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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood’s story and the lack of MacGuffins
I think I was about halfway through the Stormblood story when I noticed that it was avoiding more or less every single bit of...
Guild Chat: The fairest way to govern guilds
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I get together with the Massively Overpowered readership to help one reader in need solve...
LOTRO Legendarium: Simply walking into Mordor
It has been a whirlwind week of news and reveals for Lord of the Rings Online players. Standing Stone Games finally pulled back the...
Chaos Theory: Week one impressions of Secret World Legends
It's been a week since Funcom threw open the doors of Secret World Legends' headstart to everyone and removed the NDA. That's seven days...
Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to all roleplayers in MMORPGs
I really hate when non-RPers get their kicks out of making light of what roleplayers are doing to have fun. Many times, the roleplayer...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
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,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Fashion Wars wishlist for Guild Wars 2
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...
Wisdom of Nym: Currencies in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
You know, I was going to talk about the end of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood MSQ this week, but I decided against it....
E3 2017: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s The Crew 2
I'm a kart racer. Oh sure, I enjoyed Cruisin' USA and San Fransisco Rush as a kid, and of course I played Gran Turismo a little, but...
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes
Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing...
The Game Archaeologist: Maze War, the first online multiplayer shooter
It is sometimes hard to know how far back to go when chronicling the history of early MMOs and their ancestors. After all, this...
Chaos Theory: Guide to The Secret World’s Templars faction
It's Templar Time! After looking at the Illuminati and delving into the Dragon, it's now time to tie up this trio of guides and...
Hyperspace Beacon: A three-step guide to conquering SWTOR’s Nightlife event
Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic brought back the Nightlife event on Nar Shaddaa. In a nutshell, it's a gambling event. After all,...
Perfect Ten: MMO grouping advice you shouldn’t bother giving
It's time for a new expansion in Final Fantasy XIV, and that means for me that a lot of people are going to not...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood early access experience
There have basically been two attitudes throughout the past weekend with Final Fantasy XIV's early access to Stormblood. Here, we'll run it like a...
E3 2017: Pokemon Go’s raiding, gym revamp, badges, and an interview with Niantic
Surprise! Niantic brought Pokemon Go to E3 2017 and invited members of the gaming press outside the sacred halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...
Guild Chat: Moving up the ranks in MMORPG guilds
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community gathers together to help one reader in need with his or...
LOTRO Legendarium: Mirkwood, the best zone no one remembers
The other day I was continuing on with my Bingo Boffin adventures in Lord of the Rings Online when Mr. Boffin decided he was...
Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Dragon faction
When it comes to chaos, do you tend to run away (possibly screaming), or run toward it? If you lean toward the latter, you...
Tamriel Infinium: The major flaw in Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind’s PvP
When I spoke to ZeniMax Lead PvP Designer Brian Wheeler a few months back, I was intrigued by the PvP that Morrowind was offering...
