Yearly Archives: 2016
Wisdom of Nym: What I’d like to see (and probably won’t) in the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
One of the things I do in this column, at times, is stomp on dreams. It's not really an intended function, but it's one...
Riders of Icarus plans ‘new banning initiative,’ will name and shame cheaters
Riders of Icarus' latest producer's letter makes a grim admission: "Since Head Start, Riders of Icarus has been riddled with spammers and bots."
"We understand...
Chronicles of Elyria details the steps to world creation
How long would it take you to whip up an MMORPG world? That all depends, of course, on how detailed you want to get...
No Man’s Sky tops the UK sales charts
Whether it's acknowledged as multiplayer or not -- and whether you experienced bugs and unplayability over the weekend -- No Man's Sky is already...
Landmark is working on a fix for its parlor
If you've spent time on tweaking your appearance just so in an MMO, it can be disconcerting to have all of that work undone...
Dogma: Eternal Night delivers a sneak peek of in-game combat and twerking
The vampire-infested Dogma: Eternal Night has been making strides forward with its development, according to a new dev post. Not content just to tout...
World of Warcraft: Legion’s Azsuna is a ‘broken land’
It's kind of a little strange to be reading zone previews of expansion areas, as you know that what is largely unknown and foreign...
The Daily Grind: How do you decide when MMORPG class revisions have gone too far?
A bunch of my guildies flocked back to World of Warcraft during its pre-Legion festivities. One of them mentioned in passing that he'd been...
MMO Week in Review: One man’s sky (August 14, 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!
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Ultima Online’s latest patch heralds Eodon event, 19th birthday gifts
"Publish 94 is out the door," wrote Ultima Online Producer Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong in a newsletter earlier this week. Broadsword has added fresh anniversary...
The MOP Up: The Dota 2 forum hack (August 14, 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: Is Black Desert destined for free-to-play in the west?
On this week's podcast, Justin and I discussed the general MMO blogger sentiment that Black Desert's recent business model drama -- specifically, the addition of...
MMO Mechanics: No Man’s Sky is mechanically genius (an ode to procedural generation)
No Man's Sky has been on my hotly anticipated list for so long, and you might remember that it has had particular mention in a...
Satellite Reign starts beta testing cyberpunk co-op play
Is Satellite Reign on your radar? If you're a fan of high-tech environments and don't mind some frantic isometric action, it really should be. According...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
The Daily Grind: Has a trailer ever convinced you to give an MMO a shot?
Companies pay a lot of money to make good trailers. We all know this. The latest World of Warcraft intro cinematic didn't cost $3.50...
Make My MMO: Project Gorgon plans early access, Dual Universe plans Kickstarter (August 13, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon announced that it's revving up for its Steam early access launch. Wipes (and nerfs) will continue...
PSA: Claim your EQ and EQII loot before Legends of Norrath closes August 17
If you have played EverQuest or EverQuest II, chances are you've at least dabbled in Legends of Norrath -- if nothing else for the...
The Stream Team: Stepping into Shroud of the Avatar
It has been a long, long time since MassivelyOP's MJ dived into Shroud of the Avatar. Part of the reason was she wanted to...
The Game Archaeologist: Six videos from MMOs that never launched
Whenever I compile lists or run articles on MMOs that never made it out of the gate, it seems as though talking about it...
