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Remember when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen bombed pretty badly on Kickstarter? The good news for fans is that the day when that happened...

Despite my best efforts, I walked away from my trading attempts in Black Desert having been wholly unsuccessful. I consider this a good thing,...

Previously, while discussing ARK: Survival Evolved’s big bird nerf, I touched on the subject of the early access model. My focus then was on...

Elder Scrolls Online possesses a distinct flavor. I can honestly say that there is no other MMORPG like it. In fact, the whole Elder Scrolls...

So it's just about that time again - we're remembering when City of Heroes launched and when it said goodbye. Which is a bit...

Recently, Ravalation carried on an annual blogger tradition called Developer Appreciation Week. During this week, gamers would put aside their usual vitriol and criticism...

In the ultimate battle for your dollar in the MMO industry, two MMOs with rabid fan bases duke it out by serving you a...

At least we're finally thought the story. While we walk through a review of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in its totality, we've taken three...

Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community can discuss and solve a whole plethora of guild-related issues other...

Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...

There are two things that have kept me away from mobile ports of MMOs for the longest time. The first is the fact that...

The first I ever heard of Lord of the Rings Online was flipping through the pages of some gaming magazine back in early 2007....

Good news, The Elder Scrolls Online fans: Morrowind is now in beta testing! It's in closed beta, so you probably don't get to take...

I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...

This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Xijit -- and I think you'll agree it's quite timely. "In light of The Secret World getting reworked into...

Did you participate in EverQuest II's Beast'r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I'm sorry to say you missed your chance;...

Let me talk to you, my friends, about grinding. Specifically, about how it gets a bad reputation that it doesn’t altogether deserve. How does this...

There's an interesting discussion which pops up on the Final Fantasy XIV Reddit from time to time regarding the differences between American and Japanese...

Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...