Disambiguation:
– Final Fantasy XI, an MMORPG released in 2002
– Final Fantasy XIV, an MMORPG released in 2010 and re-released in 2013
– Final Fantasy series, a series of video games that began in 1987
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The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 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...
Wisdom of Nym: What I’d like to see (and probably won’t) in the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
One of the things I do in this column, at times, is stomp on dreams. It's not really an intended function, but it's one...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s seasonal events, dungeon mining, and leaving Eorzea
Not every topic that I can talk about in this column is actually a good column topic because some stuff just... isn't robust enough.
I'm...
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...
Final Fantasy XIV releases its first short story for its third anniversary
It's something of a tradition now for Final Fantasy XIV to release short fiction around the time of its anniversary. As the third anniversary...
Massively Overthinking: One more chance for WoW Legion?
The World of Warcraft subreddit went nuts this week over a response to a player who told Blizzard that it had "one more chance... again"...
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...
Daring! Moonfire Faire returns to Final Fantasy XIV; the pose of a lifetime ensues!
The Moonfire Faire is returning to Final Fantasy XIV once again, but as veterans of the game know by now, these festivals never go...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the weirdness of Yo-kai Watch
The fact that Final Fantasy XIV has now officially had a crossover with Yo-kai Watch feels rather odd to me. I'm honestly not a...
Jukebox Heroes: Black Desert Online’s soundtrack
If I had to describe Black Desert Online's score in one word, I would probably go with "lovely." Generally, it's a very lovely soundtrack....
The Daily Grind: How important are MMORPG playerbase metrics to you?
While playing Overwatch with guildies the other night, my husband turned to me with a hypothetical. The guys were speculating on World of Warcraft's...
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 75: Future oracles
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Guild Wars 2, Shards Online, LOTRO & DDO, FFXIV, Black Desert, and more, with a mailbag question on boosting GW2 characters.
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a five-day login campaign
Have you stepped away from Final Fantasy XIV for a bit? That's understandable. There are a lot of games out there to play, after...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about leveling in Final Fantasy XIV’s future
Speculating about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is something that I engage in quite a bit, but the fact is that there's an...
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...
One Shots: Strange voyages
As cool and iconic that Star Trek ships look, I've always thought they also came across as fragile, with pieces sticking out here and...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a Yo-kai Watch crossover on July 26th
At first glance, Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch seem to be two tastes that go together like peanut butter and mayonnaise. But they're...
Wisdom of Nym: Why I adore Final Fantasy XIV’s Deep Dungeon
Let me start by getting my biggest beef with the Palace of the Dead out of the way right off: I don't like the...
