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How player healers will cure disease and set bones in Revival

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In my very first MMORPG, I was obsessed with the idea of becoming a healer -- not someone who cast healing spells but someone...

Daum compensates Black Desert players for headstart server mixup

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A goof-up on the Black Desert headstart servers over the weekend saw some North American players unintentionally placed on the wrong servers, and Daum...

Eight tips for success in Epic’s MOBA Paragon

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Nobody ever claimed that MOBAs were easy to comprehend in full. Sure, you can get in and start playing relatively quickly, but to truly...
Combat attire: you're doing it wrong.

MMO Week in Review: Black Desert’s headstart is here (February 28, 2016)

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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! As...
Top gear indeed.

Allods Online explains gearing changes for the New Order update

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The New Order hitting Allods Online is going to be changing how players acquire gear in a big way, and it's going to be...

Elite Dangerous contemplates allowing players to name star systems

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It's one thing to make a great cosmic discovery that puts you in the history books. But wouldn't you like to name that star,...

The MOP Up: Top raiding guild quits World of Warcraft (February 28, 2016)

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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...

Shakes and Fidget comes to Steam

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For years now Shakes and Fidget has been amusing and occupying players first as a browser title and then as a mobile app. Now...
Glub glub.

Leaderboard: What do you think of Black Desert so far?

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Headstart for Black Desert's began this morning, at least if you preordered. Are you watching from the sidelines or already lost to the grind? If you're in and enjoying...

Gabe Newell fires Dota 2 presenter, calling him ‘an ass’

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Dota 2's Shanghai Major tournament got off to a shaky start this week with a slew of technical problems and controversy over presenter James...
whatevs

Black Desert opens new servers before headstart

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Daum has posted its very last dev diary and notes before the launch of Black Desert's head start. The big news is that the studio...

Make My MMO: Grim Dawn and Descent Underground (February 27, 2016)

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Grim Dawn is the toast of our Make My MMO crowdfunding column this weekend as the crowdfunded multiplayer action RPG has made it through the...

H1Z1 is ‘regrouping and refocusing’ after split

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A new H1Z1 -- or "Hizzy," to its friends -- producer's letter shares that the team is still "regrouping and refocusing" following its digital...
Well, that's a scuff.

CCP is closing down EVE Online’s official EVElopedia

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EVElopedia is soon to be no more. CCP Falcon told players yesterday that CCP has decided to shut down the EVE Online resource; it'll...
Black desert, yellowish beach, SAME DIFF.

Leaderboard: Which Black Desert server will you be calling home?

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Massively OP reader Xijit thought it would be a grand idea to try to coordinate our community's Black Desert servers, and we agree! Let's...

Camelot Unchained adds persistent items and destructible buildings

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As the Camelot Unchained team goes through its first -- and hopefully only -- crunch period in preparation for the title's beta test, Mark Jacobs...

Path of Exile reveals the Ascendant class, new items and skills

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Path of Exile's Ascendancy expansion is set to be released next week on March 4th, adding the huge new Labyrinth endgame dungeon and a whole slew of new unique...
A world of trees.

Betawatch: Tree of Savior is going international soon (February 26, 2016)

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Good news, Tree of Savior fans - the game is slated to hit the international stage soon. How soon? That's still up in the...

Outcast Odyssey takes your CCG on a tour of a fantasy world

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It's digital card game day here at Massively Overpowered (what, no one prepared you?), and we've got another online title to highlight for your...
So... you guys wanna party?

Neverwinter talks Never Castle’s big baddy

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Who's afraid of the big bad demon? In Neverwinter's latest dev blog, Senior Content Designer John Hopler described the big baddy of Never Castle...