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MMO Week in Review: The future of EverQuest Next [May 3, 2015]
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
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Smedley: We will support EQ and EQII ‘for the very long haul’
"I firmly believe the days of the WoW-style MMO are over," Daybreak's John Smedley told GI.biz earlier this week. Apparently that ruffled a few feathers in...
EverQuest emulator group gets a ‘written agreement’ with Daybreak
Who says MMO emulators are illegal? Not Daybreak, apparently, as the firm has entered into a "written agreement" with the creators of an EverQuest emu known...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs eliminate ‘soulbound’ mechanics?
This morning's Daily Grind arrives from Kickstarter donor jackfrost, who phrases his question in the form of a rant:
Why do almost all rewards in current...
Daybreak launches new site, triggers week of celebratory events
Daybreak Game Company now has a new home and logo to make its transition from Sony Online Entertainment complete.
"We are so proud of our...
The Saga of Lucimia focuses on ‘group-based emergent gameplay’
The days of coddling solo players through a massively multiplayer experience are over -- at least according to one upstart indie MMO.
Meet The Saga...
EverQuesting: Daybreak expounds on Landmark’s postponed wipe
Some pretty big changes are on their way to Landmark, not the least of which is the final full character wipe and an extensive...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best hybrid classes?
I didn't know hybrid classes were a thing, really, until I picked up classic EverQuest way back in 1999. Most of the roleplaying games I'd...
EverQuest test server accidentally discounts cash shop items to pennies
Let's try to walk through this particular sequence of events; it isn't pretty. EverQuest puts a new patch update on the test servers with...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO needs a progression server
At some point this year -- Turbine isn't saying when, yet -- Lord of the Rings Online will be making an effort to consolidate...
EverQuest switches to twice-a-year campaign DLC
EverQuest Executive Producer Holly Longdale dropped a few info-bombs on the community today with an update letter on the game. The biggest news was...
EverQuest will run an open beta for its new progression server
Plans are moving forward for EverQuest's new progression server, and to help fill in the community, Daybreak has posted a new FAQ that explains...
Perfect Ten: Important features MMOs lacked at launch
Every MMO represents a journey, starting with an idea, progressing to a fledgling beta, launching as a production title, and growing thereafter. All of the...
Trion snaps up Linda ‘Brasse’ Carlson
Nothing tells your player community that the transition to a new corporate structure will be totally fine like firing a pillar of community interaction,...
MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
The Game Archaeologist: Roleplaying dreams in Underlight
After years of digging into the field of classic MMOs, I know there aren't too many undiscovered titles that haven't been brought to my attention...
EverQuest Next offers a new piece of fiction for fans
While news has been a bit quiet on the development front for EverQuest Next, the game is still producing lore for its fans if...
Massively Overthinking: The death of the MMO guild
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor JakeDunnegan, who is worried about the future of MMORPG guilds.
When EverQuest came along, I was...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money
Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...
Massively OP’s MMO April Fools’ Day roundup, 2015 edition
It's April 1st, and in the MMO space that means that studios morph into merry tricksters and devious liars. But how will you keep...
