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The Daily Grind: What’s the funniest MMORPG?

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During last weekend's BlizzCon opening ceremonies, nothing got me like Hearthstone's expansion presentation, and it's not the first time Blizzard's card game has done so....

ArcheAge promises better communication, but the community isn’t having it

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A lengthy letter from the ArcheAge team about the state of the game and its direction forward isn't making a lot of people in...

EverQuesting: Reflecting on EverQuest II’s 13th year

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I am particularly fond of the number 13. And I am particularly fond of EverQuest II. So it is a happy convergence of favorites...
The elf is superfluous in this scenario.

Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan on WoW Classic and the Overwatch toxicity ‘strike team’

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Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan gave an interview on Reddit this week that provides an interesting perspective from an original World of Warcraft developer who defected to...

Nostalrius admins take victory lap over World of Warcraft Classic

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The driving forces behind Nostalrius, the famous World of Warcraft emulator that caused so much hubbub in 2016, are taking a victory lap this...

Niantic accios a Harry Potter mobile MMOARG

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Like the idea of a mobile augmented reality game (ARG) but aren't really keen on Pokémon? Niantic, the operator of Ingress and Pokémon Go,...

Global Chat: World of Warcraft BlizzCon reactions

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Whether you play it now or not, chances are that your paths have crossed with World of Warcraft in the past. This is true...

Get a glimpse into RuneScape’s die-hard fandom

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Have you ever found yourself scratching your head and trying to understand the rabid devotion that has grown up around RuneScape? It seems that...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s CCP Games is gambling with the livelihoods of employees

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Last week we broke the story that EVE Online developer CCP Games is backing out of the virtual reality games market, closing its Altanta...

Crowfall gets you up to speed on Pre-Alpha 5.3

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It has been a while in the making, but Crowfall's Patch 5.3 is on its way... "soon." The team isn't quite saying when yet,...

The Daily Grind: What older MMO systems do you wish devs would upgrade?

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Perhaps few things bug me so much as when developers introduce a meaty gameplay system into an MMORPG only to neglect or abandon it...

World of Warcraft Classic announcement sends shockwaves through the vanilla emulator community

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As the World of Warcraft community grapples with the surprise BlizzCon announcement of a classic server, one subset of players in particular are feeling...
Race!

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s allied races, the knockoff factor, and future hopes

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Every so often, when I can think of no better introduction, I put some genuine musing into the opening of What Are You Playing....

The Daily Grind: Will you be playing World of Warcraft’s Classic servers?

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I think it's safe to say, after all the Nostalrius and legacy server drama from last year, that Blizzard has surprised a lot of...

Ultima Online suspends ‘advisor’ program ahead of F2P conversion

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Back in 2014, Ultima Online revived its classic "counselor" program as a new "advisor" program -- essentially, it roped in community-minded, expert players to...

Fortnite racks up 20 million players like a boss

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With the millions of players flooding into Fortnite, the zombies don't stand a chance. Heck, they're probably an endangered species. Less than a month after...
There's nothing about deriving joy from your waifu being gay.

BlizzCon gamers react to, reflect on Overwatch toxicity

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Toxicity in online gaming is easily one of the biggest stories of the year, particularly in Overwatch, where Blizzard has been focusing its anti-toxicity...

The Daily Grind: Will you be buying World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion?

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In last week's Daily Grind about what it would take to get you back into World of Warcraft, a whole lot of our commenters...

The MOP Up: Eden Falling brings the turn-based apocalypse (November 5, 2017)

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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 Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online

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The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...

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