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]

To be fair, some enemies would fear a hatchet.

Final Fantasy XIV unveils a trailer for its next patch

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The first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, and as usual, it's packed with things to do. There are...

MMO Week in Review: 2015’s MMORPG zenith is now (October 25, 2015)

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Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review! Welcome,...

The MOP Up: The secret history of Destiny (October 25, 2015)

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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...

EVE Vegas 2015: Further Citadel details, Valkyrie, capitals, and skill packets

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Though most of the big reveals for EVE Vegas 2015 were front-loaded into day one's EVE keynote talk, a lot of questions were left...

World of Tanks releases Update 2.3 on consoles

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Wargaming has deployed World of Tanks' 2.3 update on Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles. Highlights include the new Team Destruction game mode, PvE-specific...

Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns launch diary: Initial impressions

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I've now put a solid day of playtime into Heart of Thorns, so I decided that it was finally time for the first of my...

EVE Vegas 2015: Citadel expansion details revealed

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CCP promised some big reveals at EVE Vegas 2015 and so far it has definitely delivered. In yesterday's EVE Online keynote speech, we heard concrete...

Star Citizen releases version 1.3 and a development update

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Cloud Imperium released a couple of Star Citizen updates last night, both in game and on its website. First up is version 1.3, which...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Knights of the Fallen Empire?

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I'm kinda feeling the urge to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Can you blame me? There's a new expansion, but more importantly that...

LotRO’s Siege of Minas Tirith update ‘coming soon’

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Turbine has published a website update that previews Lord of the Rings Online's Update 17, otherwise known as the Siege of Minas Tirith. The patch...

Elder Scrolls Online’s Maelstrom Arena is a progressive solo challenge with leaderboards

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Elder Scrolls Online has posted the final Orsinium guide to its website. Today's blurb focuses on the solo-challenge Maelstrom Arena, which is a progressive...
When leveling alts was already the plan...

WoW Factor: A decade of Blizzard’s bad habits

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The funny thing about World of Warcraft - and I should note here that I'm using "funny" in this case as a synonym for...

Guild Wars 2 celebrates 7 million accounts as Heart of Thorns arrives

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ArenaNet is up at the crack of dawn to officially announce that Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns expansion is now live and available at digital...

Tribes: Ascend tests out new Perdition map

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A new Tribes: Ascend public test server 2.1 patch is incoming today or tomorrow with a new map, Perdition. Perdition is a small capture-the-flag...

Get ready for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns with checklist, interactive trailer

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So Guild Wars 2 players, we hear that there's something going down in your neck of the woods tomorrow. Some sort of expansion where blindfolded...

EverQuest II: Terrors of Thalumbra scoots into beta testing

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EverQuest II's underground expansion has gone into beta testing in preparation for its launch next month. Daybreak said that any player who pre-orders Terrors of...
Just whenever you get around to us, it's cool.

World of Warcraft won’t have a hard Valor cap in 6.2.3

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The return of Valor as a currency in World of Warcraft's patch 6.2.3 brings a lot of questions with it. Once you get past...
I'm just a friendly reminder.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the new dungeons of patch 3.1

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It's all right if you're tired of running Neverreap in Final Fantasy XIV; everyone is at this point. So it's a good thing that...

Otherland has added 120 new quests

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Early access action MMO Otherland has added 120 new quests. Developer DRAGO Entertainment says that it has been hard at work expanding the storyline of...
Here we continue.

The final story update of Final Fantasy XI sends players to the Far East

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The final story update for Final Fantasy XI approaches swiftly, and it's letting a long-awaited shoe drop in the process. The Far East has...