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: Titan Siege debuts (January 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...

Wakfu and Dofus add the Huppermage class

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It's not every day that you see the same class come to two different MMOs, but here you go: Ankama has added the new...

Diablo III’s 2.4 patch debilitates console versions

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Diablo III's much-anticipated 2.4 update is causing as much harm as it is good for both Xbox and PlayStation communities. Console players have reported...
Well, I mean... all right.

Ghost in the Shell Online adds a new operative, a new map, and new guns

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There's a new operative in town for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (or just Ghost in the Shell...

Elder Scrolls Online subscribers to get bottomless crafting bags

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Packrats rejoice! If you ever wanted a bag of holding in The Elder Scrolls Online to store all your piles crafting components, then you...

Champions Online’s Teleios Ascendant update is on the way

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PWE and Cryptic Studios have just announced that Champions Online's latest content update will land on the public test server today. It's called Teleios...

The Secret World vows to put more mobility in combat

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An unpopular change to one of The Secret World's ranged abilities in the last patch might end up benefiting the game's population as a...
Local Panda Recalls When She Was Special.

WoW Factor: The importance of class fantasies

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Here's a fun thought exercise for you all: explain the differences between Fire Mages and Destruction Warlocks in World of Warcraft. But before you...

Star Citizen releases Alpha 2.1 with new flyable ships and player-trapping elevators

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The skies are a little more crowded today in Star Citizen with the release of Alpha 2.1 to the live servers. The patch added...
Oh dear.

TERA apologizes for the last producer’s letter, content gulfs

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Yesterday's letter to the TERA community went over like something of a lead balloon. Sure, the game had its best year ever, but players...
Classic.

SWTOR is plotting new companions and solo arena fights

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There's a lot of stuff coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in 2016. Not all of it was ready to be discussed during...
And I think to myself yadda yadda yadda.

ECO’s third alpha balances skill points and ecosystems

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The second major update to ECO's alpha testing has arrived, and it brings along the game's skill point system. It's an early version of...

The Crew’s first big post-Wild Run patch arrives this month

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Two months into its Wild Run expansion, racing MMO The Crew is plotting another big patch. Ubisoft says that January 25th will introduce a new Speed...

The undead rise in Albion Online’s January update

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It must be exhausting being dead in a fantasy world. No sooner do you kick the bucket then you are recruited to fight as...

ARK: Survival Evolved announces mod contest, shows off the poop-eating dung beetle

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Surviving is never the only challenge in ARK: Survival Evolved; the devs keep things interesting with various competitions and contests. And the newest contest...
Fail together!

WildStar’s latest patch adds cash shop quest, PvP matchmaking tweaks

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WildStar patched in a quick update yesterday, with tweaks to multiple classes, the housing interface, and quests. Reddit can't decide whether it's grumpy about...
SHATTER'D

Guild Wars 2 introduces players to the new and improved Shatterer

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Given enough time, the most exciting moment in any video game will become mundane. If you were one of the earliest Guild Wars 2...

EverQuesting: A 2016 franchise forecast for EverQuest Next, EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Landmark

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We've looked back at 2015 for the launched games EverQuest and EverQuest II, the long-lasting beta of Landmark, and the MIA-and-presumed-dead (by some) ...

2015 was TERA’s biggest year to date, but players aren’t appeased

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TERA Senior Producer Matthew "Denommenator" Denomme has the honor of penning TERA's 2016 community address this week. In the post, he tells players that...
And it burns, burns, burns.

World of Warcraft’s design philosophy for tanks and healers in Legion

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Good news, World of Warcraft tanks - you'll be taking more damage in Legion! And that really could be the good news, depending upon...