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The MOP Up: FFXIV’s triple world records (February 26, 2017)
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
Conan Exiles'Â big dev blog out today ought to be a big help for gamers looking to run their own survival sandbox servers and tricking...
Chronicles of Elyria shores up PAX East demo, hires WoW cinematic artist
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
EVE Valkyrie’s upcoming patch introduces fresh mechanics and maps via Wormholes
EVE Valkyrie is getting an enormous patch next week on February 15th. Dubbed Wormholes, it's got wormholes. Story over. Just kidding. Wormholes are familiar...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake
If you're reading this, then the poor ArenaNet team has finally managed to battle the crazy weather and pressed the big red button: The...
PvP sandbox Albion Online is planning instanced PvE dungeons
If you're wondering how ostensibly PvP MMOs are finding ways to implement PvE in 2017, look no further than Albion Online. Over the weekend,...
Neverwinter details the making of the River District adventure zone
PWE put out a pair of matching dev diaries today on Neverwinter's River District area, the chief adventure zone coming in the game's next...
Heroes and Villains explains its goals for seamless zoning
Heroes and Villains was one chunk of the original trifecta of superhero MMORPGs that sprang from the grave of City of Heroes, but it's...
Project Genom on early access dev progress and the ‘Google tax’
Sci-fi MMO Project Genom's latest dev post says studio NeuronHaze is "totally wrapped up" in development and apologizes for its lack of a timeline,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A guide to Forsaken Thicket, Guild Wars 2’s first raid
I have to apologise to raiders for not finishing my boss guides I began back in 2015: This is one of those articles that...
These are the gods overseeing your fate in Conan Exiles
With just one week to go before its early access launch, Conan Exiles wants you to get spiritual. Specifically, Funcom's released a dev blog...
Ship of Heroes reveals signature characters, costume slots
City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has a new dev blog out today on what it's calling one of its "signature heroes":...
