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Flameseeker Chronicles: Creating a better balance in Guild Wars 2 raiding

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One of the major concerns aired by the Guild Wars 2 playerbase regarding raid content is the risk of juicy raid-only story details being gated...

The MOP Up: Wakfu hikes up a mountain (March 12, 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...
But we should really not let these guys off the hook for talking big.

Ashes of Creation promises a ‘reactive world’

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"When you push the world it pushes back. When you give to the world, it gives back. Take too much, and the world just...

Geek out with some Elder Scrolls Morrowind lore comparisons

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I consider TES III: Morrowind one of the greatest RPGs ever made, due in large part to its gloriously excessive backstory, a significant portion...

The Elder Scrolls Online: Content for PvPers, content for decorators

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The Elder Scrolls Online has a new dev blog out this week all about the game's planned Morrowind PvP additions. Thanks to our discussion...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Bastion of the Penitent

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ArenaNet launched a new standalone raid tier, dubbed Bastion of the Penitent, alongside The Head of the Snake Living World chapter, but I've not...
Suit up.

Crowfall’s discipline system comes together

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It's always exciting when an idea goes from a mere concept to a practical prototype, and the Crowfall team is definitely thrilled to be...

Guild Wars 2 peeks behind-the-scenes at its ‘chess raid’

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How does chess factor into MMORPGs? When it comes to Guild Wars 2's newest raid, Bastion of the Penitent, the age-old tabletop game was...
Welcome to Sucksville, population 25,000.

Mark Kern’s Em-8er lore combines Nazis, ghosts, and terraforming

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"Welcome to the world of Ember, or as star charts designate it, Em-8ER ('E-M-Eight-E-R')," says a new dev blog from Mark Kern's Em-8ER MMO...

The MOP Up: FFXIV’s triple world records (February 26, 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...

Conan Exiles preps player modders, patches up modding fails

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Conan Exiles' big dev blog out today ought to be a big help for gamers looking to run their own survival sandbox servers and tricking...
oh boy

Chronicles of Elyria shores up PAX East demo, hires WoW cinematic artist

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The clock is ticking down to PAX East on March 10th, and the Chronicles of Elyria team is whipping itself up into a frenzy...

Mortal Online wants to move you into a brand-new house

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It's time to abandon those old Mortal Online digs and check in to an upgrade. The devs unveiled a player housing revamp this week...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake

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Now that I've had a little time to sink my hours into completing the episode after my initial impressions piece two weeks ago, I'm...

Here’s what’s in Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy lockboxes

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One of the many content chunks and upgrades landing in Neverwinter when Cloaked Ascendancy launches next week is... lockboxes. In fact, PWE put out...

The trouble with master writs in Elder Scrolls Online

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Probably the loudest complaint about the otherwise-nifty Homestead housing in The Elder Scrolls Online comes from the players who argue that acquiring the necessary...

Elder Scrolls Online’s furniture crafting guide will help you spiff up your Homestead house

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If you watched Larry's and my stream on The Elder Scrolls Online's new Homestead patch last week, you probably heard us speculate on how...

Five reasons behind the failure of Hero’s Song

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In July of 2015, MMORPG fans were stunned to hear that John Smedley was stepping down from his post as president of Daybreak. After...

Neverwinter’s Spellplague Caverns gets a tune-up

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Do you like it when a developer goes back into a familiar dungeon to retune it? There's a case for familiarity and a case...

Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy introduces new randomized skirmish, weapon sets

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When Neverwinter's Cloaked Ascendancy expansion launches on February 21st, players are heading into the city itself to defend it from onslaught. And one of...

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