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The Daily Grind: Do you believe MMO studios release overpowered new classes on purpose?
Yesterday's Elder Scrolls Online press embargo drop allowed us to talk a bit more about the overpowered state of the Morrowind Warden class --...
Guild Wars 2’s new art director talks about continuing the legacy of his father
As we reported back in February, long-time ArenaNet artist Daniel Dociu left the studio after many years of helping to shape the distinctive visual...
One Shots: Lights, camera, frogs!
Just because you happen to be a humanoid frog doesn't mean that you've lost at the lottery of life. On the contrary, you have...
The Daily Grind: Do you want weekly MMO quest releases?
In the next week or so, Lord of the Rings Online will be kicking off its 10th anniversary with a new "scavenger hunt" that...
Check out WoodenPotatoes’ multi-video Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns review
YouTuber WoodenPotatoes, whom you might remember from Tina's top five Guild Wars 2 vloggers review earlier this week, has posted a lengthy review of...
Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...
Crowfall has big changes in store for its alpha UI
An MMORPG with a crappy user interface doesn't last long in 2017. ArtCraft has this lesson memorized and has put it to good use...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 5 brilliant Guild Wars 2 YouTube content creators
I often find that playing Guild Wars 2 leaves me with more questions than answers when it comes to lore and story predictions, build...
Guild Wars 2 player recreates Mona Lisa in guild hall
Never underestimate the ingenuity and creative spirit of players when they are given even the most bare-bones tools in an MMORPG.
To wit, a player who...
The MOP Up: Overwatch gives smurfing a pass (April 16, 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...
SuperData CEO discusses the money problem of e-sports
Whether you're a big fan of the e-sports scene or you would be quite happy never hearing about it ever again, you are no...
Watch the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns orchestral performance in its entirety
A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns music would be featured in concert in Seattle -- not so...
Guild Wars 2’s unofficial card game is now available on Tabletop Simulator
Do you remember the unofficial Guild Wars 2 CCG? If you don't, you should, because it's absolutely awesome. In concept, anyway; while Luke Dowding...
Perfect Ten: Conversations with anthropomorphic concepts of MMO studios
Every so often, a man needs to have a conversation with some anthropomorphized concepts. I do that every few years. In the past, I've...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 112: Heroic measures
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, Black Desert, EVE Fanfest, LOTRO, WoW, and GW2, with reader mail on MMO dress-up and City of Heroes successors.
One Shots: Eight-bit vista
One of my favorite MMO April Fools of all time is Guild Wars 2's playable Super Adventure Box. It's so brilliantly designed and executed...
ESL Gaming is shutting down Guild Wars 2’s e-sports section
ESL Gaming announced this afternoon that following two last e-sports cups next week, its Guild Wars 2 division will close.
"It's the end of an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 111: Secret World’s Destiny
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World, City of Heroes vs. MxM, Paragon Chat, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 SAB, April Fools' Day, WoW 7.2, Destiny 2, and Club Penguin, with reader mail on Funcom and MMO guilds.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s Bastion of the Penitent raid lore
As promised, I'm making a return to the lore found within Guild Wars 2's newest raid Bastion of the Penitent now that we've summarised the...
SuperData examines gambling practices across the online gaming industry
Gambling in video games has been a huge topic for devoted MMORPG players over the last year or so, as core MMOs like Guild...
