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EVE Online player uses patch trick to dominate the PLEX market
Among the patch notes for EVE Online's recent Citadel expansion release was a fairly innocuous increase in the fees for listing items on the in-game...
The Stream Team: May the Fourth (and free cartel packs) be with you in SWTOR
What's better than spending May the fourth (be with you) in SWTOR? Spending it with MassivelyOP’s Larry and MJ in SWTOR! The duo continues...
The Daily Grind: Have you revisited an old MMO character lately?
The Gnome Warlock you see in the above header is the original Syp, created pre-Burning Crusade in October 2006. She's probably one of my...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s heist-themed ‘Profit and Plunder’ chapter stole the show, literally
I believe there is only one word to describe Chapter 13 for Knights of the Fallen Empire: cute. For the six chapters prior to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry
Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.
Jukebox Heroes: City of Heroes’ soundtrack
In the history of MMORPGs, City of Heroes might well go down as having one of the most passionate communities in the genre. People didn't...
Neverwinter launches The Maze Engine on Xbox One today
You probably should not taunt anyone who has access to something called a "Maze Engine." At a quick glance at the name, it sounds...
Trove players protest the expansion’s new gem system
One of the selling features of Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, is its gem system. This new way of increasing your character's stats...
Star Wars: The Old Republic game update 4.4 brings Eternal Championship, weapon customization, and more
Ladies, gents, and Wookiees, make sure you have your bowcaster strapped securely, for Star Wars: The Old Republic is embarking on Game Update 4.4Â tomorrow.
The...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s first patch 3.3 live letter
I don't know why, but I was kind of surprised by the sheer volume of discussion about Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3 in the...
EVE Evolved: Fixing EVE’s New Player Experience (again)
It's become almost a running joke in the comments of articles that EVE Online is a great game to read about but not nearly...
The MOP Up: Allods’ Gibberling Festival (May 1, 2016)
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 OP’s guide to MMO business models
Not too long ago, there was all but one way that you would pay for an MMO, and that was as a monthly subscription....
Happy birthday, classic Guild Wars
Classic Guild Wars turned 11 years old this week, and I'm sorry to say that by the time you read this, the in-game party...
Elite: Dangerous plans Q2 Horizons and Engineers rollout for Xbox One
Frontier Developments announced today that Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season/expansion catch-up patch is on the way for Xbox One this quarter -- including the 2.0...
Hearthstone announces 50 million registered players
The latest Hearthstone expansion release coincides with another bombshell for the game, with an official announcement from Activision Blizzard boasting that the game has...
The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?
Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...
Zek is reborn as EverQuest II launches GU100 for members
If you've been looking forward to seeing EverQuest II's Zek in a whole new way, GU100 has delivered up a tasty treat to All...
EverQuest brings back nine years of anniversary events
After 17 years of operation, EverQuest has racked up quite an assortment of anniversary events stretching back to the pre-smartphone era of humanity. You...
Perfect Ten: Ten City of Heroes systems every MMO should have stolen by now
Today, City of Heroes turns 12Â years old. Except it doesn't; the game shut down three years ago, it never lived until it reached twelve,...
