Jukebox Heroes: MMO carols for your gaming joy
If someone -- and we are not necessarily suggesting you -- were to create an MMO Christmas carol album, what songs would be included?...
One Shots: Hand over the presents or the reindeer gets it
Well, that escalated fast.
A showdown with a Santa Claus raid boss in The Division led to BalsBigBrother attempting an unorthodox tactic of threatening Donner...
The Daily Grind: How did you do with your 2017 MMO goals?
The year is slipping onward, and while there's still a few more days in the year, odds are good that your big goals are...
The ultimate guide to The Game Archaeologist’s MMO archives
When we moved over here to Massively Overpowered, some of us transplanted our long-running columns to the new space. I perhaps felt most devastated...
Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)
It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
WoW Factor: Do World of Warcraft’s allied race requirements make sense?
We still do not know exactly when World of Warcraft will make allied races playable. What we do know is that it sure as...
Choose My Adventure Year in Review: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WildStar, Black Desert, and Neverwinter
So I've been writing this column for a year now. A little more than a year, as it happens, but last year there was...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best holiday event this December?
Next week is the celebrated Winter Holiday, where lots of people gather around House Decoration and exchange gifts to celebrate Something Other Than Unbridled...
Hyperspace Beacon: A six-year retrospective of Star Wars The Old Republic
Happy birthday, Star Wars: The Old Republic. I don't think your birthday has actually ever fallen on the same day that my article released,...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value at the start of 2018
Let's talk about value. A couple of weeks back, I did an article on the healthiest games at the end of the year; today,...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2017 Online Video Game Music Awards
Oh, I can hear all of you out there, mewing with frustration that Massively OP hasn't yet announced the truly important awards yet this...
Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World Legends’ first Krampusnacht
While many games go festive for the holiday season, no one does it quite like Secret World Legends. Cutesy doesn't quite fit here, but...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking a peek at Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch
Gosh, I feel sort of bad for the person whose job it was to make the next Final Fantasy XIV fan festival reveal seem...
MMO Mechanics: 2017’s MMO Mechanics in review
I cannot quite believe that we're saying goodbye to 2017 and ringing in 2018 so quickly: It certainly doesn't feel as though an entire...
One Shots: Thumbs up for justice
Even when humanity is on the brink of destruction, even when all hope is lost, it's good to know that people will still be...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best older MMO for players to try out?
It's funny to think that World of Warcraft is over a decade old, because it doesn't feel like an older MMO, due in no...
The Game Archaeologist: Revisiting the first three months of World of Warcraft
Were you there?
Many of us were. Many weren't. Either way, November 23rd, 2004 was a watershed date for the MMORPG industry and one watched...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation testing is set for today (December 15, 2017)
Who wants to play a guessing game? If you're an Ashes of Creation backer, you get to play one whether you answered yes or...
Global Chat: Something fishy in these MMOs
Fishing in MMOs: You either really get it or you really don't. Ancient Gaming Noob Wilhelm is among those who enjoys taking every opportunity...
WoW Factor: The fate of WoW’s class orders post-Legion, part 1
In the lull between expansions, I've been hard at work bringing my alts up to the level cap, unlocking all of the class mounts,...
