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EVE’s CSM elections are coming next week

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CCP's latest dev blog talks up the fast-approaching elections for EVE Online's 10th Council of Stellar Management. The voting opens on February 25th, and...
It was kind of mostly satisfying at the time, anyway.

The Daily Grind: Do you have more time or money for games?

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I'm told that time is money, but the exchange rate is not universal. There are people whose time is, apparently, worth more than my...

Hyperspace Beacon: Eight reasons to return to SWTOR

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In the midst of this rebirth of Massively, I found myself suddenly placed in charge of my Star Wars: The Old Republic guild. We are on...

The Daily Grind: Do you see hate speech in your MMO?

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The other day one of our readers, Joe F., pointed us at a conversation between Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman and an ArcheAge customer...

Player creates EverQuest missions in Neverwinter’s foundry

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MMO player and blogger Tipa (of West Karana) decided that she wanted to marry her long-running interest in EverQuest to her current online adventures in...
Also, I really like a lot of the Iron Horde aesthetic, even if they've proven pretty ineffectual from a narrative standpoint.

This WoW boss fight is causing motion sickness

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When you jump into a World of Warcraft raid, you're hoping to get some keen new armor, maybe a weapon or two, that sort...

The Soapbox: The crowdfunding conundrum

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As I type this, Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign sits comfortably at $54,323. We hit our initial $50k funding goal in roughly 48 hours. We're...

One Shots: A new hope

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Welcome back to One Shots, Massively OP's weekly salute to excellent and interesting player screenshots! It feels good to be in our new home...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite winter zone?

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In the northern parts of the US, we are currently in the grips of a particularly brutal winter. Snow, ice, frostbite, polar bear attacks,...
Ain't no Massively yacht

EVE Fanfest to feature Worlds Collide server competition

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Planning a trip to Iceland for this year's EVE Online Fanfest? If so you'll probably want to look at CCP's latest blog post, which...

EverQuesting: Daybreak, SOE Live, and the resurrection of Fan Faire

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It's been quite a week! And not just for Massively Overpowered. Right as our original site was sunsetting, SOE announced that it was bought...
Stepping back across time.

The Daily Grind: Do you find some MMOs more relaxing to play solo?

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You know, folks, I am all about getting my dungeon ride on in Final Fantasy XIV. I'm a roleplayer, to boot. I like being...

The EFF wants to exempt some emulated game servers from copyright laws

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How many times have you dusted off an old game you used to love to play online, only to find that the official servers...
Hate the player, not the game! It's not the player's fault that they're in the game as it is.

Former PS2 producer: ‘Don’t hate on Daybreak’

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After yesterday's news it's understandable that fans of Daybreak Games' software lineup might be somewhere between nervous and upset. Former PlanetSide 2 producer David...
Thanks for giving me things in response to taking things!

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Daybreak Game Company?

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You know, for some reason we didn't have a whole lot of discussion about the Sony Online Entertainment buyout and name change when it...

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV endures

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Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years. Last week, I wrote a farewell, and I wasn't happy to be doing so. I...

The Daily Grind: What’s your one wish for Massively Overpowered?

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Just over two weeks ago, I found out that Massively.com was being shuttered along with the rest of the Joystiq network. It's been a convoluted...