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The Stream Team: Taking a Detour in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Massively OP's MJ is starting a new quest arc in Dungeons & Dragons Online called The Netherese Legacy. The first step involves escorting a wizard named Bensen Virandson with a piece of an ancient scroll along the Greenweald trail.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 584: Old men with old phrases
The Massively OP Podcast episode 584 covers recent MMO news including Funcom layoffs, RuneScape's development changes, and Enshrouded's launch. Hosts also discuss Dungeons and Dragons Online's promotional code, irresistible MMO hooks, and feature Dark Age of Camelot as the MMO Spotlight of the Week.
PSA: Dungeons & Dragons Online is offering a free code full of character, item, and expansion unlocks
Dungeons & Dragons Online is offering a generous free code, BIGBYISBETTER, which unlocks six full adventure packs, an additional character slot, 10 extra account bank slots, and four race unlocks. This promotion is available to all players, free or subscribers, until November 10th.
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Update 82: The Court of Strahd brings a new limited-time event
Dungeons and Dragons Online has released Update 82, titled The Court of Strahd, which introduces a new limited-time event. In this event, players will hunt special enemies for bonus rewards as Strahd, with his new ally The Caller, expands the Mists. The update also includes adjustments following a recent balance pass on game classes and mechanics.
Dungeons and Dragons Online walks you through its new Court of Strahd event
Dungeons and Dragons Online is launching a new event called Court of Strahd, featuring a vampire ally named The Caller. Players will use special lanterns from the Order of the Guardians to hunt down The Caller and his minions, with a choice between normal and skull lanterns offering different reward structures and a permadeath-like challenge.
The Stream Team: Curing The Druid’s Curse in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Massively OP's MJ will be playing Dungeons & Dragons Online to tackle The Druid's Curse quest arc, focusing on the Druid's Deep dungeon. The objective is to stop the villain Halsaime by literally transforming into a wolf, fish, and bear to progress.
Dungeons and Dragons Online unleashes its Night Revels event, adds cantrips, and makes sweeping enhancement tree changes
Dungeons and Dragons Online has released Update 81.4, bringing back the Night Revels in-game event with new rewards and higher challenge levels. The update also introduces cantrips for certain classes, providing a basic DPS tool and spell point regeneration. Significant balance changes have been made to damage reduction, enhancement trees, two-handed weapon attacks, magic masteries, and the Reaper challenge difficulty mode.
The Stream Team: Re-retrieving the ring in Return to Moria
Massively OP's MJ and Larry are returning to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria to retrieve a stolen ring in a live stream event. The stream will cover the game's story progression and is part of a larger schedule of live content including Guild Wars 2, No Man's Sky, Dungeons & Dragons Online, and AdventureQuest 3D.
Dungeons and Dragons Online continues to test Update 82 with UI scaling and ‘lucky loot’
Standing Stone Games is continuing to test Update 82 for Dungeons and Dragons Online on the Lamannia server. This update includes a major balance pass, a new UI rescaling feature, and a 'lucky loot' system that enhances random drops based on player luck.
MMO Week in Review: Destiny 2’s revival, Aion 2’s stress test
This week's MMO news covers Destiny 2's revival with unvaulted content, Aion 2's stress test, and Ultima Online's 29th anniversary. Dune Awakening launched on consoles, Elder Scrolls Online discussed experimental features, and Microsoft continued layoffs. World of Warcraft Forever is impressing players, while other news includes The Division 2, Marathon, Warframe, and various other MMO updates and discussions.
The Stream Team: Bring on the bears in Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Thorn & Paw
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie will be guiding players through the 'Thorn & Paw' quest, part 3 of the 'Song of Druid's Deep' arc in Dungeons & Dragons Online. The stream will focus on investigating a druid named Halsaime in the Thorn Hollow caverns, which are known to be inhabited by bears and other wildlife.
Dungeons and Dragons Online welcomes you into the Court of Strahd next month
Dungeons and Dragons Online is launching its Court of Strahd event on October 14th with Update 82. This spooky in-game event will task players with combating the Darklord and his associate, the Caller, offering various rewards. Update 82 also includes significant changes to weapon combat, Reaper difficulty, enhancements, and monster resistances.
The Stream Team: Starting the end of Guild Wars 2’s Visions of Eternity with Code of Creation
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie is diving into Guild Wars 2's latest content update, Code of Creation, which marks the beginning of the end for the Visions of Eternity storyline. The stream will focus on exploring a new map, engaging with Asuran politics, and uncovering the plot surrounding the character Vloxx.
The Stream Team: Finding a Secret Forge in Return to Moria
The Massively OP Stream Team, featuring Larry and MJ, will be exploring Return to Moria to find a secret forge. This guide-style stream aims to uncover hidden areas within the game's mines. The team will also be streaming other games like Guild Wars 2 and Project: Gorgon later in the week.
Dungeons and Dragons Online activates its newest raid, Terror of the Demon Lords
Dungeons and Dragons Online has activated its newest raid, Terror of the Demon Lords, with Update 81.3. This legendary CR 37-rated instance is the main raid of the Terror of Demogorgon expansion cycle. The update also includes various bug fixes, such as addressing male Gnomes entering a backflip animation when jumping, and a new alphabetical sorting option for the feat UI.
MMO Week in Review: Foreverrrrr
BlizzCon 2026 saw major announcements including a new open-world StarCraft shooter, Diablo V for 2029, and World of Warcraft Forever launching soon. The event also revealed World of Warcraft's next retail expansion, The Last Titan, and sparked controversy over World of Warcraft Forever's monetization. Other news included the sunsetting of Ship of Heroes, layoffs at Pantheon Rise of the Fallen, and business dealings involving ArcheAge.
Betawatch: Monsters & Memories plunges testers into The Deep, Loftia begins pre-registrations, and ArcheAge S is on its way next year
Several MMORPGs are entering new testing phases or preparing for launch. Monsters & Memories is plunging testers into 'The Deep' ahead of its early access, while Loftia has begun pre-registrations. ArcheAge S is slated for a Q2 2027 release, with gameplay previews coming soon. Legends of Aria Eternal and Valheim have officially launched, while Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has experienced layoffs.
The Stream Team: The plants are taking over in Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Overgrowth
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie is continuing the Song of Druid's Deep quest arc in Dungeons & Dragons Online with the Overgrowth instance. This part of the story focuses on the infected home of Peron Uthe, where plants have taken over the lodge. The stream will cover the second part of this quest arc.
Dungeons and Dragons Online begins testing a major balance pass, including a new enhancement tree feat
Dungeons and Dragons Online has begun testing a major balance pass as part of Update 82, which includes global weapon combat changes, Reaper adjustments, and a rework of monster damage reduction. The studio, Standing Stone Games, is also introducing a new feat called 'Lock In' for two-handed weapon users.
The Stream Team: The end of Kralkatorrik and Guild Wars 2’s Living World
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie is concluding Guild Wars 2's Living World story arc, focusing on the final instance of Season 4 where players must sever the dragon Kralkatorrik's connection to the ley-lines. The stream will cover the culmination of the "War Eternal - Descent" storyline.
