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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Final Fantasy XIV job?

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I went back to Final Fantasy XIV this week, and apart from still not being able to create a character on my preferred server...

Massively Opinionated: Which MMORPG has the best F2P model?

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In this episode, Tina hosts Larry and Mike as they debate F2P models, the WoW killer, and building the perfect MMO.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 29: Pathfinder fading

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, Ultima Online, Little Healer, Pathfinder, WildStar F2P, ESO's Imperial City, EQ Next's playtest, and the people in the magic box.

The Daily Grind: What would you do to ‘fix’ Champions Online?

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Whether it's good news or weird news or bad news or bad news that belatedly turns into good news, any post about Champions Online inevitably...

MMO Week in Review: EverQuest Next up, Pathfinder down (September 6, 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! Paizo...
What was that vendor's name? Saw? Was it Saw? Adze? Saw sounds right-ish.

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer MMO factions to be good vs. evil or multifaceted?

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I don't have ready access to it any longer - it was a while ago - but I recall reading something to the general...
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WRUP: The Slowpoke Song edition

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The fact of the matter is that Pokémon has never been a big part of my life, so I'm even less capable of explaining...

The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG you still play?

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Later this fall, Ultima Online turns 18 years old. Even more crazy? It's launching its ninth expansion before the year is out (it's on...

Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...
We fought a bear.

Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have

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I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12 years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...

The Daily Grind: Why don’t more PvP sandboxes have consequences?

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Eco's recent stretch goal reveal tickled my fancy, mainly because I've been ranting about the lack of meaningful criminal justice systems in PvP sandboxes for...

Ask Mo: The state of Massively Overpowered

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Ask Mo is back, and today Mo and I are answering a few meta questions about Massively OP itself. Our first question is from long-time...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO testing experience you’ve ever had?

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I know I'm not alone in feeling beta-fatigue. I hear the same things I feel from you folks in our comments and from our...

The Daily Grind: How much money have you spent on MMO player housing?

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I've got player housing on the brain this week, as decorating my Nar Shaddaa sky palace has accounted for most of MMO playing time here...

MMO Week in Review: Guild Wars 2 reimagined (August 30, 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! It's...

Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates

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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...
At its core, this is just a couples' shot.

WRUP: Eorzean power couples edition

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Usually, my introduction to our weekly What Are You Playing feature is a testament to the things I find funny. It's not meant to...

Leaderboard: Which MMO devs would you like to see in an epic rap battle?

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Sometimes the MMO industry is so absurd that all we can do is laugh at it. OK, not sometimes, most of the time, and...
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The Daily Grind: How can MMOs create personal progression in a post-levels world?

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor Craywulf wants us all to sit back in our armchair designer, er, armchairs and tackle a design problem some gamers are convinced...