Gankboxes are sandboxes that place such an emphasis on unrestricted free-for-all PvP that ganking comes to dominate the entire game, to the detriment of the rest of the world design.
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Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
EVE Online launches its Parallax update
The latest update for EVE Online isn't quite the show-stopping update that some players might wish for, but it's still substantial. Parallax contains a...
The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 2015)
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...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
Darkfall hosts a Halloween event, a free weekend, and a subscription sale
There are many different sorts of fear. There's the sort of fear that comes from being absolutely certain that something horrible is lurking around...
EVE Vegas 2015: The future of PvE in EVE Online
While the focus of EVE Vegas 2015 was definitely on the new Citadel structures and the capital ship overhaul coming next spring, the topic...
Not So Massively: Destiny’s development woes (October 26, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Gloria Victis’ ‘massive UI overhaul’ is nearing completion
Fantasy PvP sandbox Gloria Victis is nearing completion on its "massive UI overhaul." A new website update says that final tests have been ongoing...
EVE Vegas 2015: Project Discovery gamifies scientific research
One of the problems facing some fields of scientific research is that there are often huge numbers of images to classify and analyse, and...
EVE Vegas 2015: Further Citadel details, Valkyrie, capitals, and skill packets
Though most of the big reveals for EVE Vegas 2015 were front-loaded into day one's EVE keynote talk, a lot of questions were left...
EVE Vegas 2015: Citadel expansion details revealed
CCP promised some big reveals at EVE Vegas 2015 and so far it has definitely delivered. In yesterday's EVE Online keynote speech, we heard concrete...
EVE Vegas 2015: What to expect from EVE Vegas 2015
While the main event of the EVE Online community calendar is undoubtedly the annual EVE Fanfest in Iceland, smaller fan-run events have popped up...
One of the Darkfall reboots answers fan questions
Believe it or not, there are two current attempts to secure the classic Darkfall license from Aventurine and reboot the game to its pre-Unholy...
Blood Raiders blast into EVE Online
'Tis the season for extremist cults and macabre space battles, haven't you heard? At least this the case in EVE Online, where the Crimson...
Here is Daybreak’s Halloween event schedule
Daybreak has always been a huge proponent of Halloween, and this year is no different. Returning, new, and revised events are happening in pretty much...
All NPCs are lootable now in Gloria Victis
NPCs, your day of reckoning has come. You thought that your meager possessions were safe from the rampaging player army in Gloria Victis, but...
Classic Darkfall project continues license negotiations, plans alpha test
A volunteer-led effort to restore the original version of Darkfall is moving forward as unspecified negotiations with Aventurine continue.
The Darkfall: Rise of Agon team announced...
EVE Evolved: Does skillpoint trading make EVE pay-to-win?
EVE Online's realtime skill training system has been a major point of contention throughout the game's lifetime, being a boon for those with little...
The MOP Up: Heart of Thorns countdown (October 18, 2015)
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...
Leaderboard: Have you tried Albion Online?
There's something about Albion Online that appeals to me. I like the top-down perspective and the stylized visuals, and of course I love the...
