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Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks
MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...
The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 2016)
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...
Perfect Ten: The ten things I look forward to with MMO launches
It's not long now until World of Warcraft: Legion launches, which is all that I've been waiting for now for a while. Sure, technically...
Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us:
"If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...
Final Fantasy XI plans its August update following a community AMA
Since Final Fantasy XI has moved into maintenance mode, it's been receiving monthly patches to give players more content to play through, adjustments to...
The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 2016)
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...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s Q&A bonanza (July 10, 2016)
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...
The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs
When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XI expands its wardrobe (July 3, 2016)
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...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
Final Fantasy XI details its June login rewards
Every month, Final Fantasy XI offers players a nice and straightforward way to get rewarded for logging in: a login campaign. You log in,...
Final Fantasy XI introduces new quests and Ambuscades for June
The June version update of Final Fantasy XI should make your life just a little bit easier. Are you tired of walking everywhere in...
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...
Massively Overthinking: Solving the MMORPG grouping problem
Massively OP Patron Roger has another great question for the crew this week.
"I have the hardest time pushing myself to join a group, but...
Wisdom of Nym: Jobs we are unlikely to ever see in Final Fantasy XIV
We all have jobs that we want to see in Final Fantasy XIV. Some of them are pretty much definitively going to happen (I...
Massively Overthinking: The stories inside MMORPGs
This week's topic comes to us from one of our dear Patrons, Roger.
"I love stories, and some games tell great stories. MMOs have trouble...
Final Fantasy XI celebrates 14 years of operation
It's been 14 years since Final Fantasy XI launched in Japan, and while the august game might be slowing down a bit, it sure...
Final Fantasy XI patches in job mastery battlefields for May
Do you think you're one of the best in your chosen job in Final Fantasy XI? Have you unlocked all of your job point...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV could use some Merit Points
The cross-class system in Final Fantasy XIV is not good. It functions, yes, but the mixing and matching of abilities from other classes is...