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Massively Overthinking: 2016’s MMORPG zeitgeist
A few weeks ago, Massively OP's Eliot Lefebvre wondered aloud about which MMO has had the best year so far. For this week's Overthinking, I'd...
The Daily Grind: How long does an MMO encounter need to be out before you can judge its difficulty?
At the time of this writing, Final Fantasy XIV's newest patch has been out for less than a full day. (It'll be two days...
Enter to win a Shards Online pre-alpha trial key from Citadel Studios and Massively OP
In celebration of Shards Online's run at Steam Greenlight, Citadel Studios has granted Massively OP 25 seven-day pre-alpha trial keys for our readers. Inspired by old...
Grab a closed alpha key for Exidium’s mystery space game from MOP
Our last key giveaway for the mystery sci-fi game from French video game developer Asobo Studios went so well and ran out so quickly that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio is best at communication?
Community management has got to be one of the most stressful jobs in the industry. After all, there's nothing like throwing yourself to the...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding important for MMOs?
When it comes to the subject of raiding, one might get the impression that there are only two factions involved: those who are hardcore...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most unpopular opinion you hold about the MMO genre?
One of my favorite thing about about our comments is that our commenters feel safe enough to post off-the-rails editorials, expressing opinions they know will be...
Grab a Starfall Tactics pre-alpha key from Snowforged and MOP
Snowforged Entertainment's online space strategy MMOÂ Starfall Tactics is opening up its pre-alpha for testers today as part of a "galaxy explorers" event that runs...
The Daily Grind: Which PvP sandbox is best for PvE gamers?
Back in May, Albion Online developer Sandbox Interactive reiterated to fans on a Q&A video that while it's building a hardcore PvP sandbox, it...
MMO Week in Review: Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood (June 5, 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!
This...
The MOP Up: EVE Online phases out DirectX 9 (June 5, 2016)
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...
Leaderboard: How many MMORPG Kickstarters have you backed?
Chronicles of Elyria's successful Kickstarter last week summoned many comments from our readers about how many games they've Kickstarted -- and how it's more...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a personal vendetta against any MMO enemies?
I will forever hate certain enemies in certain games. No matter how long it's been, I still hate fighting the Circle of Thorns at...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s Kickstarter bid ends in triumph (June 4, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter successfully funded at just over $1.36 million following its SpatialOS integration announcement and tech preview...
Snag an Empire: Revenant gift bundle key from AMZgame and MOP
Free-to-play, turn-based strategy MMO Empire: Revenant is kicking off its open beta soft-launch today. The game boasts both PvE and PvP battles, guild-vs.-guild warfare,...
WRUP: Funcom fanboy edition
It has come to my attention that I am, in fact, kind of a studio fanboy. This in and of itself would be a...
The Daily Grind: How would you fix your MMO character?
If there's one truism in the world of MMORPGs, it's that all of us are accomplished armchair developers. I mean, c'mon, if the studios...
Betawatch: Riders of Icarus rounds out its beta (June 3, 2016)
The third and final stage of Riders of Icarus testing is upon us! The third and final closed beta started on Thursday and will...
The Daily Grind: What theme song best represents your main MMORPG character?
In yesterday's Black Desert column, MOP's Matt Daniel joked about MMORPG mods that allow roleplayers to share their characters' profiles, right down to their theme songs. He...
Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMORPG grouping problem
Massively OP Patron Roger has another great question for the crew this week.
"I have the hardest time pushing myself to join a group, but...