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Giveaway: Survarium Bandit Set keys from Vostok and MOP

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Have you checked out the open beta for post-apoc online shooter Survarium? Developer Vostok Games wants to make it easier on you: It's given...

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015

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One of my favorite things to do every year is look through Livefyre and round up the articles that you guys just would not...

The Daily Grind: If you like PvP, why do you play MMOs?

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During the discussion in the World of Warcraft PvP gear flattening article last week, longtime Massively OP commenter SallyBowls wondered why serious PvPers bother playing MMOs....
Yes, yes it is.

MMO Year in Review: Daybreak’s downslide (February 2015)

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December's many article roundups and awards always remind me that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...

Yoink a Skyforge Winter Combo Pack from Obsidian and MOP [All gone!]

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Obsidian and My.com have granted Massively OP 30 Skyforge Winter Combo Packs to share with our readers. The combo packs include both the holiday Arrow Pack...

The Daily Grind: What MMO is never ever gonna launch?

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I have a bad feeling about some of the MMOs and pseudo-MMOs we have on the way in 2016. The Division? That thing has been...

MMO Week in Review: Star Citizen, Elite make sci-fi games cool again (December 20, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! What...

MMO Mechanics: 2015’s MMORPG mechanics in review

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It's my favourite time of the year once again: The mulled wine is flowing, the festive lights are all aglow, the weather outside is...

Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO of 2015?

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Yesterday, we announced our award for MMO of the Year -- it went to Final Fantasy XIV. But we deliberately expanded the category to...
This is the right one, right? Who cares, I don't, it's probably fine.

WRUP: Just go ahead and spoil the Star Wars movie already edition

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Yeah, we give up. Just go ahead and spoil the hell out of the new Star Wars movie in the comments. Talk about how...

Pick up an exclusive Sphere 3 holiday bundle from Nikita Online and MOP [All gone!]

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Hardcore PvP MMO Sphere 3 is but a few weeks old now, and developer Nikita Online would like to wish you happy holidays in...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO of the Year

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our award for MMO of the Year. In 2014, we couldn't reach consensus on an MMO of the year. In fact, enough...

The Daily Grind: Should MOBAs have an ‘endgame’?

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Earlier this week, RPS did a piece on Jeffrey Lin, League of Legends' "social systems" dev. One question about the MOBA's "endgame" struck me because he...

Massively Overthinking: The next big Star Wars MMORPG

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In honor of Star Wars week (and rumors that EA is working on another Star Wars game), let's talk Star Wars MMOs. Star Wars Galaxies...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Recapping Guild Wars 2 in 2015

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The holiday season is well and truly upon us, so it's that most wonderful time of the year during which the Massively OP reporters...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Anticipated for 2016 and Beyond

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for most anticipated MMO for 2016 and beyond. In 2013 and 2014, EverQuest Next and Landmark took home...

Grab a Star Trek Online T6 Valiant key from PWE and MOP [All gone!]

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In honor of Star Trek Online's New Dawn release this past autumn, PWE and Cryptic have granted Massively OP 50 keys for the popular...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for best MMO update or expansion of the year. Last year was a bit heavier on MMO updates...

Grab a WildStar Proto-Present Turret key from Carbine and MOP

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In celebration of WildStar's Winterfest events, which just so happen to begin today, Carbine Studios has granted MOP keys for 20000 WildStar toys: the Proto-Present Turrets...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 42: Starstruck

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, Devilian, WoW, WildStar, Landmark, Cube World, and Mytheon, with mailbox questions on multiboxing and MMO monogamy.