Alphas & Betas

MMOs in various stages of testing and crowdfunding, playable and… not. Don’t forget to follow our Betawatch and Make My MMO columns for a weekly rundown. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Shroud of the Avatar brings in fast travel and new player towns

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More and more these days Shroud of the Avatar is looking like a whole game. It probably helps that the game seems to update...

Marvel at The Division’s PC visual tech at work

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One element that's attracted some to The Division is its level of attention to detail and its visual mastery that's making this post-apocalyptic New...

How player healers will cure disease and set bones in Revival

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In my very first MMORPG, I was obsessed with the idea of becoming a healer -- not someone who cast healing spells but someone...

Eight tips for success in Epic’s MOBA Paragon

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Nobody ever claimed that MOBAs were easy to comprehend in full. Sure, you can get in and start playing relatively quickly, but to truly...
Combat attire: you're doing it wrong.

MMO Week in Review: Black Desert’s headstart is here (February 28, 2016)

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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! As...

The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 2016)

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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...
Glub glub.

Leaderboard: What do you think of Black Desert so far?

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Headstart for Black Desert's began this morning, at least if you preordered. Are you watching from the sidelines or already lost to the grind? If you're in and enjoying...
whatevs

Black Desert opens new servers before headstart

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Daum has posted its very last dev diary and notes before the launch of Black Desert's head start. The big news is that the studio...

Make My MMO: Grim Dawn and Descent Underground (February 27, 2016)

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Grim Dawn is the toast of our Make My MMO crowdfunding column this weekend as the crowdfunded multiplayer action RPG has made it through the...

H1Z1 is ‘regrouping and refocusing’ after split

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A new H1Z1 -- or "Hizzy," to its friends -- producer's letter shares that the team is still "regrouping and refocusing" following its digital...
Black desert, yellowish beach, SAME DIFF.

Leaderboard: Which Black Desert server will you be calling home?

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Massively OP reader Xijit thought it would be a grand idea to try to coordinate our community's Black Desert servers, and we agree! Let's...

Camelot Unchained adds persistent items and destructible buildings

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As the Camelot Unchained team goes through its first -- and hopefully only -- crunch period in preparation for the title's beta test, Mark Jacobs...
A world of trees.

Betawatch: Tree of Savior is going international soon (February 26, 2016)

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Good news, Tree of Savior fans - the game is slated to hit the international stage soon. How soon? That's still up in the...

Star Crusade is a CCG with adjustable deck sizes

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Everyone seems to want a slice of the lucrative Hearthstone digital card game pie these days. The latest challenger to Blizzard's throne is ZiMAD's Star...

Glide and grapple your way through Worlds Adrift’s island exploration video

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How does it feel to explore an island? That's the question Bossa Studios hopes to answer with its most recent Worlds Adrift video. The...

SkySaga’s alpha 7 arrives today with competitive building and selfies

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Voxelbox SkySaga has just entered its seventh round of alpha, dubbed the "Settler" update. Of note, the game has been patched with a new...

Check out Crowfall’s latest world eyecandy

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As Crowfall marches on in development, fans await anxiously on the sidelines for tasty tidbits of information to come their way. Yesterday, Artcraft lead environment artist...
Context matters.

Black Desert preorders close, headstart preload begins tomorrow

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Who's ready for Black Desert? Daum reminds players today that preload for the headstart begins tomorrow, and the client is patchable for those who participated in the second closed beta.

Tree of Savior’s international beta is coming ‘soon’

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Tree of Savior fans, your patience is about to pay off. IMC Games announced today that the open beta for its international version is...

Gloria Victis lets you make a guild coat of arms

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How does your guild distinguish itself visually? If you're in Gloria Victis, the answer is by creating a unique-looking coat of arms. A "multilayer" coat of...