Massively Overthinking: 2016’s MMORPG zeitgeist
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
When Game Director Romain Amiel first revealed the Museum of the Occult for The Secret World, you better believe I was excited. I wanted...
The Daily Grind: How long does an MMO encounter need to be out before you can judge its difficulty?
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
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?
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
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...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking on the Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3 notes
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
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
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...
Betawatch: Riders of Icarus rounds out its beta (June 3, 2016)
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
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...
WoW Factor: How to get ready for the Legion pre-patch
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
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
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
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?
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
"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?
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
Up until this point in my life, Puzzle Pirates has always been that "Oh yeah, that actually exists!" game to me. Even when I...
Betawatch: Crowfall adjusts its testing patterns (May 27, 2016)
The testing pattern for Crowfall is going to be just a little bit different moving forward, with an emphasis on having fewer phases over...
