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Wisdom of Nym: A musing on malaise in Final Fantasy XIV

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There's no question in my mind that Final Fantasy XIV is still one of my favorite games of all time. It certainly doesn't lack...
Well, I saw that.

Black Desert makes the world boss Desert Dragon even more boss

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The Desert Dragon world boss in Black Desert was indisputably exactly what it said on the tin. It was a dragon, and it was...

The MOP Up: Age of Wushu Dynasty launches (January 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...
Sort of!

Blade & Soul’s Chinese version is getting the Qi Master

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There's a little more time before Blade & Soul releases here in North America, but that doesn't mean you can't look forward to the...

Diablo III previews Patch 2.4.0

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It's a good time to be a Diablo III player, particularly now that Blizzard is on the verge of releasing the much-anticipated Patch 2.4.0...

Did Guild Wars 2 just tease gliding in vanilla Tyria?

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During today's Guild Wars 2 livestream, ArenaNet's Rubi Bayer demoed a video of a character flying... in what looks like Orr. Malchor's Leap, to...

Guild Wars 2 tweaks matchmaking, mechanics in new PvP League season

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ArenaNet has announced its plans to change up PvP mechanics as Guild Wars 2 enters the second season of its PvP League system. Matchmaking is...
At the risk of sounding passive, I think she gets to determine... oh, you meant SHE'S entering. Never mind.

Crowfall shows off the Ranger archetype

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The next major round of Crowfall testing isn't going to just feature another gameplay mode. It is going to feature that, yes, but it's...
It's almost like getting what you were promised, only exactly not.

Sword Coast Legends postpones free update in favor of Rage of Demons expansions

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Development schedules are tricky things. From the outside it's easy to look at them as promises, contracts made between players and developers, but in...

League of Legends teases creepy new Champion and/or musical theater experience

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Riot Games has released an atmospheric teaser trailer called Mind of the Virtuoso, presumably a tease for a new League of Legends champion that's...

SWTOR grants subscribers HK-55-inspired jetpack in February’s Anarchy in Paradise

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If you've played through the first nine chapters of the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire, then you've probably...
You had me and you lost me.

TERA Korea previews its upcoming Elin-only ninja class

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It's a safe bet that at some point in the not-too-distant future, you will be able to make an Elin in TERA that runs...
Blood's good. You need blood to live.

ArcheAge previews the central dungeon of the Bloodsong

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When a whole bunch of people start following a mysterious song to their deaths, you know that something is wrong, even in a setting...
At last, good stuff.

EverQuest II’s time-locked expansion servers reach the Kingdom of the Sky

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Get ready for another expansion in EverQuest II on the game's time-locked expansion servers! Players voted to move the timeline along once again, and...
Create and destroy alike!

PlanetSide 2’s next major patch lets you gather and build

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The next major patch for PlanetSide 2 managed to sneak onto the game's test servers just before Christmas, but no one noticed. Thus, the...
Be it ever so... whatever this is, there's no place like home. Thankfully.

Trove offers players the ability to unlock multiple cornerstones

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In Trove, your Cornerstone is your home away from home. Also your home at home. It's your home, in other words. But just like...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft’s Legion testing will return with a new build and new content

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There's still no word on exactly when the test servers for World of Warcraft: Legion will come back online following the winter break, but...
What's cooler than being cool?

Path of Exile explains the nature of the new Ice Trap skill in Ascendancy

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When Path of Exile launches its next expansion, Ascendancy, the designers are adding in some additional skills to give existing builds new options. Case in...

Guess which Conquer Online class gets a buff in ‘Awakening of the Monk’ patch

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Conquer Online's next update, Awakening of the Monk, arrives on Thursday, January 7th, says a new Net Dragon press release today. The Monk class...

Project Gorgon gives away free gifts for the new year

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It's a very happy new year in Project Gorgon, as this week's patch brings not only a home for animal players but also free...