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Jukebox Heroes: Seven MMOs with player music systems

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A few weeks ago I asked the Massively Overpowered community if all MMOs should come with player music systems. In my opinion, at least,...

Three Elder Scrolls Online mods you shouldn’t play without

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If you have not jumped into Elder Scrolls Online yet, you should really give it a shot. With its latest update and B2P transition, it's...

Not So Massively: Dota 2 tickets sell out, Rust brings out the racists, and Grey Goo has population problems

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Tickets for the Dota 2 world championship, The International, sold out in a record 10 minutes and are now being resold by scalpers for up to...

Sword and Bored: Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!

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Realizing that open PvP servers are wretched hives of scum and villainy, Mo decides to reroll.
Myth: Lalafell have to be irritating cutesy-boop piles of crap.

Wisdom of Nym: The fall in Final Fantasy XIV

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There is a crack in the foundation of Eorzea's defenders, and it's been there for a while. For all of Final Fantasy XIV's operation, we've...

Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild

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Welcome to Guild Chat, my comfortable little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I dissect the inner workings and tricky politics associated with MMO...

The Game Archaeologist: Middle-earth Online

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Out of all of the MMOs that I've played over the years, I must have spent the most time in Lord of the Rings...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor

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I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...
ArcheAge dolphin

Lost Continent: ArcheAge’s dolphingate was much ado about nothing

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I'd like to play devil's advocate about this whole ArcheAge dolphingate thing. First, though, let me start with a disclaimer. If you've read this...

Chaos Theory: Quit whining and pay for your Secret World content

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Those of you who know me know that ranting is not exactly my forte. Although I have dabbled in it a bit here and...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Shifting perspectives in Guild Wars 2

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Since my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, ArenaNet has released the eagerly anticipated camera patch, and I have been squealing with delight while enjoying...

Hyperspace Beacon: What you need to know about SWTOR’s Outfit Designer

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Update 3.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is, in a lot of ways, my update. From the beginning of the game, I wanted to visit...

Not So Massively: D3’s ladder reset, HOTS’ team league mode, and Starfall Tactics

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Diablo III is getting ready to close its second ladder only two months in on April 5th but will be providing a 100% gold...

Sword and Bored: Newbie zone

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Mo loads into the game, unwittingly joining his first open PvP server and meeting new "friends."
Finding even a halfway decent screenshot of this game is a mathematical impossibility, I swear.

Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XI

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It's all over for Final Fantasy XI. Or it will be, anyhow. It was hard to imagine that the big Final Fantasy XI conference was...

EVE Evolved: CCP’s Andie Nordgren on new structures and sovereignty

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I've been pretty critical of EVE Online's upcoming sovereignty and nullsec revamp, calling the constellation-wide battle fake and its use of reinforcement timers unnecessary....

One Shots: Memories of those long lost

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Sometimes we start silly, and sometimes we start weird, but today we're going to start somber and reflective. Reader Becca made a discovery that...

LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking my favorite foes

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It goes without saying that after eight years of continual development and expansion, Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth holds quite the assortment of...

Sword Coast Legends demos single-player mode

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Bummed about BioWare's 4v1 RPG Shadow Realms biting the big one? Then cheer up, little trooper: There might be a good substitute on the...
You may be my old favorite, but you don't get a free pass.

WoW Factor: The design slide from start to present

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After more than a decade of operation, a curious thing has happened to World of Warcraft: It's circled back around on an awful lot...

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