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Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
One Shots: Lonely hearts
Are gamers really lonely? Do we flock to MMORPGs as a response to that? I'm pondering these thoughts today following the response of a...
WildStar begins testing prime raids and housing communities
With WildStar's Patch 1.7.1 out of the way this week, the team at Carbine can kick back, open up a cold one, and... apparently...
The Daily Grind: Do you seek out MMORPG leaks?
Over the past couple of months, the MMORPG community has worked its way through massive leaks of top-secret info: first for Elder Scrolls Online's...
Lineage II: Revolution is arriving in June
If you've forgotten about Lineage II: Revolution, the short version is that it's like Lineage II, only it's on mobile. (There is more to...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up Black Desert and selecting our next destination
Back when I mentioned that I was learning to like Black Desert a while back, I got this tweet from the game's official account....
Guild Wars 2 players organize Pride March Tyria 2017 for June 24
Player advocates are organizing a pride march in Guild Wars 2 set for June 24th and 25th. The game is well-known in the MMORPG...
Valiance Online muses about a sidekicking system
Sidekicking and mentoring were among the best and most-used features in City of Heroes, but will one of its spiritual successors take a cue...
Guild Wars 2 addresses WvW updates, expansion leaks, and legendary armor
If you caught even the tiniest bit of the Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint AMA last night, you already heard the big news: Mike O'Brien...
WildStar patch 1.7.1 arrives tomorrow, complete with expert Skullcano
Ready to challenge a few more bits of group content at Prime difficulty in WildStar? You'll have your chance when patch 1.7.1 arrives on...
Guild Wars 2’s expansion is slated for not long after the end of season 3, likely this fall
During today's Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint AMA, Mike O'Brien confirmed that the long-teased expansion (yeah, the one that leaked out of every possible culvert...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint
I can't quite believe that we are already on the penultimate chapter of Guild Wars 2's third Living World season, but if I were under any...
Rumor: Guild Wars 2 leak reveals expansion masteries, locations
New images suggesting sweeping changes coming in Guild Wars 2's next expansion have been released into the wilds of Reddit.
As usual, we’ll be tucking...
City of Heroes fans party hard for the game’s 13th birthday
Last Friday evening, the torch was raised once again for City of Heroes. Despite the game being offline for a half-decade now, fans from...
Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in
The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...
Superdata report shows Overwatch slipping, Hearthstone rebounding
Looking back at March's digital sales, the industry was up 15% year-over-year from 2016, Superdata Research reports. Mobile was the largest area of growth,...
The MOP Up: Warface meets Crysis (April 30, 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...
The Stream Team: Celebrating City of Heroes with Paragon Chat costume contests
Never say die! If City of Heroes fans had a motto, this would likely be it. Although they don't have the original game to...
The Daily Grind: Why is MMORPG server downtime still a thing?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor John has a very simple question to kick off our morning: Why the heck is server downtime still a thing?
"How...