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Sword and Bored: 10 rats
Mo undertakes his first kill-ten-rats quest and boggles at the array of loot those tiny rats possess.
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Steps of Faith
It happened, just as expected. A day after I posted a lengthy column discussing Final Fantasy XIV's last big pre-expansion patch, that patch dropped, and...
EVE Evolved: Four lessons sandbox MMOs can learn from EVE
The past few years have seen a resurgence of support for sandbox MMOs, both of the trying-to-be-minecraft creative kind and the hardcore nuke-it-from orbit...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why you need to read the books if you play the game
While my Kindle is loaded with so many new books I've yet to read that I really should take a few months off to...
10 ways MMOs have changed the real world for the better
Are MMOs pointless time-wasters, the bread and circuses of the modern era, or do they make positive, meaningful contributions to the real world? Well,...
WoW Factor: Flying ruined everything and shouldn’t be removed
Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected.
For those not up on their history, here's...
EverQuest II cuts expansions, debuts DLCs with Rum Cellar
With everything that has happened over the last couple of months, players are understandably curious and concerned about of the future of Daybreak Games'...
Ask Mo: Jobs in the MMO industry, jobs in MMOs
Today, we're reintroducing our general MMO advice column, here named Ask Mo: the column where you ask Mo questions, and he... lets me answer them for...
Jukebox Heroes: Seven MMOs with player music systems
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
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
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!
Realizing that open PvP servers are wretched hives of scum and villainy, Mo decides to reroll.
Wisdom of Nym: The fall in Final Fantasy XIV
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
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
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...
WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor
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...
Lost Continent: ArcheAge’s dolphingate was much ado about nothing
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
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
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
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...
