EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character
We recently brought you the story of EVE Online player Stromgren who had bought almost $7,000 worth of skill injectors to become the highest-skilled character...
MMO Week in Review: Blizzard and NCsoft financials (February 14, 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!
Activision-Blizzard...
The MOP Up: Anarchy Online opens its Reck room (February 14, 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...
Watch a run-through of WoW: Legion’s Maw of Souls dungeon
When World of Warcraft: Legion arrives some time this summer, players will be able to jump into nine brand-new five-man dungeons. So what kind...
MMO Mechanics: Eight annoying MMORPG mechanics that grind my gears
The inspiration behind this edition of MMO Mechanics is a recent conversation I had with my housemates about the column and the inner workings...
ArcheAge bans raiding guild for Leviathan exploit
One raiding guild in ArcheAge is feeling the heavy hand of studio justice this weekend, as Trion Worlds has levied the boom against over...
One Shots: Hard tack and bottomless grog
This week marks a small change-up in how we do things here at One Shots. Prompted by a suggestion from one of our readers,...
The Daily Grind: What do you love about your MMO?
According to our Hallmark overlords, this is the season for love and fattening chocolate bites. I do not know what it is about February...
The Stream Team: A Neverwinter green owl giveaway
Want another chance to secure a Neverwinter Green Owlbear Mount giveaway that we've been running all week? Here it is! MassivelyOP's MJ has 10 more of these Xbox...
Leaderboard: Autorun in MMOs
I recently gave Trion's MMO-ARPG hybrid Devilian a try and was pleasantly surprised to see one particular Asian import included: autorun. Basically, you click on the...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Behind the scenes of Guild Wars 2’s monster squad
Maybe you don't give a second thought to the mobs that you kill, but rest assured that there is a lot of thought and...
The Daily Grind: How do you absorb lore in MMOs?
I have a troubled relationship with lore in MMOs. On one hand, I am a narrative junkie and deeply appreciate detailed and interesting game...
City of Titans gives a sneak peek at four iconic heroes
As a framework for City of Titan's narrative, the team has created "The Twelve:" 12 NPC superheroes that exemplify each of the 12 positions...
Betawatch: Gigantic’s developer undergoes further layoffs (February 12th, 2016)
This week has brought some pretty terrible news for fans of Gigantic, as developer Motiga has had to lay off a significant portion of...
Worlds Adrift opens player alliance creation
This week, Bossa Studios announced a new feature for Worlds Adrift: alliances. Designer Luke Williams explains that alliances are the game's version of guilds.
"Alliances...
Hanging with my Gnomies: A first look at DDO’s newest race
Small races in MMOs always have their die-hard supporters (as well as haters), so it's not hard to imagine that there are those who...
Chaos Theory: In The Secret World, membership has its benefits
By now, you've probably heard me mention a time or three that The Secret World overhauled its membership benefits and loyalty rewards. As a...
Lord of the Rings Online immortalized on game show Jeopardy
MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online was the subject of a Jeopardy College Championships question last night.
https://twitter.com/lotro/status/698168523722350593
Apparently the first contestant to ring in has...
Shards Online delays alpha, early access; adds new stretch goal
Shards Online's latest newsletter has arrived, and in it, Project Lead Derek Brinkmann says the development team is hard at work on two features:...
