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Thank you from the Massively Overpowered team

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Last night, 12 hours into an insane streamathon, our 28-day Kickstarter to fund Massively Overpowered's reroll drew to a close with some of our very dearest...

PAX East 2015: MOP’s Eliot Lefebvre will guest on MMO community panel

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January's Where Did Multiplayer in MMOs Go? panel did so well at PAX South that the organizers have decided to go for an encore at...

Betawatch: March 6, 2015

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After a brief delay, Camelot Unchained's alpha went live this week; City State Entertainment even threw in a builder tool to sweeten the pot....

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO for actual roleplaying?

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a cantina rat. I would spend the first part of my daily gametime...

Massively Overthinking: Meaningful MMORPG mentors

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We grouse endlessly when MMORPGs omit mentoring or sidekicking systems -- but what about real mentors? Have you ever had a mentor in an MMO, someone who...
ArcheAge

Leaderboard: How much MMO time have you had in recent weeks?

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I haven't had a whole lot of time for MMOs lately, what with MassivelyOP's reboot and a bunch of other life crap that's neither...
Big space roundy bit.

The Daily Grind: Are you prompt about unsubscribing from MMOs?

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I am going to make a confession: I am terrible about remembering to unsubscribe from games I am no longer playing. Guild Wars 2...
We deserve this.

The Daily Grind: What are the minimum criteria for an online game?

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It's pretty definite that Second Life is not a game in the strictest sense of the word, and by "the strictest" I of course...

The Daily Grind: What’s one MMO wish you deeply regret?

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It's jumping. Guild Wars players whined and moaned about not being able to jump in the classic game ad nauseam. Jumping increases our immersions and...

MMO Week in Review: March 1, 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! After...
Guess who's back, back again, Eliot's back, tell your friends. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons)

WRUP: Guess who’s back edition

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At the start of the week, I journeyed far across the land, venturing into the wilds of the northwest armed only with my wits...

The Daily Grind: Do you get MMO event fatigue?

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Based on how many awards it won last year and how many Massively OP writers and guildies have been sucked into it, I know...

Kickstarter Overpowered: Week three, PAX, and Mo

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The Massively Overpowered Kickstarter campaign is nearing $69K with over 1500 backers -- we're still blown away by that! We've got just a week...

Betawatch: February 27, 2015

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Skyforge announced its upcoming closed beta schedule this week; expect the first round to begin on March 11th. You can ensure a spot in the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most successful MMO do-over?

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Yesterday's revelation that Final Fantasy XIV is up to four million registered accounts globally (not counting trials, Square insists!) is impressive to me not...

Massively Overthinking: Impressions of Crowfall

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We've got crows on the brain this week since Crowfall launched its Kickstarter. As of this afternoon, the game is just about 100k shy of...

The Daily Grind: What canceled MMO do you wish had been made?

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MMO players are forever bemoaning the overabundance of fantasy titles in our genre. But truthfully, we have lots of sci-fi and zombies games nowadays too....

MMO Week in Review: February 22, 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! Up-and-coming...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best bard?

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A player on Reddit recently asked one of the most pressing questions in the MMO genre today: "Where can I find a fun Bard-like...

WRUP: Cliffs Notes

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Welcome back to What Are You Playing, the game where we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us who's getting...