Columns

Enjoy a run-down of our recent long-form pieces, both game-specific and more general. You might also be interested in our list of all of our columns and recurring articles. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Elder Scrolls

Massively Overthinking: 2016’s MMORPG zeitgeist

0
A few weeks ago, Massively OP's Eliot Lefebvre wondered aloud about which MMO has had the best year so far. For this week's Overthinking, I'd...

Chaos Theory: An exclusive look at The Secret World’s Museum of the Occult opening June 15

0
When Game Director Romain Amiel first revealed the Museum of the Occult for The Secret World, you better believe I was excited. I wanted...
DEATH! TO! NIDHOGG!

The Daily Grind: How long does an MMO encounter need to be out before you can judge its difficulty?

0
At the time of this writing, Final Fantasy XIV's newest patch has been out for less than a full day. (It'll be two days...

Choose My Adventure: Priming up for Project Gorgon

0
Hi there, friends! Welcome back to Choose My Adventure, where this week I’ll be unveiling the results of last week’s poll, fine readers like...

Global Chat: Is casual raiding important for MMOs?

0
When it comes to the subject of raiding, one might get the impression that there are only two factions involved: those who are hardcore...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood DLC is sublime, brother

0
Well, folks, this is it. This is the way that The Elder Scrolls Online should have launched. As MOP's own Bree Royce says on...
Sigh.

Wisdom of Nym: Taking on the Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3 notes

0
I really hope you got anything you wanted done before Final Fantasy XIV's patch finished up yesterday because the game is down all day...

Guild Chat: Giving a newbie Blade & Soul clan purpose

0
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which I break down a reader's guild related...

The Game Archaeologist: Five eye-opening videos about the MMORPG genre

0
When it comes to tracking down history for MMOs, I've found that there are an array of sources at hand that have preserved (unwittingly...
Riders on the ic...arus.

Betawatch: Riders of Icarus rounds out its beta (June 3, 2016)

0
The third and final stage of Riders of Icarus testing is upon us! The third and final closed beta started on Thursday and will...

EverQuesting: Preparing for Landmark’s launch

0
Admit it: At least at some point, every single one of you had doubts that Landmark would actually ever launch. Hey, it's understandable. I have...
Oh boy, not ready.

WoW Factor: How to get ready for the Legion pre-patch

0
As of the time that I'm writing this, we don't know when the Legion pre-patch will hit World of Warcraft. I had to double-check...

Desert Nomad: Immersion, atmosphere, and roleplaying in Black Desert

0
Hello friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad, your more or less biweekly source of ramblings that are almost guaranteed to be at least...

Perfect Ten: How to enjoy the alt lifestyle in MMORPGs

0
Not everyone is into creating alternate characters -- alts -- in MMORPGs. This is understandable: Some people don't have time to play more than...

Hyperspace Beacon: Going to war with SWTOR’s new Mandalore

0
Do I have to turn in my Star Wars fanboy card if I admit that I don’t like Mandalorians? It's not that I think...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Why wave-ban Guild Wars 2 cheaters?

0
Last week, our very own Bree Royce summed up a response given by ArenaNet's Chris Cleary to a self-confessed hacker on the game's subreddit...

Jukebox Heroes: Wild West MMO tunes

0
"Wait a minute," you say out loud to your computer. "Western MMORPGs aren't a thing, except in my fondest dreams. How can you write...

EVE Evolved: How are citadels actually being used?

0
In the build-up to EVE Online's Citadel expansion, there was a great deal of speculation from both players and the EVE developers about how the...

The Game Archaeologist: Puzzle Pirates

0
Up until this point in my life, Puzzle Pirates has always been that "Oh yeah, that actually exists!" game to me. Even when I...
There's a thing with this game and redheads, huh?

Betawatch: Crowfall adjusts its testing patterns (May 27, 2016)

0
The testing pattern for Crowfall is going to be just a little bit different moving forward, with an emphasis on having fewer phases over...