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]

The MOP Up: RuneScape Chronicles’ beach party (July 17, 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...

Path of Exile preps chat improvements for next week

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Path of Exile's chat window is about to become a little more informative, as the team is preparing a few improvements for the system...

SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne confirmed for this fall

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Move over Fallen Empire, Knights of the Eternal Throne is about to become the newest expansion on the Star Wars: The Old Republic block. BioWare...

World of Warcraft preps Legion pre-patch for July 19, previews transmog 2.0

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World of Warcraft's Legion pre-patch is on the way as promised: on July 19th, to be exact. The patch will include the new transmogrification system...

Allods Online has six new regions in the works

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Allods Online always seems like one of those MMORPGs where there's no shortage of frontiers to explore. When Patch 7.0.1 arrives, that frontier will...

Black Desert revises skill awakening and reset systems

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If you've been eagerly anticipating Black Desert's upcoming skill awakening system, you might want to take note of a few changes. Renamed skill add-on...
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WoW Factor: Titanforged items and content relevance

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If you've missed discussion of it elsewhere (including on this here site, even), World of Warcraft is rolling out a new system for item...

Trion’s Scott Hartsman on Trove’s console launch, fighting lag, and whether RIFT is next

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Following Trion's announcement earlier this week that its cutesy voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove had registered five million players in its first year and that...

Elder Scrolls Online’s dye system adds a color splash for cash

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You may not care what color your armor is in MMOs as long as you're not creating a garish scene, but rest assured that...

Landmark patch nixes build flags

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Are flags a fad? Those flapping bits of cloth have seen their day, and at least Landmark is calling an end to their use. A...
This is the way the world ends.

Aion: Echoes of Eternity goes live

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The latest expansion for Aion is now live, allowing players to climb to level 75 and become powerful Archdaevas. Which is a good thing,...

Neverwinter targets the Hunter Ranger for a major revamp

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Sooner or later, MMO development teams like to clean house with their classes. It's one of those scary-yet-exciting changes, because such revamps might mean...

Shards Online patches in necromancy and dragon taming

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The latest Shards Online patch is the biggest one since December, and it really covers all of the bases you can imagine. Do you...

Worlds Adrift’s island creator is a hit with its community

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While the public can't play Worlds Adrift right now, anyone who is interested in the game can download and tinker with its island creator....

WildStar’s Heroes Evolved update brings in new class and race combos

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WildStar now has a lot more options for how you build and create your characters, thanks to today's Heroes Evolved drop. The update mainly focuses...
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The Daily Grind: How much notice do you need before an MMORPG patch goes live?

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There are some games where patches get so much advance notice that you feel like they're already here months in advance. Final Fantasy XIV's...

Take a look at some of Dark Age of Camelot’s class changes

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Even after all of these years, Dark Age of Camelot still has a few tricks up its sleeves -- and class changes down its...
Heroes die all the time, they just also come back a lot.

Paragon unveils its newest character, Greystone

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Dying, as a general rule, is not an effective combat strategy. You want to avoid dying when fighting people. But Paragon's newest character, Greystone,...
I AM SCARY AREN'T I

Heroes of the Storm patches in Gul’dan

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Gul'dan is the newest addition to Heroes of the Storm, albeit with a somewhat loose definition of the term "hero." Maybe if you lean...

Guild Wars 2’s Taimi pens a log from Rata Novus

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ArenaNet has a Guild Wars 2 lore teaser up on the official site today in the form of a scholar's log penned by the...