MMO Week in Review: One Tamriel, CitizenCon, and KOTET (October 9, 2016)
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!
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Wurm Online co-creator steps back from development, says game is ‘doing well financially’
Following our report on Wurm Online's upcoming development plans earlier this week, reader Bionicall pointed us to a different recent post penned by the game's CEO...
The MOP Up: SkySaga meddles with trading methods (October 9, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Leaderboard: How many subs do you think WoW has right now?
This past week, Blizzard denied a quote from a Polish print magazine attributing a post-Legion 10.1 million subscription count for World of Warcraft to...
MMO Mechanics: Enhancing MMORPGs with experiential learning mechanics
Ever since I considered the responses to a Massively Overthinking article in which a developer asked if a prestige system to encourage replaying an...
Marvel Heroes: Out with the omega system, in with the infinity system
Gazillion Lead Systems Designer TheArtofRawr is back with another Marvel Heroes design blog this weekend. Previously he's discussed hero powers and item updates, but...
One Shots: Putting the band back together
One of the great things about MMORPGs is that you can live out fantasies that are otherwise unobtainable for you in real life. Financial...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you like with a different game’s combat engine?
There are things I really like about The Secret World; the combat has never been one of them. However, if I could somehow mix...
Albion Online extends its beta deep into 2017
To the chagrin of its playerbase, Albion Online has announced that it's significantly extending the duration of its current beta phase deep into next year.
"Compared...
Camelot Unchained tests grouping and fidgeting in prep for guilds
Stress testing continues in Camelot Unchained this week, according to a dev post from CSE Producer Tyler Rockwell. "This is something that just needs...
Massively OP’s guide to the best upcoming indie MMORPGs, part three
Over the last couple of weeks, we shared with you part one and part two of our guide to the best upcoming and current indie MMORPGs...
Guild Wars 2 changes course on its economy and PvP
Guild Wars 2's resident economist John Smith made an announcement on the official forums yesterday, and no, it wasn't about butter, but it was...
The Daily Grind: What new thing have you learned about your MMO lately?
Learning, I've found, is an active exercise that takes a concerted decision to start. Too often, it's very easy to settle into what you...
The Secret World tie in to Hide and Shriek confirmed cosmetic only
Although The Secret World fans were hoping for even more details about the upcoming Halloween event, Game Directer Romain Amiel did offer up one...
Betawatch: Valiance Online moves into alpha (October 7, 2016)
When City of Heroes closed, fans moved on to many places, one of which was the "Plan Z" category of games that were meant...
Villagers & Heroes’ cross-platform Android version launches October 25
Villagers & Heroes is inching closer to its Android launch, Mad Otter's Damon Slye told forumgoers yesterday in a state-of-the-game post -- very close,...
Crowfall’s crafting stations will remind you of Star Wars Galaxies
If you're going to spend your precious playtime standing by a crafting station, you want it to be awesome, right? Hell yeah. Crowfall is...
The Stream Team: Leaving the safety of Shroud of the Avatar’s cities
MassivelyOP's MJ spent so much time in the city last week that she didn't have the chance to wander out into the wilds, a...
How to progress from pauper to prince in the provinces of Dark & Light
Last week, when Snail Games rolled out a pack of landscape screenshots for its upcoming remaster of 10-year-old Dark and Light, commenters were skeptical...
RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy open beta begins October 13; Trion shows off Ashenfell
Update! Trion has just announced that Starfall Prophecy's open beta will begin in just a week on October 13th!
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