ncsoft

A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

The Daily Grind: What kind of MMO achiever are you?

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Yesterday's post on Richard Bartle's new unplayer matrix got me thinking once again about my quibbles with the original Bartle quotient, which won't surprise...

One Shots: Moonglow

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I don't say it enough: I am truly impressed by how our readership manage to bring out the beauty in MMORPGs through their screenshots....
Ironically, this is the sort of controversy you'd probably rather face from inside a hot tub.

Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?

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Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
Well, that's better.

Ghost Widow gets a spotlight on her Master x Master incarnation

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While very few veteran City of Heroes fans were happy about the inclusion of Statesman in Master x Master for a variety of reasons,...
See, that's the joke of the name.

The Daily Grind: Do you want to see a Guild Wars 3?

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At this point, everybody who cares even a little about Guild Wars 2 knows that it's getting an expansion later this year; even most...
Silhouette.

Blade & Soul uses community sales of item packs to fund its tournament prize

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The tournament for Blade & Soul is getting ready to kick off, but it needs a prize. That's where the community comes in, because...
Ladies, please.

Choose My Adventure: Launching new in DC Universe Online

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Looking at the the three big triple-A superhero titles, DC Universe Online has always felt like the odd one out. City of Heroes was...

Blade and Soul cracks the hatch to a high-tech dungeon

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Just because a game is loosely labeled as "fantasy" doesn't mean that it is forbidden from delving into the realm of technology and sci-fi...

Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate

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Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...

The Stream Team: An anniversary look at Lineage II

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It has been nearly 10 years since Massively OP's MJ has played Lineage II regularly, but she's heading back in now in honor of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Fashion Wars wishlist for Guild Wars 2

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I've recently been spending an increasing amount of my time improving the looks of my Guild Wars 2 characters: Although I have always greatly appreciated the...

NCsoft explains what Master X Master is

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What is Master X Master? Well if you don't know, I'm certainly not going to tell you. Just kidding! NCsoft is attempting to address the...

The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 2017)

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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...

One Shots: En garde!

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It's hard to deny that one of Final Fantasy XIV's newest classes marries style and substance, particularly if you're into a certain swashbuckling aesthetic. Skoryy...

Massively Overthinking: Forced socializing in MMORPGs

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Massively OP Patron Jackybah has a question for this week's Massively Overthinking that's probably going to kick up some dust. He wonders whether MMO...

Guild Wars 2 has begun testing a 64-bit Mac client

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Mac users are about to come into their own in Guild Wars 2. ArenaNet announced yesterday that it is finally ready to start testing...

The Stream Team: Launching into Master X Master

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MxM has officially launched, and Massively OP's MJ is diving back into the fray! Of course, now that all alphas and betas are over,...

E3 2017: Hands-on with mobile MMOs Lineage 2 Revolution and Durango

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With Pokemon Go trying to avoid explicitly calling itself an MMO, Massively OP once again has room for a top contender in the realm of mobile...
Time enough at last, only not.

Choose My Adventure: Cryptic’s Neverwinter in review

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My time with Neverwinter is done, and it's a game I find myself in an odd relationship with. It'd be fair to say that...

NCsoft MOBA Master X Master launches today

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Master X Master is officially launching in the West today, bringing NCsoft's take on a multi-IP MOBA-with-a-twist to our shores. The twist is the...

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