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Wisdom of Nym: Greedily anticipating Final Fantasy XI’s new scenario

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All right, so it's time to insert that Tyler the Creator tweet here because this is going to be something I'm talking about a...

Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales

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Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: Son of conversations with anthropomorphic MMO studios

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It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Hints for our next destination in Final Fantasy XIV based on the past and what we’re ignoring

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There's not really question in most people's minds about the fact that there's going to be another Final Fantasy XIV expansion. There doesn't need to...

Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena

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Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...

LOTRO Legendarium: Five ideas for special servers in Lord of the Rings Online

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At PAX East recently, Standing Stone Games teased some details of Lord of the Rings Online's future. I'm going to hold off on talking...

Warframe of Mind: Celebrating seven years with free styles, weapons, and a contest

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Is seven a lucky number? It is for Warframe, which is turning seven years old this month. Actually, I think you could argue that...
Yeah, this is a thing.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm

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In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...

Wandering Wraeclast: Musings on Path of Exile’s Metamorph

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At the close of Path of Exile's Metamorph league, I've been sitting back and musing on the league that brought about more changes for...
Fair fights.

Vague Patch Notes: Why PvP is a cheap way to fill out a game’s content compared to PvE

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It feels like about four years ago when I laid down the first in a semi-regular series of columns I see as "useful notes"...

Perfect Ten: Pet peeves of doing MMO journalism

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In many ways, Massively Overpowered is a dream (side) job for us. We get to write about something we love and have it published...

Tamriel Infinium: The lore behind The Elder Scrolls Online’s Falmer

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If you’ve played through the Elder Scrolls series, particularly The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, you’ve no doubt encountered a bleached-skin underground foe more akin...

Choose My Adventure: Black Desert should have gotten MMO of the Year

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I can admit when I'm wrong. It happens often enough, that's for damn sure, and part of learning from a mistake is admitting that...

Massively Uplifting: DragonCon announces official charity, more studios support Australian wildfire relief

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This past month has been filled with its share of dark news, not the least of which is the coronavirus that is plaguing the...
These losers again?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2 in review – the story

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The funny thing about big Final Fantasy XIV patches these days is that because the smaller material gets a bit more spread out, we...

Not So Massively: First impressions of Wolcen, a familiar but fun ARPG

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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem isn't a game whose development I followed super closely, but I'd seen it on Steam aways back and thought it...
Remember me? Someone is hoping you don't!

The Game Archaeologist: Tabula Rasa

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The story of Tabula Rasa begins, as so many others do, with 1997's Ultima Online. Raph Koster and Richard Garriott's online fantasy sandbox proved...

PAX East 2020: Hands-on with MMO survival sandbox Population Zero

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At this weekend's PAX East, I got to sit down with Dmitry Muratov of Enplex Games to try out the studio's upcoming game, Population...

Lawful Neutral: Cheating, copyright law, and the WoW Glider lawsuit

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I have fond memories of using the Game Genie on my NES. To my seven-year-old self, it was a godsend. So many Nintendo games...

Warframe of Mind: The mental health implications of Chains of Harrow

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Previously on Warframe of Mind I extolled the virtues of Warframe’s Chains of Harrow mission. It definitely deserved praise: I loved the spooky, intense...

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