Opinion

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The Daily Grind: How do you decide when MMORPG class revisions have gone too far?

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A bunch of my guildies flocked back to World of Warcraft during its pre-Legion festivities. One of them mentioned in passing that he'd been...

MMO Week in Review: One man’s sky (August 14, 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! No...
GOLD (gold)

Leaderboard: Is Black Desert destined for free-to-play in the west?

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On this week's podcast, Justin and I discussed the general MMO blogger sentiment that Black Desert's recent business model drama -- specifically, the addition of...

MMO Mechanics: No Man’s Sky is mechanically genius (an ode to procedural generation)

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No Man's Sky has been on my hotly anticipated list for so long, and you might remember that it has had particular mention in a...
Perhaps not such good value for bat-men, but they have enough money.

The Daily Grind: Has a trailer ever convinced you to give an MMO a shot?

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Companies pay a lot of money to make good trailers. We all know this. The latest World of Warcraft intro cinematic didn't cost $3.50...

The Game Archaeologist: Six videos from MMOs that never launched

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Whenever I compile lists or run articles on MMOs that never made it out of the gate, it seems as though talking about it...

The Daily Grind: What’s your most memorable MMO fight scene?

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We've all been in so many fights in MMOs that they mostly blend together in a memory stew of numbers, phases, buffs, debuffs, animations,...
Drift-slidin' away.

Betawatch: Worlds Adrift gets big money (August 12, 2016)

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Money, as we all know, makes the world go round. Even when that world is adrift, as in the appropriately named Worlds Adrift. In...
No, you don't get it, she has no eyes.

WoW Factor: The storm upon the Broken Shore

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I sometimes get asked why I don't do more stuff within betas when I have access to them. To answer that, all I can...
Demon Hunters HATE this holiday

The Daily Grind: Do you like to have physical MMO boxes?

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I have a physical box for every single World of Warcraft expansion, but I might not for Legion. When faced with the choice between...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks

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MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...

Chaos Theory: The 80s invade The Secret World

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One of the best things about The Secret World is how it is set in the modern day. But that doesn't mean the game...

Perfect Ten: Great tips for naming your next MMO character

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Has this ever happened to you? You decide to roll (or reroll) a new character in an MMORPG, and after you get done choosing...

The Daily Grind: Who’s the most relatable NPC in an MMORPG?

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Multiple commenters in Tina's recent Guild Wars 2 column homed in on the character Taimi as being the glue that holds the game's latest...

Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s main music themes

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Inspired by a news post that a dashing Massively OP writer penned a few weeks back, I thought that it might be an interesting...

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire

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Let's talk about Knights of the Fallen Empire. The latest chapter for the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion currently remains in early access and...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Out of the Shadows

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I figure that it's been long enough for the majority of you to have run through Guild War's 2's first instalment of the Living...

The Daily Grind: Which older MMO still looks really pretty?

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I've been spending more time in RIFT lately due to the expansion announcement, and an observation that's crossed my mind more than once is...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 77: Improving your lockbox experience

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Diablo III, RIFT, Elder Scrolls Online, Blizzard, Black Desert, and TERA, with mailbag questions on new blood for MMOs and a lockbox rant.

Hyperspace Beacon: Why Star Wars The Old Republic’s KOTFE finale was satisfying and disappointing

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The new era of Star Wars: The Old Republic passed a milestone late yesterday when it launched the final chapter in the Knights of the...

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