Bree Royce
Editor-in-Chief
Bree is an unrepentant escapist with a predilection for MMOs. When not compulsively proofreading cereal boxes and newspapers, she can be found modding, PvPing on the auction hall, and touring the Next Big Thing with her guild on a quest for the elusive perfect game.
Working As Intended and Ask Mo are her pet op-ed columns, but she also pens Daily Grinds and compiles Massively Overthinking, the Week in Review, and Make My MMO. You can hear her ramble about MMOs every week on the Massively OP podcast. If you're nice, she'll even talk about something other than Star Wars Galaxies.
Personal blog: SkycandyTwitter: @nbrianna
Favorite MMOs: Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online
Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns’ first public beta weekend begins August 7th
How about some Guild Wars 2 news to justify the fact that you're awake at the crack of dawn for this Gamescom embargo lift? Yeah! ArenaNet...
Massively Overthinking: Whither went the classic PvE MMORPG?
Today's Massively Overthinking question was sent via e-pigeon from Kickstarter donor Apollymi. No e-pigeons were hurt in the writing of this article.
"Have you heard...
Windows 10 and your favorite MMORPGs
If you're upgrading to Windows 10 this week, congratulations! You're brave! You might be in for a week of tech headaches and busted games!
Tech support across...
FFXIV, SWTOR, and Guild Wars 2 fall in Raptr’s June rankings
Raptr has published its stats roundup for the month of June. It turns out that people are still playing games online. You can close your browser...
Guild Wars 2 adds SMS verification, living world season one recap
ArenaNet wants to make sure your Guild Wars 2 account is secure, and apparently just reminding gamers to stop using "PASSWORD123" for every website...
The Daily Grind: What immersive RPG elements are missing from the modern MMORPG?
This morning's Daily Grind inquisitor is Kickstarter donor Nepentheia, who wonders about the "RPG" in MMORPG:
What RPG elements that create a more immersive experience...
MMO Week in Review: Salute to Smed (July 26, 2015)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMOÂ news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
Daybreak...
Kevin Sorbo headlines SMITE 10M player Hercules promotion
Actor Kevin Sorbo, a '90s geek icon for his title role in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, will voice a mostly new character in MOBA...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever used performance-enhancing drugs while MMOing?
Last week, a former pro e-sports player went on the record to say that he -- and pretty much everyone else in the top...
Massively Overthinking: Dealing with toxicity in MMO communities
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Kickstarter donor Dahui, who asks,
"What do you think MMO developers can do to try to minimize...
Perpetuum aims to accelerate its update cadence [Update]
Sci-fi MMOÂ Perpetuum will soon be switching from long development phases to shorter ones, says Avatar Creations in a new dev post to players today....
Dark Age of Camelot pays tribute to player’s terminally ill son
Players who've logged into Dark Age of Camelot since yesterday will have met a stylish new NPC in the Mularn, Cotswold, and Mag Mell, as Broadsword...
John Smedley relinquishes his post at Daybreak
VentureBeat is reporting that John Smedley has stepped down as President of Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind multiple MMOs, including the entire EverQuest...
Guild Wars 2 confirms the Elementalist’s Tempest elite spec
ArenaNet has confirmed the rumored next elite spec for Guild Wars 2's upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion: The Elementalist's Tempest.
The Tempest will access the...
Why WildStar needs stat refactoring and which stats are on the way out
WildStar has a major stat rebalancing patch on the way -- in fact, it's so major that it needs a whole new term: stat...
Path of Exile addresses major disconnection bug, plots new content
Not content to rest on its laurels after this month's The Awakening expansion, Grinding Gear Games has penned a quick post revealing precisely what...
Trion Worlds purges Glyph of third-party games
Trion Worlds is apparently getting out of the game distribution service, as least when it comes to games made by other studios.
Scott Hartsman has...
PSA: Grab The Elder Scrolls Online for $12 on Green Man Gaming [Updated]
See, Reddit is good for something: It's going to save you 75% on a copy of The Elder Scrolls Online today.
In conjunction with its...
The Daily Grind: What race do you wish Guild Wars 2 would add?
One of the things Guild Wars 2 players wanted in an expansion -- and aren't getting in Heart of Thorns -- is a new...
MMO Week in Review: Summer MMO launches (July 19, 2015)
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!
July...
