The Daily Grind: What are acceptable barriers to experience the story in an MMO?
One of the things that strikes me with a certain degree of bemusement is how often various bits of story in Guild Wars 2...
Hyperspace Beacon: The 10 best places to find SWTOR content outside the game
Just this week, a long-running Star Wars: The Old Republic fan-made website mentioned that it was shutting down, one among many that have come...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Guild Chat: Dealing with the ‘it’s me or the MMO guild!’ ultimatum
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered readership can band together to help a gamer-in-need with...
One Shots: I think I’m turning Japanese
I've got your picture of me and you
You wrote "I love you," I love you too
I sit there staring and there's nothing...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best consumable items?
Back at launch, I had a lot of affection for playing a Warrior with Alchemy in World of Warcraft. Sure, I missed out on...
The Game Archaeologist: Climax’s Warhammer Online
Let's begin with a little personal history. Back in 2008, I decided to get into the blogging scene by jumping on board the latest...
Betawatch: Worlds Adrift takes criticism and updates free tools (September 8, 2017)
Nobody likes being criticized, ever. But it's a reality of life, and so Worlds Adrift has been taking the feedback from players about the...
Choose My Adventure: Many kinds of lost in Shroud of the Avatar
One of the first things I did in Shroud of the Avatar was get kind of lost. The last week's activities were largely similar....
Global Chat: Overwatch’s stalled story
With all of the attention, fandom, e-sports, and development given to Blizzard's Overwatch, have you ever suspected that the team shooter has a critical...
The Daily Grind: How many people should an MMO be designed for?
I was having a discussion with a friend the other day about tabletop games and designed sizes. That sounds a bit complex, but it...
Hyperspace Beacon: A happy accident in Star Wars The Old Republic gives us hope for the future of CXP
The last couple of weeks have been really rough week for Star Wars: The Old Republic from a technical standpoint. The Umbara update itself...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names
Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire mounts
ArenaNet dedicated last week to all things mounts, so it stands to reason that I'd simply have to provide you with a run-down of...
Wisdom of Nym: Breaking down what we know about Final Fantasy XIV 4.1
I've been gathering, crafting, and fighting my way up in Final Fantasy XIV in preparation for 4.1. Not that I haven't been enjoying the...
EVE Evolved: Get ready for EVE Online’s Lifeblood expansion!
EVE Online's upcoming Lifeblood expansion was officially announced last week, and it's landing a lot earlier than expected. Though it appears that Lifeblood is...
One Shots: In the altogether
Warning: After the break is a shocking depiction of human nudity and the bravado of a squirrel that seeks to save you from nightmares...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Mordor too difficult?
If there's one topic of discussion that I've been hearing a lot in world chat, on the forums, and among my kinship, it's about...
Betawatch: Destiny 2 storms to PC (September 1, 2017)
The open beta for Destiny 2 finally hit the PC, and while I'm generally reluctant to say that anything is the preferred platform for...
Global Chat: Has No Man’s Sky finally arrived as a full-featured game?
It's been a year since the disastrous and controversial launch of No Man's Sky, a game with failings that included, among many others, a...
