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LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s prettiest and ugliest places
Depending on how you count it, at the present Lord of the Rings Online boasts somewhere around 45 zones -- a vast improvement on...
Vague Patch Notes: How time distorted what ‘hardcore’ means for WoW Classic
There's a contingent of players looking forward to the launch of World of Warcraft: Classic next week that is vocally thrilled about one specific...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
Path of Exile announces Blight league for September 6 – here’s our preview interview with Grinding Gear!
Fall is creeping up on us, and that means back to school is almost -- if not already -- here. That also means it...
Choose My Adventure: Rediscovering the simple joy of flight in No Man’s Sky
Boy is it good to be back here.
I'll be honest, not much of what I did while flying around in No Man's Sky was...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What would a mobile Guild Wars 2 look like?
Ever wished Tyria could fit in your pocket? That dream could one day become a reality. A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings...
Hands-on: Neverwinter post-Uprising is a mixed bag for newbies and vets
A long time ago, for a few months after it launched, I was an avid Neverwinter player. I loved its visceral combat, and to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s moving violations
Here's a bit of full disclosure: I still cannot reach the top of Kugane's tower to this day. It's the one jumping puzzle that...
Not So Massively: Comparing looter shooters, from Destiny 2 and Division 2 to Anthem and Warframe
Looter shooters -- online games with shooter gameplay and loot-based progression -- are all the rage these days. But maybe this trend has passed...
MMO Cartographer: Welcome to the Aura Kingdom
For this week's edition of the MMO Cartographer, I have pulled Aura Kingdom out of my magical bag of maps. It is a bright,...
The Game Archaeologist: Dungeons & Dragons
Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as we...
Lawful Neutral: The long fall of Project Copernicus’ 38 Studios
There are some MMO stories that are just unbelievable. They are so warped convoluted and confusing that we think there's no possible way it...
The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity
One of my favorite idioms is "dead as a doornail." It always reminds me of the time I got sent out of my 10th...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s best PvP mode isn’t what you think it is – it’s minigames
One could certainly argue that Guild Wars 2’s primary focus is that of a PvE, story driven game. Hell, I’d make that argument. Yet,...
Vague Patch Notes: Lazy MMO developers don’t exist (at least not the way you’re thinking)
The other night, I was reading the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit and came across that gem of all gems for people who love badly...
Desert Oasis: The sad saga of enchanting in Black Desert Online
One of the hallmarks of our genre is the inherent heartbreak it's capable of creating within us. Whether we're doing a corpse run in...
Wandering Wraeclast: A guide to gear at a glance in Path of Exile
In Path of Exile, don't despair if you feel like a beginner for a while -- the more you play, the deeper it gets....
Perfect Ten: Creating the worst MMO ever
Here at Massively Overpowered, we learn about some games, folks. We learn a whole lot about a whole lot of games! We know MMOs....
Choose My Adventure: A reminder of why I haven’t played Monster Hunter: World in a while
You ever uninstall a game after a while, forget that you did so, then see it on your Steam library, wonder why it’s not...
First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch
Last week, DC Universe Online became one of the only MMOs on the Nintendo Switch, prompting many gamers to give it a look or...