Columns

Enjoy a run-down of our recent long-form pieces, both game-specific and more general. You might also be interested in our list of all of our columns and recurring articles. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes

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Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...

Fight or Kite: One specific update would make Crowfall worth playing every day

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The past couple of weeks I’ve been having a fantastic time romping through Crowfall’s campaigns. When you have a good group of players by...

LOTRO Legendarium: Which Lore-master pet should you use?

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Ever since the first year of Lord of the Rings Online's operation, I've always been head-over-heels for the Lore-master class. Everything about it seemed...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers made early access a luxury

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First and foremost, I want to note that this is not going to be my official first impressions of Shadowbringers because that's going to be...

EVE Evolved: NPC invasions wreak havoc across EVE Online

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When CCP Games released a new EVE Online expansion named Invasion at the end of last month, players were readying themselves to battle limited...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of Atlantica Online’s soundtrack

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When you think about it, Atlantica Online is positioned in a great place for a diverse soundtrack. After all, it takes place in a...

MMO Cartographer: Visiting Runes of Magic for its 10th anniversary

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Runes of Magic turned 10 earlier this year, and when I saw a 10-year-old screenshot come up in my Facebook memories, I felt as...

One Shots: Intergalactic tourists

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Do you ever get that feeling that you spend all of this energy and time in MMOs trying to get to the next zone...
It ensues.

The Daily Grind: Two months in, have you tried the resurrected City of Heroes?

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So I spent a bunch of time over last weekend playing City of Heroes again. The game died seven years ago, but like any...

Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends celebrates its second birthday

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It's a surprise party and you're invited! Secret World Legends has made it to its second birthday. This rebooted version of our favorite conspiracy...
We do things for you! This is a thing.

Betawatch: Star Citizen might be opening up full persistence with alpha 3.6

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It feels weird when Star Citizen is selling you something that actually exists, huh? But the title is hard at work selling you tickets...
TUG

Lawful Neutral: TUG’s Nerd Kingdom is the Real Slim Shady

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I hate being disappointed. I doubt I'm alone. In general, I try to temper my expectations and accept negative outcomes just as much as...
Surprised? Really?

WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test

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It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...

Massively Overthinking: Always be achievin’ (in MMOs)

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A while back, my husband and I were idly chatting about MMO achievements. Neither one of us is much of an achievement hunter, or...

The Survivalist: Conan Exile’s underwater dungeon rises above expectations

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A dungeon is a dungeon, right? And adding a single dungeon to a game is not really a big deal. In most cases, that...
Beta fish.

The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO beta you sought out?

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You might think that our work here at Massively Overpowered means that your friendly neighborhood MMO journalists get into any beta we want without...

Wandering Wraeclast: The wonderful world of Path of Exile’s Hideout housing

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When I first started playing Path of Exile, I never envisioned that housing would become available. And not just housing, but good housing with...

Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs boasting the most expansions

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In 2018 alone, the MMORPG industry saw no less than 14 major expansions release for various titles, and in 2019 we've had at least...

Tamriel Infinium: Getting the most out of your Elder Scrolls Online box and sub in 2019

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One of the most confusing things about any game that chooses a hybrid business model is figuring out what you need to buy in...

Choose My Adventure: Getting to the group stuff in TERA

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My final week in TERA saw me hitting the ground running, looking to utilize whatever means I could to chow through the levels, get...

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