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Official Site: RuneScape
Studio: Jagex Games Studio
Launch Date: January 4, 2001
Genre: Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Browser

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As a collector and reviewer of MMORPG soundtracks, I owe a great debt to fellow music lovers who take the time to somehow extract...

The Stream Team: Jumping into Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box for the first time

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Massively OP's MJ has never experienced Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box. Oh she's heard plenty about it over the years, she has just...

Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes

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What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
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Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations

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A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...
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RuneScape learns Spring Fayre microtransaction lessons while Old School RuneScape tweaks mobile

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It's springtime in regular flavor RuneScape, and that means the Spring Fayre has returned. You might remember the event from last year, when the...

The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XIV gets primal (March 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...

RuneScape invites you to play pirates in ‘Pieces of Hate’ content update

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Not playing Sea of Thieves for its launch today? You can still get your pirate on in an MMORPG: RuneScape has rolled out the...

The MOP Up: Enter the Phantom Halls — if you dare! (March 18, 2018)

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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...

The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 2018)

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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...

RuneScape goes deep sea fishing

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Every MMO has fishing. Been there, angled that, am I right? But as of this week, RuneScape has taken this sport to the next...

Albion Online’s upcoming fishing system hopes to reel in casuals and hardcores alike

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Fishing has become a hot topic in MMOs this week, thanks to the likes of RuneScape and Albion Online. The latter will see the...

RuneScape bans dozens of accounts for exploiting Clue Scrolls

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RuneScape players who've been enjoying the new Clue Scroll content have seen the fun dampened by - what else - rampant exploiting. Jagex hopped...
Cool, we get to live still!

Treasure hunt in RuneScape with its updated clue scrolls mechanics

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RuneScape is getting yet another update today, and it's another feature players begged for in last year's round of Jagex surveys. We're talking, of...

Elite Dangerous and RuneScape devs are auctioning off fun perks for a good cause

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Multiple gaming studios and groups in the UK have teamed up with the Special Effect charity for #GameBlast18 happening this very weekend, including Elite...
Knowledge!

Old School RuneScape turns five, kicks off $20000 prize pool tourney

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It's time for parties and cake in Old School RuneScape. That's because the throwback version of the game is turning five years old today....

The MOP Up: FFXIV’s Eorzean Symphony (February 18, 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...

Today’s RuneScape update finally fixes the freakin’ mining system (sort of)

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RuneScape players are finally getting something today that they've been wanting for half of forever: a mining and smithing update, or at least the...

Old School RuneScape trots out graphical improvements while RuneScape heads into a month of revamps

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It comes with the territory of Old School RuneScape that players are more interested in the systems and content offerings than the visual pizazz....

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?

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Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
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Old School RuneScape mobile won’t unduly task your phone or tablet

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Looking forward to playing some Old School RuneScape on your phone or tablet this year? That day is getting closer all the time, and...

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