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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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a weekly compilation of smaller MMO stories and videos that you won’t want to miss. See any good MMO news? Hit us up through our tips...

The latest pre-alpha build of Gloria Victis went live this past week, and it's all about the most deadly attack of them all: kicking. Scoff if you must, but kicking is actually an important attack in the game, allowing both players and NPCs to interrupt the enemy. Players can also feint to interrupt their own attack and throw an enemy...

With the spotlight on WildStar this week, many are thinking about the game's future, including the folks at Carbine. One possibility for the game could involve a console adaptation, although Carbine did not confirm that such a project is in the works. In an interview with Gamespot, Product Director Mike Donatelli touched on the topic by saying, "We have seen many...

If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible entity and posted for the entire world to see. Maybe that's why everyone constantly does heroics; they're terrified of being caught in the act doing mundane things like going to the bathroom or shucking peas. "Vindictus...

The Secret World is not my game of choice, but I sure did like its system for appearances. Clothing was just... well, clothing. You could wear whatever outfit you liked! Your stats were entirely tied to other parts of your character, and there was lots of stuff to mix-and-match. Skyforge uses a similar trick with its outfits, but there's...

This week in MMO crowdfunding news, fans of Brad McQuaid's Pantheon fantasy MMO got some good news. It seems as if Visionary Realms has raised a round of seed financing that will allow development to continue beyond what's already been accomplished by a team of volunteers. Pre-alpha is currently scheduled for later this year with beta testing slated for...

Sandbox Interactive posted an Albion state-of-the-game update on its website this week. The info is broken down into art department and gameplay sections, with art director Marcus Koch and game director Robin Henkys chatting about their respective domains. On the art side of things, Albion devs have been perfecting the world map, tweaking spell effects, implementing emotes, and overhauling the armor...

EverQuest fans excited for the game's next expansion should mark Wednesday, November 19th down on their calendars -- that's the day The Broken Mirror launches. Announced during a special reveal livestream, this 22nd expansion revolves around the goddess Anashti Sul (who has been split into her two most dominant aspects of life and decay) and her hunger to return...

Quite a few combat changes are in store for players when Knights of the Fallen Empire hits SWTOR later this month. A new dev diary outlined some of these tweaks, which include streamlining main stats down into a single one called mastery, a flexible companion system, more health per point of endurance, and no more split XP when in...

At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be a normal battle, however, as Lord British (Richard Garriott's in-game avatar) waded into the fray and was the focus of a fierce fight to see who could kill him. Down he went in the end,...