The Daily Grind: So are you playing Overwatch?
Sure it's not Project Titan, but Overwatch is the next big thing, and it's well and truly sucked the air out of the room....
The Daily Grind: How long do you expect a 2016 MMORPG to live?
One of the many features touted by Chronicles of Elyria is a 10-year storyline, over the span of which your characters will "die"Â probably 10...
MMO Week in Review: Cleaning up the MMORPG community (May 22, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
It's...
Guild Chat: How to get real-life friends to join your MMORPG guild
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which we can all come together to help...
Leaderboard: Do you go light side or dark side in MMORPG factions?
We’ve been following gaming research firm Quantic Foundry since last year as it's been publishing datasets and conclusions based on its Gamer Motivation Model....
WRUP: The first rule of Punch Club edition
The first rule of Punch Club is that you do not talk about Punch Club. The second rule of Punch Club is that you...
Enter to win a Riders of Icarus founder’s pack from Nexon and Massively OP
In celebration of Riders of Icarus' closed beta and brand-new trailer, Nexon has granted Massively OP three legendary founder pack keys for Steam for our readers.
The...
The Daily Grind: Is MMO ‘open’ development really good for the genre?
Massively OP's Andrew Ross and I were recently discussing how to approach an opinion piece on Chronicles of Elyria when he reminded me that...
Massively Overthinking: Playing the game of timers in MMOs
Massively OP reader The Chief Turtle recently sent us a question that I think ties in neatly to the daily quests Overthinking we discussed a few...
Linkrealms launches Steam early access today
Linkrealms is launching into Steam early access today. If you're thinking, "Hasn't that game been around for a long time?" know that you're not...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 65: Make yourself at home
Justin and Bree discuss Gigantic, NCsoft, WildStar, KingsIsle, Star Trek Online, Legion, and Crowfall, plus a mailbag question on media embargoes.
Grab a TERA Secrets & Shadows flying mount key from En Masse and MOP
In celebration of the launch of TERA's Secrets & Shadows patch today, En Masse has granted Massively OP 20,000 keys for a seven-day flying mount called...
The Daily Grind: Why do you buy from MMO cash shops?
If you still aren't convinced that a great deal of MMORPG monetization is just gambling in disguise, consider that an acclaimed academic on the...
Giveaway: HeroWarz closed beta keys
HeroWarz's closed beta kicks off this week -- on May 18th, to be exact. If you're in North America, Australia, or New Zealand, you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best tank class in an MMORPG?
I've teased the late Warhammer Online plenty over the years for its disaster-dungeons, but it had something I've never seen topped in an MMORPG,...
MMO Week in Review: A console port is a blessing for Star Trek Online (May 15, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
One...
Leaderboard: Chronicles of Elyria’s Kickstarter funded. Did you back it?
On this week's Massively OP podcast, both Justin and I expressed surprise that Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter has done so well -- it certainly...
WRUP: Talk to your children about the X-Files edition
The world moves ever onward, and pretty soon you're going to need to think about how you're going to discuss The X-Files with your...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
Massively Overthinking: The minority playerbases inside MMORPGs
Earlier this week, World of Warcraft Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas weighed in on a player thread about Legion's in-game prices in a...
