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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...

The Game Archaeologist: Lineage

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If we judged MMOs by their numbers alone -- and I'm not suggesting we do so -- then the original Lineage would be the...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a ‘guilty pleasure’ MMO?

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As comments and tweets and nastygrams in my inbox have repeatedly demonstrated over the years, it doesn't matter whether you've put in years of...

Dual Universe gives players all of the tools to build their own galaxy

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Contrary to what you may have believed, Dual Universe isn't going to limit its sandbox features to the creation and flight of personal spacecraft....
Oh look.

Having given up on LawBreakers, Boss Key is launching battle royale game Radical Heights tomorrow

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Last week, we wrote about the de facto maintenance-moding of LawBreakers, as Boss Key admitted the game wasn't making money, not even enough to...

The Daily Grind: Do you get grumpy over MMO events on repeat?

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I'm a huge fan of Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box, even if I am not the best jumper in the world. My kid...

Jukebox Heroes: Five great YouTube channels for MMO music

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As a collector and reviewer of MMORPG soundtracks, I owe a great debt to fellow music lovers who take the time to somehow extract...

The Daily Grind: How do you deal with muscle memory when playing multiple MMORPGs?

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I've been playing two games that focus a lot on jumping lately: Trove and Guild Wars 2, specifically Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 164: Shroud of the Heroes

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Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day across the MMO world, RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Sea of Thieves, Shroud of the Avatar, SWTOR, and FFXIV, with mailbag questions on MMO tourist modes and character customization.

The Game Archaeologist: A Tale in the Desert

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Once asked what he thought was the most innovative MMO from the last decade, Dr. Richard Bartle, the creator of MUD, gave a succinct answer: "A...

The Stream Team: Jumping into Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box for the first time

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Massively OP's MJ has never experienced Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box. Oh she's heard plenty about it over the years, she has just...

The Super Adventure Box Festival (and chairs) has taken over Guild Wars 2

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Were you under the impression that Guild Wars 2 was only heralding the return of the wonderful, magnificent Super Adventure Box? Nay, my friends,...

GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel

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Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...

ARK-inspired PixARK enters early access

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It's a big day for a small game. If you've been seeking a title that has the visual aesthetics of Trove and the dino-taming madness...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us

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Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.

The Stream Team: Super Trove Hero adventures!

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It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the Vanguardian! Trove's superhero expansion has just landed, and Massively OP's MJ is torn between playing...
Always something new to adventure.

Trove’s Heroes expansion is live today with superheroes and a new biome

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Trion's blocky sandpark Trove is patching up any minute now with Heroes, a brand-new superhero-themed expansion - all live today for PC, PS4, and...

Guild Wars 2 preps Super Adventure Box, patches in direct-buy mounts and CHAIRS

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If you try to zoom into Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box today, you're... going to be wholly disappointed. That's because while the patch...
Surprised pikachu dot jpeg.

GDC 2018: The Legends of Aria devs talk closed beta, gankbox PvP, and the MMORPG genre

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One thing I love about GDC compared to other conventions I cover is how many actual developers I get to talk to, especially without...

The Game Archaeologist: Shattered Galaxy

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War. War never ends. Especially if it was designed and encouraged to wage forever. One of the most popular computer gaming genres of the late...

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