The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved discusses early access, launch, and wipes
Could ARK: Survival Evolved finally be launching? That's a question many survivors would love to see answered soon. Unfortunately, we can't provide you with...
The Daily Grind: How much does optimization affect your MMO play?
When I feel like lying to myself, I tell myself that I don't care about optimizing my characters in MMOs. I even sometimes convince...
Global Chat: Is Ashes of Creation worth backing?
With all of the hullabaloo going on concerning Ashes of Creation and its Kickstarter campaign, a few bloggers are asking themselves whether or not...
Tamriel Infinium: Five things to do while waiting for Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind early access
I have always found this part of the development cycle to be the worst part. Right now, we are sitting at the point in...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint
I've managed to calm myself enough after finishing my Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint initial impressions piece two weeks ago to bring you a much more detailed...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – odds and ends
By the time you read this, I'll be up in the air flying across the country. Assuming you read it on the day it...
EVE Evolved: Is EVE Online becoming too safe?
EVE Online is often painted as a harsh universe without rules where you could have your entire net worth destroyed or swiped right from under...
One Shots: MMOs are serious business
As we all well know, MMORPGs are a Serious Business indeed. We must treat them reverently and with our utmost due diligence as we...
The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped
It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...
Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Illuminati faction
Kirsten Geary. That is almost all you have to say when talking about the Illuminati faction in The Secret World. That's because the infamous...
Choose My Adventure: Getting started in Neverwinter
Oh boy, Neverwinter! I am legitimately excited about this cycle's Choose My Adventure pick, in no small part because the only reason I have...
The Daily Grind: What seemingly unrelated things make you want to return to old MMOs?
Lately, I've been feeling a very explainable pull back to Final Fantasy XI. It's easy to explain because, well, it's the game's 15th anniversary...
Perfect Ten: My MMO hate list
One thing that I strive for in my professional career is basing things on sources more robust than my own biases. That's not to...
Global Chat: Die inventory management die!
Do you have inventory management with the passion of a thousand burning suns? Have you lost most of the vision in your left eye...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the trials
At a preliminary glance, I think we've got about three more weeks of this particular feature, including this column. That sounds like a lot,...
Guild Chat: How do you deal with chronically inactive MMO guildies?
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I band together with the Massively Overpowered readership to solve the guild-related issues of readers...
One Shots: Lonely hearts
Are gamers really lonely? Do we flock to MMORPGs as a response to that? I'm pondering these thoughts today following the response of a...
The Daily Grind: Do you think useful MMO tools get misused by the community?
DPS meters, in theory, are a really great tool for players who want to push the envelope in content. That is, however, just in...
Whatever happened to Alganon, Ryzom, and Forsaken Legends?
Ever find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to so-and-so? We never hear about that MMO in the news any more! Is it still running? Does...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation is burning up the Kickstarter (May 5, 2017)
Remember when Ashes of Creation showed up out of nowhere? We sure do, and now it's hit Kickstarter. It's also hitting stretch goals left...
