbox opened its alpha doors on January 31st, 2014; all that players could do at that point was gather and build a bit. Since then, the game has expanded its features, adding more building stuff, water and caves, combat, deeper caverns and mobs to fill them, and still more building stuff. Development has definitely come a long way in the last 12 months, so there is certainly reason to revel in the festivities. Of course there's still much more work to be done, but why not take a moment and party in honor of Landmark's progress. Who doesn't like a party? Continue reading Norrathian Notebook: Landmark celebrates Year 0 anniversary Norrathian Notebook: Landmark celebrates Year 0 anniversary originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 03 Feb 2015 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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