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The funny thing about Final Fantasy XIV, in some ways, is that the game could actually get away for a reasonably long time without...

Every so often I get requests to cover such-and-such game in this column. These are often incredibly obscure titles, even to me, and when...

I usually keep MMO Mechanics quite general by looking at several games as examples to highlight my point regarding the mechanics of choice in each article,...

Dungeons and Dragons Online was a very strange game at first glance. Ten years ago, I ventured into Stormreach with no more motivation than a longstanding...

WoW is stupid. Yes, I said it. World of Warcraft is dumb. More accurately, I should say Blizzard is stupid. The reason? Its stance...

There's a dedicated subcommunity of video game music afficionados out there that love these soundtracks so much that they devote considerable effort to producing...

Today is the day, people: I'm hoping you're all willing and able to log in and follow along with the Q2 update patch notes...

We all know that this year's Fanfest is going to include an announcement of a new Final Fantasy XIV expansion. "Know" might be too...

Ask the average gamer what he knows about EVE Online and after the word "boring" and a spreadsheet joke or two, he'll probably talk about stories...

The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

I should have known better. I really should have. A couple of weeks ago, I challenged Massively OP's readers to submit "disturbing, grim, or...

Players of Crowfall are in quite a lot of peril with the arrival of the Siege Perilous testing phase. Or are they assaulting a...

Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...

Dailies. The word evokes pure hatred from some corners of the MMORPG world. And yet games without dailies are dinged for not having enough content...

Last week, a clever Massively OP commenter, SC_Deadline, neatly summed up the ongoing Nostalrius emulator shutdown as Blizzard "bust up someone's nostalgia party," which...

After the last couple of lackluster chapters, I’ve lowered my expectations for the Star Wars: The Old Republic story. Not because I think that...

What is Midgardsormr doing? The lord of the wyrms played a major role in the end of the 2.x story series in Final Fantasy XIV,...

Welcome along to Guild Chat, the place where we gather to discuss a reader submission on whatever guild-related topic is giving him or her...

My wife was sitting behind me and leveling one of her alts in Final Fantasy XIV, looking for a particular enemy. "Where are these...

I am in love with the night. No, I'm not an emo vampire or Batman (although...); I've just always appreciated the quiet and peacefulness...