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Wisdom of Nym: An examination of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3
With patch 3.3 on the live servers, the next few months are going to be the best time to be playing Final Fantasy XIV...
EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs
EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...
The Soapbox: Sharing MMORPGs with my kids
"Dad, can I pilot your ship tonight?"
I turn around to see my seven-year-old son giving me Bambi eyes with his hands clasped because, somewhere...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles
Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...
Chaos Theory: An exclusive look at The Secret World’s Museum of the Occult opening June 15
When Game Director Romain Amiel first revealed the Museum of the Occult for The Secret World, you better believe I was excited. I wanted...
Choose My Adventure: Priming up for Project Gorgon
Hi there, friends! Welcome back to Choose My Adventure, where this week I’ll be unveiling the results of last week’s poll, fine readers like...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood DLC is sublime, brother
Well, folks, this is it. This is the way that The Elder Scrolls Online should have launched. As MOP's own Bree Royce says on...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking on the Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.3 notes
I really hope you got anything you wanted done before Final Fantasy XIV's patch finished up yesterday because the game is down all day...
Guild Chat: Giving a newbie Blade & Soul clan purpose
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, my cosy wee corner of Massively Overpowered in which I break down a reader's guild related...
The Game Archaeologist: Five eye-opening videos about the MMORPG genre
When it comes to tracking down history for MMOs, I've found that there are an array of sources at hand that have preserved (unwittingly...
EverQuesting: Preparing for Landmark’s launch
Admit it: At least at some point, every single one of you had doubts that Landmark would actually ever launch. Hey, it's understandable. I have...
WoW Factor: How to get ready for the Legion pre-patch
As of the time that I'm writing this, we don't know when the Legion pre-patch will hit World of Warcraft. I had to double-check...
Desert Nomad: Immersion, atmosphere, and roleplaying in Black Desert
Hello friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad, your more or less biweekly source of ramblings that are almost guaranteed to be at least...
Perfect Ten: How to enjoy the alt lifestyle in MMORPGs
Not everyone is into creating alternate characters -- alts -- in MMORPGs. This is understandable: Some people don't have time to play more than...
Hyperspace Beacon: Going to war with SWTOR’s new Mandalore
Do I have to turn in my Star Wars fanboy card if I admit that I don’t like Mandalorians? It's not that I think...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why wave-ban Guild Wars 2 cheaters?
Last week, our very own Bree Royce summed up a response given by ArenaNet's Chris Cleary to a self-confessed hacker on the game's subreddit...
Preview: A look inside of ArcheAge’s Ascension launching today
Change is inevitable. And while it can be unnerving, it can also be very beneficial. ArcheAge's fans will see their share of changes today...
Getting perspective on Chronicles of Elyria’s planned PvP and PvE featureset
Anyone on the MassivelyOP team will probably tell you that I won't shut up about Chronicles of Elyria. There's so much to like about...
Launch impressions: Overwatch is good, but it’s only half a game
The thing that bugs me about Overwatch is that it feels like half of a game. Unfortunately, it's also the less interesting half, the...
The Elder Scrolls Online launches the Dark Brotherhood DLC today
Rejoice, players of The Elder Scrolls Online, for today you can join in an elite confederation of ducks! Whether you feel that you're a...