Massively Overpowered

This week's Massively Overthinking question is posed by Kickstarter donor Winterskorn, who wants to talk about something getting less and less love in MMORPGs lately: PvE. "There are currently a lot of PvP-centric MMOs cropping up. But when companies talk analytics, they always indicate PvPers are small percentage of the population. So the question is why are there no PvE centric MMOs --...

The Guild Wars that started it all will turn 10 years old on April 26th, which means one thing: party time! ArenaNet announced that Guild Wars' 10th anniversary celebration will begin on April 22nd and continue for an extra week until May 6th. Players can participate in several events including dodgeball and rollerbeetle racing. There will be a new pet...

A pair of veteran actors are joining the cast of Star Trek Online. Lisa LoCicero will be reprising her role as Lieutenant Commander Miral Paris, who joins players to fight the Iconians and their heralds in Season 10. Voyager pilot Tom Paris is coming along too, and he's voiced by Robert McNeill. Season 10's Iconian War announcement trailer was released...

Does your MMO have bees? H1Z1 does, thanks to today's patch. The notes posted on Reddit refer to bee boxes that players must craft and place. Once that's done, the bees will make honeycomb which can be eaten and which may also produce wax as a byproduct. Eating honey buffs your endurance, stamina, and energy while eating the raw honeycomb...

There are some games you realize had a long run only after you say goodbye to them. Grand Chase might not have been one of the most important games on your radar, but after seven years of operation, it finally closed its doors yesterday, waving farewell to a longstanding and dedicated player community in the process. While nothing can make...

Did you see the Star Wars trailer where Daisy Ridley is riding that popsicle speeder bike? No, I'm not talking about today's trailer, but rather the first one released for The Force Awakens. Anyway, Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Vectron WGF Veteran speeder kinda reminds me of the popsiclemobile, at least from the handlebars forward. The Vectron is also noteworthy...

SkySaga's developers don't want you to automatically lump their title in with the rest of the voxel crowd based on it looks. A new dev post explains that SkySaga boasts intricate visual technology despite its blocky appearance. "In SkySaga the lighting conditions change drastically between different biome types, in addition to the dynamic day-night cycle and the large number of...

Are you in the market for a new MOBA? Developer Lightbulb Crew is making one called Games of Glory and it's coming to Steam "early this summer," according to a new press release. Curiously, the firm has chosen to release a cinematic trailer focusing on "the narrative that will be the driving force" behind the new title. "We really don't...

Plans are moving forward for EverQuest's new progression server, and to help fill in the community, Daybreak has posted a new FAQ that explains many of the ins and outs of this developing ruleset. According to the FAQ, any graphically revamped zones will be present in their new form on the servers but could retain the original population. The Sleeper...

The melee combat in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade has gone through several revisions, and it's going to go through several more. The latest State of the Crusade letter to fans makes it clear that the development goal is to make sure that the melee combat - which makes up a good 50% of the game's combat - is smooth,...