It's been a mixed bag in the MMOG world this week, with wide-ranging news from Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, the huge DCMA takedown by Linden Lab (and the folks who got screwed) and more. Perhaps one of the biggest highlights in the Massively staff week was getting to jump into SOE's PlanetSide MMOFPS. We were able to take on regular players (and die quite a bit when large numbers of them figured out where we were) as the evil "Black Ops" faction in a wildly fun GM-run event. If you missed out on any of the headlines (or the fun) have no fear; we've got the scoop for you!

News

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• Are female characters really penalized in Age of Conan?
• First glimpse of Age of Conan PvP gear!
• AoC grinds out the fixes
• Linden Lab's big content takedown
• New Final Fantasy XI update drops big changes into Vana'diel
• AT&T says internet data caps and overage fees 'inevitable'
• Is Cryptic hinting at Star Trek Online
• The Agency under the scope, RMT not a part
• Dredging up the past - the Star Wars Galaxies NGE re-examined

Discussion

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• Player vs. Everything: The quirks of D&D Online
• Cinemassively: AoC vs. WoW
• Anti-Aliased: It will all be fine in ten minutes
• Why exactly is Hellgate:London so bad?
• Behind the Curtain: Why bother?
• Should EA Mythic offer an all-in-one pass for its games?
• Player Consequences: Pervasive Map Features
• MMOS X: How the MMOs and the iPhone can meet.
• The Digital Continuum: Live event adulation