A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland
I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMORPG you still play?
Later this fall, Ultima Online turns 18 years old. Even more crazy? It's launching its ninth expansion before the year is out (it's on...
Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG
Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...
PAX Prime 2015: Don’t hate me because I don’t like Gigantic
If you've not heard of the game Gigantic, then I'm going to have to ask where you've been because Motiga's cross between a MOBA...
Perfect Ten: The 10 MMO memories we all have
I have been playing MMOs with varying degrees of intensity for the past 12Â years. That is really weird to me. It also means that...
Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th
No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to...
The Daily Grind: Why don’t more PvP sandboxes have consequences?
Eco's recent stretch goal reveal tickled my fancy, mainly because I've been ranting about the lack of meaningful criminal justice systems in PvPÂ sandboxes for...
Choose My Adventure: Setting up Camp in Trove
Welcome, friends, to another episode of Choose My Adventure: Trove edition. Last week, as you may recall, I took my first steps in the...
The Daily Grind: What are your fall MMO gaming plans?
Hope you had a good summer, 'cause it's pretty much over. Yes ma'am, we're staring right into the pumpkin spice corridor known as "fall,"...
Jukebox Heroes: My top six favorite MMO soundtracks of all time
In ranking MMO soundtracks, there are a lot of ways to do it. You can pull out individual tracks or praise a game for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 28: PAX Primal
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 F2P, Atlas Reactor, The Park, SWTOR, Marvel Heroes, and WildStar, plus mailbag questions on Elder Scrolls Online, podcast meta, and more GW2.
PAX Prime 2015: Neverwinter’s Elemental Evil might be better on Xbox
I know the majority of us on this site are PC players. I include myself in that group. And being a part of the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO testing experience you’ve ever had?
I know I'm not alone in feeling beta-fatigue. I hear the same things I feel from you folks in our comments and from our...
Not So Massively: HOTS’ ranking woes, LoL’s server move problems
League of Legends finished setting up its new North American server in Chicago, reducing ping times for east coast players but dramatically increasing them...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s melee DPS
I main melee DPS on my main character in Final Fantasy XIV, but it was never really by design. Originally I was quite happy...
WoW Factor: Wild guessing about Demon Hunters
So what's the deal with World of Warcraft's Demon Hunter? We just don't know yet. But the space to speculate is pretty awesome.
I mentioned...
The Daily Grind: How much money have you spent on MMO player housing?
I've got player housing on the brain this week, as decorating my Nar Shaddaa sky palace has accounted for most of MMO playing time here...
PAX Prime 2015: Guns of Icarus breaks ‘preconceived notions’ of naval combat simulation
There are always some games that you look at and think that it would be great to try when you have the time. My...
Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates
Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...
The Daily Grind: Would you buy toys based on your favorite MMO?
I'm not going to lie - I want a goblin playset from Final Fantasy XIV. They've got so many fun accessories to play with,...
