Tina Lauro Pollock
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Tina is the purveyor of Massively Overpowered's MMO Mechanics and Guild Chat columns, and is the newly installed writer of the long-running Flameseeker Chronicles for Guild Wars 2. She is hard at work on her first video game, the indie space 4X game Predestination.
Twitter: @purpletinabeans
MMO Mechanics: Creating engaging crafting mechanics
I'm currently bogged down in an over-the-shoulder crafting blur, vicariously depleting gold and recommending several YouTube-approved crazy material gathering runs as I get my...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Season 3 Predictions
If I've read the words "content drought" under your name in the comments section recently, you will be as delighted as I am to...
Guild Chat: Successfully merging MMORPG guilds
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column in which we gather together to help a reader in need solve his or her guild-related quandary....
Flameseeker Chronicles: Re-engaging lost Guild Wars 2 players
I recently read an interesting opinion piece by Jason Winter that got me thinking about the general sense of apathy that he believes is...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s third raid wing
Forsaken Thicket is set to get much larger and... lanier... today: I was given the opportunity to test out the third wing of Guild Wars 2's...
Guild Chat: Giving a newbie Blade & Soul clan purpose
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which I break down a reader's guild related...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why wave-ban Guild Wars 2 cheaters?
Last week, our very own Bree Royce summed up a response given by ArenaNet's Chris Cleary to a self-confessed hacker on the game's subreddit...
Guild Chat: How to get real-life friends to join your MMORPG guild
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which we can all come together to help...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking the proposed Guild Wars 2 WvW scoring improvements
In my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I outlined ArenaNet's recent WvW player poll and discussed the possible implications of voting for each of...
Guild Chat: How to reacclimate when coming back to EVE Online
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the space in which I get together with the MOP commenters to help a reader in need...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Weighing in on the Guild Wars 2 WvW poll
The first WvW poll is about to close and the votes have been flying in during the last few days, driving home that Guild Wars...
MMO Mechanics: Innovating mechanics to refresh Guild Wars 2
I usually keep MMO Mechanics quite general by looking at several games as examples to highlight my point regarding the mechanics of choice in each article,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you need to know about Guild Wars 2’s April 2016 update
Today is the day, people: I'm hoping you're all willing and able to log in and follow along with the Q2 update patch notes...
Guild Wars 2’s spring update launches April 19; watch the teaser trailer
We've just received an interesting little sneak peek at a teaser trailer for the upcoming Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns Spring Quarterly update that's now...
Guild Chat: Starting a raiding guild in Guild Wars 2
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the place where we gather to discuss a reader submission on whatever guild-related topic is giving him or her...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The future of Guild Wars 2 under Mike O’Brien
The news coming from ArenaNet has been very interesting since the company's President Mike O'Brien took over as Guild Wars 2 Game Director, so I...
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG expansions vs. sequels
The recent news about EverQuest Next's cancellation has renewed the debate about whether or not MMOs should get sequels, which have given me plenty...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Gorseval raid boss guide
More than one reader has asked for further Guild Wars 2Â raid guides, and who am I to disappoint? I've been keeping back this Gorseval...
Guild Chat: How to tactfully leave a guild
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I tackle readers' guild-related problems with the help...
