The button is not an MMO… but it’s sure something
Two days ago, Reddit launched its April Fools' Day prank. It's a button. A single button with a countdown timer next to it that's...
The Daily Grind: Does FFA PvP reflect badly on players?
Today's Daily Grind question comes from Luxxicon, a donor to our Kickstarter campaign. Luxxicon just wants to talk about open-world PvP. In fact, his...
Microsoft forces modded Halo Online launcher offline
Remember last week when Microsoft announced that Halo Online was a Russian exclusive? That didn't sit so well with a group of tech-savvy franchise fans,...
WoW Factor: Flying ruined everything and shouldn’t be removed
Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected.
For those not up on their history, here's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the last non-combat activity you did in an MMO?
It's no secret that today's MMOs focus almost exclusively on combat. Oh sure, some of them have rudimentary crafting, trading, and housing minigames, but...
Habbo arrives on Android devices
Habbo is probably not a game that occupies a big chunk of your mental real estate, due in no small part to the fact...
Star Citizen whale talks purchases vs. donations
If you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years and have no clue about the crowdfunded beast that is Star...
Leaderboard: Have you talked someone out of buying a game you like?
So here's something that doesn't happen very often: I talked a friend out of buying Star Citizen's Vanguard LTI concept. In the past I've...
Massively OP’s MMO April Fools’ Day roundup, 2015 edition
It's April 1st, and in the MMO space that means that studios morph into merry tricksters and devious liars. But how will you keep...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a stripped-down mobile version of your favorite MMO?
The (as of yet unspecified) plans to create a mobile version of Final Fantasy XI touches on a sore subject for me: the lack...
Raptr steps into video social media with Plays.tv
Raptr's new platform called Plays.tv could be compared to Twitch because it focuses on video games, but it's probably more like Vine or Instagram...
The EverQuest team looks back on 16 years of bad ideas
EverQuest has been running for a very long time, and the game's successes are pretty transparent to anyone who has been playing the game...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried Infinite Crisis?
Infinite Crisis came out on Steam last week, which was bad timing for me. I left town for the weekend and I didn't get to...
Star Citizen opens up concept purchases for the Aegis Vanguard
Have you managed to make enemies in Star Citizen? Even though the full game is not actually available, do you have people who might...
The Daily Grind: What stupid mistake do you keep making in an MMO?
In a lot of games, the E key defaults to use/interact/whatever. Get near a thing, press E, you do what you need to do....
Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild
Welcome to Guild Chat, my comfortable little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I dissect the inner workings and tricky politics associated with MMO...
One Shots: Wedded bliss
Have you ever gotten married? In game, I mean. Well, if you haven't screenshotted it, it didn't happen. Fortunately this Final Fantasy XIV couple...
EverQuest’s new progression server could take you eight years to finish
Back in February, Daybreak announced plans for a new classic EverQuest progression server and allowed players to vote on the future server's ruleset. Yesterday,...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a regular gaming group?
When you're on a time budget and can't always be in a game 24/7 to join spontaneous guild runs, it's a blessing to be...
Lost Continent: ArcheAge’s dolphingate was much ado about nothing
I'd like to play devil's advocate about this whole ArcheAge dolphingate thing. First, though, let me start with a disclaimer. If you've read this...
