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MMO Year in Review: Ship of Heroes abandons Kickstarter (April 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...

The MOP Up: Honoring RIFT’s Wintercharm (December 24, 2017)

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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...
A lad.

World of Tanks 1.0 getting massive engine overhaul in 2018, World of Warships goes mobile

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Wargaming has has quite the new year planned for fans. World of Tanks is getting an overhaul, switching to an in-house created advanced CORE...

MMO Week in Review: Melting down over tanks and the Eververse (December 24, 2017)

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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! There's...
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MMO Year in Review: City of Heroes necromancy in Master X Master (March 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
Slotted.

Final Fantasy XIV shows off the tracks of its orchestral album

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Who likes video game music here? That's good, a lot of hands. And it's also good that you'll be able to pick up a...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2017

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Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Homeward bound.

MMO Year in Review: A home of your own in Elder Scrolls Online’s Tamriel (February 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...

Dungeon Fighter Online introduces a pair of new knights to play

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What's better than a brand-new class to play in your MMO? How about two! Dungeon Fighter Online added a pair of knight classes this week...
Yes, this is ready.

Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)

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It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
You aren't going anywhere for a while, right?

Hearthstone works on fixing daily quest bug, promises free decks for all

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While you may never want to see another daily quest again, Hearthstone's players are clamoring for the opposite. Ever since the Kobolds and Catacombs...

MMO Year in Review: Landmark is wiped off the map (January 2017)

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

On the tenth day of Christmas, Warframe gave me ghastly ghouls and personal quarters

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Is this Christmas or Halloween? One can never quite tell with Warframe, which activated its holiday update yesterday with a bounty on ghoul packs. These...
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Albion Online sheds light on its roadmap for the next update

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It's not quite the end of the year just yet, but Albion Online has still taken the opportunity for an end-of-year look at the...
Everyone flies free.

EVE Online updates the Agency, previews what’s coming in January 2018

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The whole point of the Agency in EVE Online was making it easier for players to get to content. Unfortunately, due to backend organization...

Heroes of the Storm gets into a snowball fight and teases Blaze while Overwatch breaks out the comics

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Enjoying your yeti hunts in Overwatch this holiday season? You can get a little more of the "backstory" of this event, such as it...

TERA’s class awakening system goes live in Korea

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Have you ever noticed that eastern MMOs tend to feature "awakening" systems that are mostly absent in western games? It's an interesting concept that...

Elite: Dangerous’ community mounts its most daring rescue yet

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Now here is the kind of emergent gameplay that could only be found in an MMO. Elite: Dangerous pilot Persera went on an expedition beyond...
I'm here to talk with you about patch cadence.

Guild Wars 2 outlines its plans for forum chats next year

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Would you like to have Guild Wars 2 developers arrive at your home unannounced to talk with you about various issues with the game?...

Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 is now playable by all backers

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Is it ready? Probably not, but Star Citizen backers can all play the 3.0 alpha today anyway. "We’ve enabled all backers to participate in the...