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The Stream Team: Soloing Star Trek Online’s latest featured episode

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Because of her hesitation to do the featured episode solo (as is required), Massively OP’s MJ shied away from it last time and focused on her story line after the rocket event. Now, she’s gathered her courage and is launching into Renegade’s Regret. Tune in at 5:00 p.m. as OPTV‘s infamous Stream Team brings you our first premier!

What: Star Trek Online
Who: MJ Guthrie
When: 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018

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Warframe gets catty with its latest class

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As if Warframe Tenno didn’t have a large and lethal enough arsenal at their fingertips, now Digital Extremes is preparing to plug them into a brand-new warframe that wields the mighty power of cat.

‘Tis true, fair readers. The new Khora warframe uses a metallic whip and commands a metal pet cat to, quote, “engulf enemies in a whirlwind of pain.” The 35th warframe to come to the game is being paired with a new team-based survival mode called Sanctuary Onslaught. This mode challenges up to four players to run through timed portals to lay waste to all enemies.

The Beasts of the Sanctuary update is coming to PC this week, with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 to receive it next month.

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Elder Scrolls Online’s new video summarizes the snobby elves of Summerset

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Just as Morrowind was much more than elves, so is Summerset, but it’s hard for the elves in this elven kingdom not to take center stage. ZeniMax is demonstrating just that with its latest Elder Scrolls Online video and dev blog, which describes the Altmer as stereotypically pretentious, vain perfectionists who are traditionally isolationist. In other words, they aren’t all going to welcome your outlander self just because their Queen has opened the borders.

“When building Summerset, the primary thing that we were trying to show was the history of the people who live there,” ZeniMax explains. “Players can explore the ruins of ancient Elven architecture throughout the zone, and see in the cities how the more recent High Elf civilization has continued to build on top of those ancient foundations.”

You can check out that video down below, then hit up today’s earlier piece, which includes some of the new bits that just hit the test server!

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Tencent is bringing mobile OARPG Raziel westward for your clicking pleasure

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If OARPGs with Torchlight-esque graphics are your thing and your mobile device packs a punch, then feast your eyes and wallet on Raziel. Gaming behemoth Tencent has apparently picked up the title from developer Indra to port to phones and tablets in the west this year. It’s already out in Australia.

“Raziel is a fast-paced, hack-n-slash style RPG with a range of multiplayer and guild gameplay modes. Featuring advanced Unity 3D graphics, fast and flexible gameplay, and a diverse collection of characters and maps, the visually stunning adventure sets a new standard for mobile gaming.”

The game boasts four playable toons (with more as you go), a companion system so you can drag an NPC along with you (a la Diablo), more than 60 singleplayer dungeons. Tencent is calling this a “revolutionary MMORPG,” for what it’s worth, but the “massive” seems to focus on basic co-op and 1v1, 2v2, and guild battle-style PvP.

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Elder Scrolls Online begins testing Summerset; here’s a look at the chapter’s houses and buyables

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As all eyes in Elder Scrolls Online turn to the future expansion heading to the game next month, testing has begun in earnest on Summerset. Version 4.0 of the MMO is now on the test servers, and the team is focusing on the starting area, the jewelry system, and the Psijic Order skill line.

Consider this permission to gorge yourself on information. Not only are the patch notes available for this build, but players have datamined several of the crown store microtransactions that are heading into the game. Once you’re done with that, learn where this expansion came from and check out two of our hands-on experiences playing it.

Finally whether you’re testing it out or not, you can get an early look at Summerset’s new crown store offerings, motifs, and housing options after the break!

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Dead Rivals infects mobile with its zombie MMOARPG

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Need a quick zombie fix on your mobile device but still crave the MMORPG approach? Gameloft, no stranger to whipping up knockoffs of hit video games, may have the answer for you in its newly launched Dead Rivals.

Dead Rivals marries action, a post-apocalyptic landscape, and MMORPG-style quests for an interesting experience. While it only has three classes, the pocket title does offer up base building, PvP, NPC factions, and a whole lot of crafting.

“Gameloft’s new title is the first of its kind, a mobile zombie MMO. It blends fast-paced action and classic MMORPG adventuring to create a thrilling, undead action RPG,” the studio said. “Survival is a constant struggle. So, to increase your chances in both PVP and PVE challenges, you must research, craft, and improve facilities and your character’s unique class weapons.”

The game is available on iOS, Android, and PC. Check out the trailer after the break!

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MapleStory 2 unveils North American website, closed beta starts next month

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It seems like a no-brainer to bring the sequel to the popular MapleStory westward. And yet we’ve been waiting for a while now to see any movement on the MapleStory 2 front. The good news? Movement spotted.

Nexon America opened up the official MapleStory 2 website this past week and is now taking signups for the MMO’s beta test. There are some giveaways and promotions in the meantime, and when May 9th hits, the western closed beta will begin. Nexon isn’t making this title global, however, so be sure to check to see if your country or region is included.

MapleStory 2 is a huge step up from its predecessor both in visuals and content. It offers pretty adorable 3-D cubed worlds, interesting classes, and player housing. “MapleStory 2 features powerful tools to let all of our players truly customize their own corner of Maple World, from character customization, designing special outfits, building your own dream house and so much more,” Nexon said.

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Age of Conan’s first saga server heads into its final month

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The end of the world is bearing down on some Age of Conan players, but that’s exactly when things get interesting. Funcom’s special Saga of Zath server has just a month left to go before the studio merges its population in with the Crom server and turns out the lights.

Before then, players can race to earn special gear and vanity items for the main server. To help with that, Funcom is giving all players a free extra specialization, cutting the price of mounts in half, chopping XP booster prices down by 75%, and making raid and PvP gear bundles available.

Saga of Zath started up back in January as a special time-limited PvE server. Players had just a few months to go through a saga quest to earn rewards and gain items. When the merge happens on May 15th, all Zath characters will be transferred to Crom with all progress and inventory intact.

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The MOP Up: Seal Online embraces a cartoony spirit (April 15, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a weekly compilation of smaller MMO stories and videos that you won’t want to miss. Seen any good MMO news? Hit us up through our tips line!

Maybe you’ll discover a new game in this space — or be reminded of an old favorite! This week we have stories and videos from Seal Online, Trove, Pokemon Go, Sea of Thieves, Tales of Gaia, Battlerite, War of Rights, PUBG, World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, Will to Live Online, and Prosperous Universe, all waiting for you after the break!

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The Stream Team: A first look at Radical Heights

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How radical is Radical Heights? That’s the question Massively OP’s MJ aims to answer as she pokes her head in this new game for the very first time. Could this blast of ’80s thug life make this battle royale “the one”? Can it convert MJ to the genre? Can she just not be the first to die? Find the answers by tuning in live at 8:00 p.m. as OPTV‘s infamous Stream Team brings you a first look at…

What: Radical Heights
Who: MJ Guthrie
When: 8:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 14th, 2018

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Make My MMO: PAX’s hands-on, Star Citizen’s free-fly, and Camelot’s weekend tests (April 14, 2018)

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This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen is running a free-fly this weekend, as teased yesterday. The game’s currently testing alpha 3.1.2, which also rolled out last night. (Thanks DK!)

At last weekend’s PAX East, we got hands-on with several crowdfunded MMORPGs, including Pantheon and Ashes of Creation, whose demos our writer thought were solid indeed. We also spoke with Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever to catch up with its progress!

As for Camelot Unchained, it’s been working on improving its tech and working on new assets, including “placeable decorations on a plot, new animations, and new scenario gameplay and environments.” Today and tomorrow, CSE is running player tests on the Dragon Fang map, so check those out if you’re a hardcore backer!

Meanwhile, Albion Online patched up its GvG mercenary system, Orbus is planning a free weekend next week, and the EVE Online sequel book has already funded. Read on for more on what’s up with MMO crowdfunding over the last week and the weekly roundup of all the crowdfunded MMOs we’re following.

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Sea of Thieves corrects its course with six planned content patches for 2018

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The widespread criticisms that Sea of Thieves is rather lacking in the content department has not fallen upon deaf ears at Rare. The studio most certainly is feeling the pressure to give its antsy pirates more to do, and in a recent 14-minute developer diary, plans are put forth to make it happen.

Three content updates are planned to roll out over the next few months, followed by another three this fall. First up is “The Hungering Deep,” which will arrive in early may and add a new world event, more rewards, and a sinister new threat. “Cursed Sails” comes after that with a new type of ship, followed by “Forsaken Shores” and a fresh region of the world to explore.

In addition to the three content updates, Rare said that it will try to run weekly events. This all comes at a price, as the team’s shifted focus will delay the rollout of ship captaincy and pets.

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The Stream Team: A big boss beat down in ARK

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Just because there are no pillars to enter the lairs of the spider, ape, or dragon bosses on ARK’s Aberration doesn’t mean that Massively OP’s MJ can’t fight them! That’s one of the benefits of being a server admin. Since the team didn’t transfer to this server, many of the tech recipes are unavailable without fighting these bosses, so those monsters will be called forth to face the MJ and the gang. Can they devise winning strategies using the aberrant animals? Tune in live at 2:00 p.m. to see.

What: ARK: Aberration
Who: MJ Guthrie
When: 2:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 14th, 2018

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