Yearly Archives: 2016
Buffs and nerfs are coming for Guild Wars 2’s classes
ArenaNet's Karl McLain has a new Guild Wars 2 blog post today focused on the "high-level changes" on the way for the game's classes....
DCUO launches on Xbox One this spring
During its DC Universe Online's fifth anniversary stream this afternoon, Daybreak announced that the superhero MMORPG is launching on Xbox One this spring.
https://twitter.com/DaybreakGames/status/686635498954186752
The game...
Be a guitar hero with Maplestory 2’s new instruments
MapleStory 2 fans can now rock around the clock thanks to the gifting of new guitars and pianos to players. And there's no need...
Path of Exile shows off the Earthquake skill for big melee hits
When Path of Exile launches its Ascendancy expansion, your character builds will have new skills to play with, and many of those new skills...
SWTOR runs January events to make up for December’s problems
There were a lot of events planned for Star Wars: The Old Republic in December. Sure, they were the game's usual repeating events, but...
Shroud of the Avatar’s alpha testing is ‘on the horizon’
Alpha testing for Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar is "on the horizon," says a newsletter published for followers this past weekend. It's been in...
Wisdom of Nym: A musing on malaise in Final Fantasy XIV
There's no question in my mind that Final Fantasy XIV is still one of my favorite games of all time. It certainly doesn't lack...
Ninelives welcomes you to explore its darkly mysterious world
Have you heard of this game called Ninelives? It's recently started to gain some recognition with the start of its open alpha test, even...
Black Desert makes the world boss Desert Dragon even more boss
The Desert Dragon world boss in Black Desert was indisputably exactly what it said on the tin. It was a dragon, and it was...
Worlds Adrift gears up for an exciting 2016
The dev team over at Worlds Adrift is emerging from the holiday season on fire to make 2016 a great year for the fantastical...
Revival plots the course of cartography
If you have a lifelong vendetta against all things cartographical, be prepared for a lot of stumbling around while lost in Revival. The latest...
The Daily Grind: Do you use Steam for MMOs?
Massively OP reader Damonvile recently sent us a link to a Medium piece on Steam declaring 2015 the best year for Steam -- ever. Sales...
MMO Week in Review: Marvel Heroes is getting a new CEO (January 10, 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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EVE Evolved: Three things you don’t want to miss in 2016
In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked back at some of the big highlights EVE Online throughout 2015. It was a year that revolutionised...
The MOP Up: Age of Wushu Dynasty launches (January 10, 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...
DC Universe Online makes fifth anniversary plans
Daybreak's DC Universe Online is about to turn five years old, believe it or not, and the studio is planning a pair of streams...
Check out what World of Warcraft looked like 17 years ago
In 1999, the year that EverQuest released, work was already underway for another fantasy MMO called World of Warcraft. It wasn't until a couple...
The Secret World on AEGIS plans, player perks, and city hubs
Last fall, devs asked The Secret World players to submit their most burning questions about the game, and then the community voted on which...
One Shots: It came from the comments super-edition
The One Shots community does love congregating on Sundays to post favorite MMO screenshots in the comments section. While I certainly do love and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best subscriber rewards?
Subscriber rewards are one of those little things that I always like to see. I pretty much always subscribe to a game if it's...
