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EVE Evolved: Exploring EVE’s ‘new opportunities’
This week saw the first concrete reveal of EVE Online's potentially revolutionary new Opportunities system, which promises to replace the current tutorial with a...
LOTRO Legendarium: What can we expect from Mordor?
Welcome to LOTRO Legendarium, the continuation of my old Road to Mordor column from Massively. Why the name change? First, I never got to...
The Daily Grind: Are you with or behind the player curve?
There's one unfortunate fallout to taking an extended leave from an MMO: You quickly fall behind the curve. As patches and expansions and changes...
Working As Intended: ‘Multiplex monotony’ and the death of the mid-budget MMORPG
Back in December, film editor and author Jason Bailey wrote a piece on Flavorwire called How the Death of Mid-Budget Cinema Left a Generation...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs for duoing
A Massively Overpowered reader by the name of DaBruuzer posed a great question to the team, one I thought we'd have a better time answering as...
Chaos Theory: Player-run parade pairs Secret World cabals with recruits
It's been said that The Secret World is more like a single-player game. And it's true: You can definitely enjoy many aspects of the...
Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s tavern tunes
One of my favorite aspects of World of Warcraft's soundtrack is its devotion to giving the in-game taverns catchy and cozy tunes. I always...
Hyperspace Beacon: Eight reasons to return to SWTOR
In the midst of this rebirth of Massively, I found myself suddenly placed in charge of my Star Wars: The Old Republic guild. We are on...
Not So Massively: Star Citizen offers rental gear, Diablo III player hits level 1000, and Dota 2’s Year Beast controversy
Welcome to Not So Massively, Massively Overpowered's weekly roundup of all the news from the world of MOBAs, lobby-based games, and other online multiplayer games...
Wisdom of Nym: Starting new in Final Fantasy XIV
Starting out fresh in Final Fantasy XIV can be pretty intimidating, I freely admit. I find it all old hat at this point, but...
The Soapbox: The crowdfunding conundrum
As I type this, Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign sits comfortably at $54,323. We hit our initial $50k funding goal in roughly 48 hours. We're...
The Soapbox: It’s the little things that make an MMO special
In the years that I've been playing and covering MMOs, I've noticed that there are two distinct phases when it comes to introducing a...
EverQuesting: Daybreak, SOE Live, and the resurrection of Fan Faire
It's been quite a week! And not just for Massively Overpowered. Right as our original site was sunsetting, SOE announced that it was bought...
The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?
The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO pet classes
Most folks have certain class traits that appeal to them. Some love being that long-range archer sniper, while others get juiced on the feeling of...
The Soapbox: Facing an industry of change
Right now I believe that we are on a threshold of change in the MMO industry, and it feels a little uncertain and a...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV endures
Don't call it a comeback; I've been here for years.
Last week, I wrote a farewell, and I wasn't happy to be doing so. I...
