Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates
Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...
One Shots: Pin-up calendar
Here's an interesting idea: using screenshots to make a calendar! Reader Elana was part of a team that did just that in The Secret World:...
Nexus Telegraph: Five ways to get ready for WildStar’s F2P
WildStar's free-to-play transition -- with the accompanying massive feature patch -- hasn't gotten a set date yet, but with the update in closed beta...
Betawatch: August 28th, 2015
Project Gorgon's latest run on Kickstarter is over, and it was a pretty big success for the title, hitting almost $75,000 in funding. That...
EverQuesting: Can EQII’s paid prisons keep problem players in their place?
Huh. That sentiment pretty well sums up those days when despite thinking you've heard or seen it all, something pops up that takes you...
The Soapbox: The fun and frustration of SWTOR’s housing system
When I was a kid, I had far too many Star Wars action figures, vehicles, and playsets. And when I say kid, I actually...
Perfect Ten: Amazing MMO cosplay
I have nothing but deep respect for cosplayers because on two levels they are performing activities that I cannot. First of all, they put...
Massively Opinionated: Which in-game system is most beneficial to an MMO?
In this episode, Larry, Andrew, Troy, and Chuck debate MMO systems -- the neglected ones, the hated ones, and the ones an MMO just can't live without.
Choose My Adventure: Trove’s Candyman can
Hello again, friends, and welcome to another riveting installment of Choose My Adventure. I hope you have a sweet tooth (and a good dental...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Am I the only one who doesn’t enjoy Guild Wars 2 datamining?
I know, I know: Solid information about Heart of Thorns is coming really slowly from the Guild Wars 2 PR machine, making for a...
Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P
Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...
Hyperspace Beacon: What we need to know about SWTOR’s expansion companions
Tomorrow, the Star Wars: The Old Republic development team will livestream parts of its newest expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire. BioWare promises to answer...
Sword and Bored: Jumping puzzle
Mo and Amilya tackle a new jumping puzzle in the recent expansion to their MMO.
Wisdom of Nym: Two years since Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch
I remember a couple of years ago, in February, getting ready to fly across the country for Final Fantasy XIV's big press event. I...
EVE Evolved: Has the Aegis sovereignty system worked?
It's been over a month since EVE Online deployed its new sovereignty and territorial warfare system, and the dust is only now beginning to...
The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs
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...
One Shots: Quiet grace
When I take pictures of people in real life, I almost never ask them to pose. That feels so artificial to me; I'd rather...
The Game Archaeologist: Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE
It became one of the most infamous moments in MMO history -- and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.
For all that the MMO community...
Betawatch: August 21st, 2015
Revival isn't yet in closed beta or closed alpha or even really in pre-alpha, but it is letting players walk around the houses they...
Chaos Theory: Touring The Secret World’s Issue 12
Do you think a little thing like being in another country and having dismal internet could keep me from touring The Secret World's Issue...
