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]

Villagers & Heroes is coming to Android tablets

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Villagers & Heroes is one of those underappreciated MMO gems that's been flying under the radar for a while. It might look an awful...
Maybe that's the horrible, fundamental blade that sits at the heart of every nudge forward. That if you're forced to really ask yourself for honesty, you realize that love is just a word you use to justify doing hard work for someone who never thanks you in a way you find meaningful or satisfying.

Funcom’s Secret World-inspired The Park arrives on consoles May 3rd

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Funcom is a busy little bee this month, with patches for most of its MMORPGs, teasers for its upcoming survival sandbox, and now a...
It's beginning to look a lot like QA should have been called earlier.

The Division’s Falcon Lost Incursion has a glitch, and players will be punished for exploiting it

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There are going to be glitches when dealing with something as immense and complex as an online game. It's nearly inevitable. Things will not...

The MOP Up: ARK’s free PvP version goes wide (April 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...

Star Conflict celebrates Cosmonautics Day

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Star Conflict stood up straight and saluted Cosmonautics Day this week, a day that marks the 55th anniversary of humanity sending a person into space for...

Elite: Dangerous’ Engineers tweaks starports, map filtering, and POIs

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As promised, Frontier has published the first of its Elite: Dangerous Countdown to Beta newsletters, each intended to flesh out its plans for the Engineers...

Leaderboard: What was World of Warcraft’s best era or expansion?

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With vanilla World of Warcraft on the brain so much lately, I thought it would be fun to take stock of just what people...
You only think this is fair because you're winning.

Gloria Victis further balances combat while improving account management

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The last patch for Gloria Victis focused on combat balance, and this patch does too. Adjustments for player HP, passive abilities, and weapon damage...

Let it snow (and more) in World of Warships

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World of Warships might need a meteorologist before too long. In an upcoming patch, the game will be adding a weather system for its...

Diablo III promises new cosmetics in its next patch

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'Fess up if you're one of those people who play even action RPGs for the eyecandy. Good news for you today! Blizzard is bolstering...

Skyforge delays Reaper’s Revenge release by a week

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Hope you weren't planning a sick day for Skyforge's Reaper's Revenge patch update: Obsidian and My.com announced today that they're delaying deployment of the...

Fight your way to the top in SWTOR’s Eternal Championship

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Remember back in Knights of the Old Republic when you had to duel your way to the top of an arena in Taris? BioWare...
Guess who's back. Back again.

Perfect Ten: The odd things I noticed slipping back into Final Fantasy XI

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Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall shares details on the upcoming Throne War test version

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The current test module of Crowfall, Siege Perilous, is all about taking on a keep's defenses and taking control. In theory, anyhow; in practice...
She's on vacation.

Marvel Heroes’ frustration over Emma Frost feedback

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The problem with getting feedback from a game's community is that sometimes the community's passion overrides the desire for useful feedback. That's part of...

The Stream Team: Following the Issue #14 trail in The Secret World

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Last time in The Secret World, MassivelyOP's MJ investigated the Aten cultists and their drilling to try to discover the cause of the earthquakes...

Aion Europe gets Abyss update on April 27

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Aion's Abyss continues to be a source of great conflict in the game, a fact that won't change when Update 4.91 comes to the...
But think of all the experience someone else is going to get!

EverQuest II introduces Experience Vials with its next major update

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We all have a friend or two in MMOs that's a really good player but really lousy at actually leveling. Some people just don't...

The beta for Elite: Dangerous’ long-awaited Engineers update arrives in May

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Frontier has just announced the beta for Elite: Dangerous 2.1, better known as The Engineers, will open for beta access players the week of...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off the first season of the Feast today

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Are you a bad enough dude to be considered the best Dark Knight in Final Fantasy XIV? If so, you probably are any given...