Updates

We’re not even going to try to sort out the patches from the updates from the iterations from the campaigns and expansions and expanshalones. If it’s something going into an MMO that’s already out, it lands in this category! [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Tasty.

Blizzard to WoW testers: Class orders will not be like garrison missions

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If you've paid any attention to World of Warcraft during its present expansion cycle, you are probably aware that Garrisons have not exactly been...
Um.

The Division encounters bugs with loot and characters after patch 1.1

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Yesterday was patch day for The Division, meaning fans got to hurry to the game flush with excitement, eager to download the patch and...
There are places I remember

A tour of RIFT 3.6: Celebration of the Ascended

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When an MMO hits its fifth anniversary, one hopes that the game's studio would pull out all of the stops to mark the occasion....

Character transfers in SWTOR were (temporarily?) free last night

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Our embedded reporter in Star Wars: The Old Republic -- me! -- discovered first-hand last night that character transfers had been made free for an unknown reason. This...

TERA’s Secrets & Shadows update arrives next month

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This should take some of the sting out of those layoffs: En Masse says TERA has a major update on the way for the...
Come and get your PLEX.

EVE Online plans to add dailies with skill point rewards

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Of all the ways to encourage players to engage with an MMO, two of the most controversial are daily quests and login rewards. Used in everything from World of Warcraft...
Wish you could actually consider being here.

Blade & Soul’s next event is all about random prizes for purchase

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Spring is here, and Blade & Soul is celebrating with a new set of expensive treasures for players. From April 13th, players will be...
Sure, who cares.

Like skintone, Rust’s character gender is determined by Steam ID

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Remember back when Rust added new skin tones and other secondary attributes that players didn't get to choose? Because the game just implemented another...
Ride or... um, actually, just ride. Riding is your goal here.

Skyforge’s Reaper’s’ Revenge adds new mount customization, vector stats

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Mounts are pretty important in any game that offers them; they get you from place to place, they often provide assorted benefits, and they...

Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Visions in the Dark for gamers still on the fence

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After the last couple of lackluster chapters, I’ve lowered my expectations for the Star Wars: The Old Republic story. Not because I think that...

Blade & Soul’s Shattered Empire update arrives on April 27

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Hope you weren't too attached to that empire because Blade & Soul done gone shattered it. The wuxia action MMO is preparing to bring Update...
Time after time after time etc.

Star Trek Online launches Season 11.5 today

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Are you tired of Star Trek Online's clunky old skill system? Are you eager to start showing your strategic side in space battles? Do...

Lord of the Rings Online mini-expansion brings Pelennor Fields and level cap increase

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“Arise, arise, Riders of Théoden! Fell deeds awake, fire and slaughter! Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered, a sword-day, a red day, ere...

The Musa and Maehwa class pair joins Black Desert on April 20

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Daum EU has just announced a new class pair will join the Black Desert sandbox next week: The Musa and Maehwa. You might recognize...
Ha, launch, like a spaceship. Cute.

Ascent: The Space Game formally launches from early access today

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Players of Ascent: The Space Game have no doubt grown accustomed to the game being in early access, along with approximately every other title....

How Turbine built Lord of the Rings Online’s Battle of Pelennor Fields

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Turbine Design Lead Ben "DrOctothorpe" Schneider has a meaty design blog out for Lord of the Rings players anxiously awaiting the launch of Update...

RIFT’s Shadeborn can hit two targets at the same time

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We've been covering the gradual reveals of the new souls (read: classes) coming to RIFT with Patch 3.6 this month, including the Runeshaper and...
Where you at?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s missing Midgardsormr

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What is Midgardsormr doing? The lord of the wyrms played a major role in the end of the 2.x story series in Final Fantasy XIV,...
Where is something I can hit with a pointy bit of metal?

Gloria Victis patch balances weapons and adds armor penetration

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The combat in Gloria Victis is a big part of the game, so it makes sense that the developers are taking their time to...

The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 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...

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