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Battle Bards Episode 107: Blade and Soul expansions
After 50 episodes, the Battle Bards have made the brave decision to revisit the hallowed lands of Blade and Soul to look at two...
One Shots: Sea horsing around
When it comes to unusual ways for Massively OP readers to get around in MMORPGs, there seems to be no shortage of bizarre methods...
TERA and Kritika Online kick off Halloween festivities
Let it not be said that En Masse doesn't embrace the Halloween spirit, for both of its core MMORPGs in the west are getting...
TERA’s Arsenal update is live with new dungeons and endgame gear overhaul
Boy, TERA, that's a bold new look! The game's gotten a bit of a steampunk makeover in today's Arsenal update, thanks to the addition...
Gear leveling comes to TERA with next week’s update
Once next week's Arsenal update arrives, TERA will become the latest MMORPG to take a stab at item progression. Yes, it's that moment when...
Blade & Soul’s October 18 Rage of the Hive Queen update heralds new boss, quests, and Halloween
Blade & Soul likes to fly under the radar, but here's some buzz: The game's being pollinated with a brand-new patch on October 18th...
Connect with other online gamers via MMO Book Club’s Guild Wars 2 romp and MMOCircles
Feeling a little isolated? Having a hard time making friends? Does your mother have to validate how special you are? Here are a couple...
DC Universe Online brings back the Witching Hour once again for Halloween
It's the most wonderful month of the year, especially if you like the ghoulish or the macabre, and DC Universe Online is already planning...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits record concurrency (October 1, 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 Daily Grind: Which two MMOs should totally hook up?
Yeah, we're shipping MMOs today, giving new meaning to the Daily Grind! MOP reader Leiloni recently pointed us to an old but still relevant...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on the Fortnite-vs.-PUBG feud?
Ever since Bluehole threw down a gauntlet at Epic's feet over the similarities between PUBG and Fortnite's battle royale mode - or more specifically,...
The MMO Book Club votes between Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, DCUO, EverQuest, RuneScape, ArcheAge, and WoW
Hey, remember the MMO Book Club? That's the Reddit-and-Discord group that allows members to vote on a game to play, then organizes a guild...
Age of Conan (finally) adds 720-day loyalty rewards
In one of our recent Daily Grind discussions about MMORPGs that might make it to 20 years of live operation, some of our commenters...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 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...
One Shots: Drop. Your. Sword.
"It's possible, pig, I might be bluffing. It's conceivable, you miserable, vomitous mass, that I'm only lying here because I lack the strength to...
TERA outlines the rest of its 2017 plans
Don't you like it when a studio meticulously plans ahead and then gives you a nice and tidy timeline of those plans? TERA isn't...
TERA M gives a taste of its gameplay, combat, and pig ridin’
With the mobile spin-off of TERA launching in Korea this November and moving on to the west in 2018, it is probably high time...
DC Universe Online launches its Riddled With Crime update today
Where is Batman? Who will win in the rivalry between the Joker and the Riddler? What's going on at the Gotham Zoo? What's really...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!
Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
DC Universe Online prepares for the Riddled with Crime update on September 20
So for whatever reason, Batman isn't patrolling Gotham City in DC Universe Online. That's a bad thing under any circumstances, but it gets even...
