Megacorp known to MMO gamers primarily for its ownership of BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. EA has previously been the steward of Mythic Entertainment (which in turn once controlled Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot) as well as The Sims Online, Warhammer Online, and Dawngate.
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SWTOR addresses legacy weapon tuning exploit
In a rare example of informing the community about the details of an exploit, Star Wars: The Old Republic put up a post on...
World of Warcraft announces $100K prize pool for Mythic Dungeon Invitational e-sports competition
World of Warcraft is giving e-sports another go. In a blog post going live this afternoon, Blizzard has announced the Mythic Dungeon Invitational, an...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 5.3 is live today with Sisters of Carnage, class updates, and new housing
Star Wars: The Old Republic's 5.3 patch is rolling out today, bringing with it the new underwater Manaan Stronghold home, the Sisters of Carnage...
The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 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...
SWTOR team explains the need for ‘sweeping and severe’ class changes
Is there anything more dread-inducing for an MMORPG player than hearing that massive class changes are incoming? You never know if you're going to...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ragequitting
Ragequitting. Most of us have probably done it once or twice from groups or single-player games or even MMO sessions in our time. My...
SWTOR teases next week’s raid bosses, seeks Galactic Starfighter feedback
Next week on July 11th, Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to unleash carnage with Update 5.3. The summer content patch will  change up...
Star Wars: The Old Republic explains the changes coming to Engineer and Saboteur
Engineer Snipers and Saboteur Gunslingers are getting tuned down a bit in the next major patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The official...
Ultima Online adjusts animal training, gets ready to test Publish 98
Following Ultima Online's most recent update, animal training is at the forefront of many adventurer's minds. The overhaul to the system has received a lot...
SWTOR swings the nerfhammer at Troopers and Bounty Hunters
There is a grave disturbance in the Force, as if... a Star Wars: The Old Republic spec is overpowered and in dire need of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 124: Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott and Starr Long
Justin interviews Richard Garriott and Starr Long about Ultima Online's spiritual successor, Shroud of the Avatar.
Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to all roleplayers in MMORPGs
I really hate when non-RPers get their kicks out of making light of what roleplayers are doing to have fun. Many times, the roleplayer...
The Stream Team: Continuing to Chapter XI in SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire
After recruiting Firebrand to help in the resistance, Massively OP's Larry and MJ are heading back to base to begin the next chapter of...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
Global Chat: Secret World Legends edition
Over the past week, many MMO bloggers returned to the conspiracy-laden regions of Secret World Legends to see if they could answer the million-dollar...
The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Forced socializing in MMORPGs
Massively OP Patron Jackybah has a question for this week's Massively Overthinking that's probably going to kick up some dust. He wonders whether MMO...
E3 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on scope creep, Xbox One X, and leaving early access
So ARK: Survival Evolved is going to be the first big survival sandbox not named Minecraft or Don't Starve to not only make it to launch...
Star Wars: The Old Republic explains how the developers listen to community feedback
Feedback is important for every MMO, and that includes Star Wars: The Old Republic. But where does feedback come from? If the developers never...
Hyperspace Beacon: A three-step guide to conquering SWTOR’s Nightlife event
Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic brought back the Nightlife event on Nar Shaddaa. In a nutshell, it's a gambling event. After all,...
