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Druds.

Someone is already 110 in WoW Legion, plus faction roadblocks for old Druids

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If you were a Druid eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Legion who also had a particularly odd set of pre-expansion decisions, you...

Skyforge’s Ascension expansion promotes casual-friendly changes, new map, Outlaw class

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Allods Team and My.com have announced a "massive" new expansion for Skyforge due out this fall. Called Ascension, the update includes a badass new...
Do you ever feel like we, as a group, are collectively trying too hard?

Happy World of Warcraft: Legion launch day and roundup

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The time is here. After a few weeks of fighting against demonic invasions, World of Warcraft players can access the Broken Isles and start...

Landmark begins issuing 10-day trial keys

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Players who haven't experienced the wide-open wonder of Landmark now have a free option at their disposal. Daybreak recently announced that it is issuing 10-day...

Path of Exile is about to get a turbo boost to its performance

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Graphical slowdowns due to excessive particle effects look to be on the way out for Path of Exile, as the team is planning some pretty...

Shroud of the Avatar is working on new city templates, lot raffling system

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Shroud of the Avatar's latest newsletter celebrates the additional $200,000 in crowdfunding raised during the latest telethon and recaps the launch of the 33rd...
Ship

EVE Online covers the upcoming Command Burst mechanics

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There's more to winning fights in EVE Online than just showing up with the biggest guns. Well-deployed guns make a big difference, as does...
Hurt me more.

Atlas Reactor introduces players to Orion, the Empyrean

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Most of the characters in Atlas Reactor follow predictable mechanics to generate and use Energy in battle. The game's newest character, Orion, does not...
Dead on results.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s next major patch preview arrives

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The anniversary has arrived, and to no one's great surprise, we started hearing about the next big Final Fantasy XIV patch. The fact that...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part one

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It was around the time that I was burning my way through drakes that I found myself nodding in appreciation. This was it, I...
I have to chop SO MUCH right now.

Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.4 arrives on September 27th

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The third anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's relaunch hit over the weekend, and the game's development team took the opportunity to celebrate... by talking...

World of Warcraft: Legion launch trailer and launch schedule

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Tick, tock. World of Warcraft's Legion expansion drops in eight hours for EU players, 17 in the US -- which of course is the middle of...

H1Z1 King of the Kill touts ‘completely redesigned’ interface

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H1Z1: King of the Kill's development updates are coming as fast as the game updates, as there's a new producer's letter out this week...

The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 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...

World of Warcraft’s Stormheim stars you in a Norse epic

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If you are fascinated with World of Warcraft's winged Vrykrul, then your first stop in the Legion leveling process should definitely be Stormheim. The...

Divergence Online introduces Operator profession, land and air vehicles

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Divergence Online posted a big update yesterday bringing land and air vehicles to testers along with a brand-new biome called Anduine, an area ripe...

Final Fantasy XI outlines its September update plans

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More adventures, monsters, and rewards are on the way to the busiest MMO in retirement, Final Fantasy XI. Yesterday Square-Enix posted a preview of...

The four ways you’ll become more powerful in RIFT: Starfall Prophecy

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When RIFT: Starfall Prophecy goes live this fall, character growth won't merely be limited to another five levels and associated stat increases. Trion Worlds...
It's the gift that keeps on taking.

Betawatch: Star Citizen gets persistent (August 26, 2016)

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Depending on your definitions, Star Citizen is already pretty persistent. For example, it's already persistently crowdfunding, persistently putting out new ships for the price...
Well, this was a little on the nose, wasn't it?

TERA is offering players pigs who do in fact fly

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You know all of those crazy things you said you'd do when pigs fly? Well, that's a thing that's happening. TERA has added a...