Monthly Archives: February 2015
Camelot Unchained hires a sound designer, preps for alpha
Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs says that his team is currently in "soft crunch" mode as CU moves closer to its alpha phase. Said alpha...
The Soapbox: It’s the little things that make an MMO special
In the years that I've been playing and covering MMOs, I've noticed that there are two distinct phases when it comes to introducing a...
One Shots: A new hope
Welcome back to One Shots, Massively OP's weekly salute to excellent and interesting player screenshots! It feels good to be in our new home...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite winter zone?
In the northern parts of the US, we are currently in the grips of a particularly brutal winter. Snow, ice, frostbite, polar bear attacks,...
EVE Fanfest to feature Worlds Collide server competition
Planning a trip to Iceland for this year's EVE Online Fanfest? If so you'll probably want to look at CCP's latest blog post, which...
Marvel Heroes adds Arachne team-up, starts Mardi Gras
It does seem as though any popular superhero will inevitably drum up a bunch of me-too imitators, from Batgirl to Wonder Dude (who totally...
EverQuesting: Daybreak, SOE Live, and the resurrection of Fan Faire
It's been quite a week! And not just for Massively Overpowered. Right as our original site was sunsetting, SOE announced that it was bought...
Spread the love with The Secret World’s Valentine’s Day event
Just because the world is being taken over by secret cabals and an unstoppable wave of filth from the outer darkness doesn't mean that...
Star Citizen adds progression to its dogfight module
Star Citizen chairman Chris Roberts has posted a blurb outlining a new system called Rental Equipment Credits that is coming to Arena Commander's 1.1...
Daybreak teams reassure MMO players, deflect DDoS attacks
More assurances are coming your way from Daybreak Games, this time from reps of each of the studio's games.
"Absolutely nothing" has changed, according to...
WRUP: The first WRUP
It feels so great to be back. Plus I get to introduce some new folks to you. Former Massively columnist Tina Lauro has returned...
The Daily Grind: Do you find some MMOs more relaxing to play solo?
You know, folks, I am all about getting my dungeon ride on in Final Fantasy XIV. I'm a roleplayer, to boot. I like being...
Kickstarter Overpowered: Week one summary
As of today, we've been running the Massively Overpowered Kickstarter campaign for just one week. We can't believe the outpouring of support you've given us...
The EFF wants to exempt some emulated game servers from copyright laws
How many times have you dusted off an old game you used to love to play online, only to find that the official servers...
SWTOR adds hardmode flashpoints, season four PvP, and double XP
Did you patch up your Star Wars: The Old Republic install yesterday? If not, you'd better hop to it because the 3.1 update added...
World of Warcraft’s graphics to improve in Patch 6.1
While many of you World of Warcraft players will be squeeing over your new Twitter integration and making the world a much more dangerous...
The Repopulation offers $20 early access
Getting into The Repopulation's early access program is now cheaper than ever, as Above and Beyond has announced a new silver membership tier for...
Glitch releases two-volume soundtrack
While Glitch hasn't been available to play since 2012 (and won't be again until Children of Ur and Eleven finish their revival projects), the...
Run, Valiance Online, run!
There's always a world of difference between viewing MMO screenshots and videos. Sometimes you just have to see a game in action to get...
The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?
The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...
