fantasy
Black Desert adds sailboat quest, drop rate tweaks, and way more polar bears
Pull out your ancient "I'm on a boat" and "you are a pirate" memes because Black Desert is about to give you reason to...
The Daily Grind: What MMO zone biome puts you in an adventuring mood?
Two of my favorite MMORPG zones are World of Warcraft's Mulgore and WildStar's Algoroc. Both managed to catch some of the spirit and flavor...
Chronicles of Elyria confirms layoff rumors
Earlier today, we asked the Chronicles of Elyria team for a statement regarding a tip we'd received about layoffs and salary cutbacks at Soulbound,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 153: It’s a whole New World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, DDO, New World, RIFT, Elite, and ArcheAge, with a mailbag question on easing into full-scale MMO sandboxes.
Lost in Crowfall’s alpha? There’s a video for that – three videos, in fact
If you're a Crowfall backer currently logging into the game's current test phase for the first time because you are too impatient to wait...
The Survivalist: Another year, another Survival Game guide
A new year, a new batch of survival games! Yes, the genre has become so popular that one guide, no not even two guides...
World of Warcraft’s patch 7.3.5 abolishes expansion-specific flight skill requirements today
Since the ability to fly was added in the first expansion to World of Warcraft, there's always been the question among players about when...
The Daily Grind: How much worse could MMO business models get?
During the roundtable podcast a few weeks ago, when we had the whole Massively OP staff on to chat, we tackled a question from Teviko...
Gloria Victis adds treasure hunting and preps female characters
It's been a while since we last checked in with Gloria Victis, so let us see what is going on with this medieval MMORPG,...
The Stream Team: Saving the city from undead in Guild Wars 2
There's a new event of sorts happening in Guild Wars 2, and it involves saving the city from undead. The trick is, you don't...
World of Warcraft patch 7.3.5 arrives tomorrow with worldwide level scaling
Got some alts you want to level up in World of Warcraft? The experience is about to become much broader when patch 7.3.5 arrives...
City of Titans drafts volunteer to build metro landmarks
Considering that it's City of Titans and not Prairies of Titans or Lonely Country Road of Titans, it's safe to assume that this indie...
Wisdom of Nym: The final countdown before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2
We still don't technically know when Final Fantasy XIV is launching its next patch, but we can also figure it out. It was always...
World of Warcraft e-sports: The return of the Mythic Dungeon Invitational and Arena World Championship
World of Warcraft and e-sports: two great tastes that taste great together, right? That's Blizzard's position, anyway. On Friday it laid out its plans...
LOTRO players pull off massive multi-day Winterstock concert
In case you missed it, over the past few days the Lord of the Rings Online community has been running one of the largest ...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best camping system?
The first MMORPG I ever played had a camping skill. You chopped down some wood for kindling, clicked to build a fire, and then...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World merch (January 14, 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...
One Shots: Poster perfect
One of the things that impresses me about the submissions to One Shots here is that so many of these pictures really could be...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Erez Goren, 10 more games, 400 employees, and Global Agenda’s City of Heroes roots
It is true that the Hi-Rez Expo has wrapped up for 2018, and we'll need to wait another 12 months to attend the next...
LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
