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The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG skill system that avoids the ‘illusion of choice’?
Over the weekend, my husband and I were chatting about playing on a Star Wars Galaxies emulator again, probably the Legends one that people...
Maps and music bring culture and history to your Guild Wars 2 play
It's time to get your culture on in Guild Wars 2.
Up first: Dataminer @that_shaman has posted a massive update to his Historical Guide to...
Path of Exile adds two new Incursion Rooms with its next patch
The next patch for Path of Exile is adding two new Incursion rooms, and at a glance one sounds a lot better than the...
Camelot Unchained has briefly delayed its 4th of July beta launch because ‘the client crash rate is too damn high’
Camelot Unchained has postponed its planned 4th of July beta launch in what Mark Jacobs is characterizing as a "short" delay.
"It's not going to...
MMO business roundup: Virtual reality, Niantic, WoW emu hacking, and what Google’s up to
We've got some MMO industry topics you shouldn't miss, so welcome back to our MMO business roundup!
• Last week, Pokemon Go company Niantic previewed...
Bless Online’s 4th of July patch offers content for PvE and PvP players
It's a big week for Bless Online, as Neowiz is prepping an update due to hit right smack in the middle of the 4th...
Pokemon-inspired MMORPG Temtem just funded on Kickstarter with over half a million bucks
Temtem has just fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of just about $573,919, with 11,715 backers (the counts will keep fluctuating for a...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s beast tribes ranked, the middle rankings
We're continuing our tour through the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV, and as I move through these rankings I can't help but notice...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s scorched sky policy (July 1, 2018)
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...
World of Warcraft shows off its War Mode benefits
It seems only fair that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will give players a bit more reason to go to war. So it...
Global Chat: A starting point for WoW Classic
The recent announcement of WoW Classic's starting point -- Patch 1.12 -- started to make the prospect of this legacy server a lot more...
Elder Scrolls Online shares the making of the mighty gryphon
Fun fact: Elder Scrolls Online's gryphon is only found one place in the game, and that's on its brand-new island of Summerset. Players who...
One Shots: Better virtual homes and gardens
Lately I've been overdosing on some serious Sims 4 time (blame the Seasons expansion announcement for this!) and indulging in my long-standing passion for...
The Stream Team: Sun and fun in LOTRO’s summer festival
It has been... well, almost a fortnight since LOTRO's last festival, so it's obviously time for another! The summer festival has begun, and Massively...
Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss turns on its alpha servers
Six months after raising over $80,000 in its Kickstarter campaign, Shadow's Kiss is drawing players into its dark alpha test.
The alpha servers are now...
Final Fantasy XI developers answer fan questions on Reddit
Age is catching up to Final Fantasy XI, but the development team remains as passionate as ever. For the game's 16th Anniversary, English-speaking fans...
The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online
The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
Camelot Unchained’s 4th of July beta launch prospects are still ‘too close to call’
We've updated the end of this article with some words from Mark Jacobs.
Last winter, City State Entertainment announced it'd received a big cash investment...
The Stream Team: Friday is giveaway day with Wizard101!
Friday is giveaway day with MOP and Wizard101! Massively OP's MJ has come in possession of some nifty new Accursed Play Gauntlet packs, and...
Final Fantasy XI brings out more waves of Dynamis enemies with its next version update
Get ready for additional waves of enemies in Dynamis-Divergence in Final Fantasy XI when July comes around, because that's what's being added. The game's...
