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Guild Wars 2 has begun doling out anniversary presents; here’s what to expect
ArenaNet is rolling out birthday and anniversary gifts in honor of Guild Wars 2's fifth year of life.
In the mail, fifth-year characters will nab...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft’s wild frontier
How is World of Warcraft like the wild west of American history and legend? Something about Barrens chat might come to mind, but blog...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Elite Specialization preview weekend impressions
Over the weekend Guild Wars 2 players had the chance to get to grips with the new Path of Fire elite specializations in a PvP setting,...
The Daily Grind: Do you expect MMO expansions to include new classes, or is a new spec good enough?
Back when Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire was announced, a number of our commenters sparred over whether or not the game's elite specs...
One Shots: Hugs not drugs
This week's edition of One Shots is brought to you by the National Hugs and Fistbumps Council, which recommends that everyone enjoy at least...
Trove’s subclassing system launches with Eclipse next week
A total solar eclipse isn't a common event -- the continental US hasn't seen one in almost 40 years. So it makes a lot...
Guild Wars 2’s second Path of Fire preview weekend is about to begin
Update: It's live!
Didn't get a chance to jump into Guild Wars 2 during last weekend's Path of Fire preview weekend? You're getting another chance...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
Blade and Soul’s Dark Origins patch is live with new raids and evolved stone economy fixes
Blade &Â Soul's Dark Origins patch is live this week, bringing with it two more chapters of Act 7, the heroic 6-man Ebondrake Lair dungeon,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire preview weekend experience
I'm delighted to have found a moment to bring you an extra edition of Flameseeker Chronicles that outlines my thoughts on the first Guild Wars...
Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
Perfect Ten: MMOs obsessed with the floating islands trope
One of the fun things about this hobby is that certain tropes repeat themselves constantly. And they're usually weirdly specific tropes, too. Poop quests,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving
Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives Path of Fire’s elite specs for every class
ArenaNet has a new dev vlog out today focusing on the development of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire elite specs. Some of the...
The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go
A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...
Leaderboard: Did Guild Wars 2’s preview weekend convince you to buy Path of Fire?
This past weekend, the gaming segment of my Twitter feed was positively dominated by chatter about Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion free preview weekend. I...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of Guild Wars 2’s non-traditional mounts?
Mounts are the big new thing in Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, and as I've previously mentioned, I was initially concerned about...
The MOP Up: Portal Knights splits up the party (August 13, 2017)
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...
PSA: Guild Wars 2’s mounts may be causing motion sickness issues
Longtime readers will know that we take motion sickness from games pretty darn seriously around here, given that we have a writer who's been...
Lost Ark’s Korean beta features boats, storms, and treasure hunting
When Lost Ark was first announced back in 2014 as basically the next generation of Diablo-clone in an MMO, I remember being straight-up grabby-hands...
