Betawatch: Albion Online announces its launch date (February 24, 2017)
After extending its beta well into 2017, Albion Online has announced its date for officially leaving that hallowed state: July 17th, 2017. Just a...
WoW Factor: Where do we go after WoW Legion?
So at the risk of being dinged for spoiling the current World of Warcraft expansion, let me say this: Azeroth is not going to...
EverQuesting: What I’ll do in EverQuest II, 2017 edition
A long time ago, in a spring far, far away (2016 feels that way already), I noted that there is simply too much to...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that help you get your spaceship on
Sometimes even the most die-hard MMORPG player finds him or herself a little tired of constantly looking at the back of a head and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO musical tune annoys you the most?
The worst part of going through World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is the inn music. I don't know why, but that has literally...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in WildStar
There are times when I've been away from a game for a while that I'm honestly not sure if I remember something correctly. I...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake
Now that I've had a little time to sink my hours into completing the episode after my initial impressions piece two weeks ago, I'm...
Wisdom of Nym: Gauging predictions after the Final Fantasy XIV fanfests
It finally happened, folks; we're done with the fan festivals until next year. (Yes, I fully expect to hear about the next set when...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite part of MMO gaming conventions?
The last of the pre-Stormblood fan festivals for Final Fantasy XIV has come to a close, and as with the prior two fan festivals,...
EVE Evolved: What do we want from Drilling Platforms?
If you followed our EVE Fanfest coverage last year, you might remember CCP announcing plans to add a whole series of new deployable structures...
One Shots: I am no man!
The big screenshot challenge last week was to capture action, not just still shots, in MMORPGs. This is tricker than it sounds, because you...
LOTRO Legendarium: Checking out LOTRO’s housing improvements
Like probably most of the population of Lord of the Rings Online, I was initially interested in player housing when it first came out,...
Betawatch: Open season in sight for Revelation Online (February 17, 2016)
Those of you who have waited eagerly for the day when everyone can jump into Revelation Online won't have to wait much longer, as...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World predictions 2016 vs 2017
It's no secret that The Secret World had a rough year in 2016. I just really wish I could say differently. And it's especially...
Perfect Ten: Terminology the MMORPG genre needs
MMOs, like any other hobby, have their own terminology. We have the term "newb" for new players, "noob" for players who aren't actually new...
The Daily Grind: Which games will be the big winners (and losers) from more MMOs on consoles?
I don't think that being one of the only fully featured MMOs on a console is what has made Final Fantasy XIV successful. I...
Guild Chat: Pro tips for incentivising active MMO guild membership
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which Massively Overpowered readers can have their guild-related questions or concerns addressed through...
Choose My Adventure: Reconsidering WildStar, from pre-launch to now
In order to talk about WildStar, we kind of have to talk about Firefly. And no, not in the obvious way where we talk...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s latest raid might be a too little too late
When Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was champing at the bit for raids. Then when I heard about the launch bugs from...
Jukebox Heroes: Vote for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all time!
On a couple of past occasions, I've amused myself by posting countdown lists of my favorite MMORPG theme songs in this column. I was...
