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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CCP banned over 1800 EVE Online botters in January alone
If you've been paying any attention at all to EVE Online over the past few months, you know that the playerbase's anger over the...
The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)
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: BBS door games
When you think of MMORPGs, I wouldn't blame you if your mind stayed rooted firmly in the past decade or so, perhaps taking a...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
Perfect Ten: RIFT features that deserve praise
Maybe it will be short-lived, but it is exciting to see attention and excitement return to the sphere of RIFT following the announcement of...
EVE Online outlines February development, vows it’s ‘coming for the bots’
What's coming in EVE Online's February 13th patch? The game's latest development preview explains that Upwell structures will finally be getting the promised revamp, which...
EVE Evolved: A matter of balance in EVE Online
Throughout its almost 15-year lifetime, EVE Online has walked a fine line between developing new features and iterating on existing gameplay. Development has to...
Mortal Online doesn’t just expose you to weather, it lets you control it
Mortal Online is going all-in on the weather industry. The forecast? A storm of fury, electrocution, and ice, all coming in a low front...
Star Citizen: Subber PTU access ‘perk’, developments in the Crytek lawsuit, and patch 3.0.1
Who says subscriptions are dead? Not Star Citizen. The alpha MMORPG has long taken a page out of the Pathfinder Online playbook by offering...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 155: Pirates, progression, and patches
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, FFXIV, SWTOR, Closers, EVE Online, Sea of Thieves, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on non-combat MMO options and playing MMOs with a newborn.
CCP says it recently poured $3M into EVE Online’s server cluster upgrades to improve big battles
If you believe the prolific propaganda, EVE Online's so-called "million-dollar battle" last week was derailed in part because of the game's underlying tech.
CCP Falcon...
H1Z1 struggles to counter rapid player strafing
Well here is something that we learned today: the meaning of ENAS. If you're not deep into the PvP shooter scene, the East North...
EVE Online expands its community info website
Want the latest information on EVE Online in one easy-to-navigate space? Now there's a website for that.
EVE's new and improved community website got a...
Hardcore sandbox Darkfall New Dawn launches today – here’s the trailer!
Darkfall New Dawn formally launches today as one of two officially licensed spinoffs of Aventurine's classic hardcore sandbox, which went belly-up a few years ago. As...
Darkfall Rise of Agon patches in changes for champion spawns, crafting, and alignment
Darkfall New Dawn isn't the only Darkfall spinoff with big stuff happening this week: Darkfall Rise of Agon also got a hefty update, which...
EVE Online’s ‘million dollar battle’ ends up a $3300 bust
It was touted as the "Million-Dollar Battle" -- a million dollars' worth of EVE Online ships heading to an epic showdown in 9-4RP2. Pandemic Legion...
EVE changes fleet fight notification tool to fix a persistent rejection bug
When big groups of ships fight in EVE Online, it can put a real strain on the game's servers. Sure, it might just look...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 154: A Prime experiment
Justin and Bree discuss Trion's big RIFT and Devilian news, Camelot Unchained's $7.5M investment, Darkfall New Dawn's launch, and layoffs for Albion and Elyria, with a mailbag question on what went wrong with WildStar.
Trademarks, copyrights, and patents: What they mean for you and for video games
Has the pace of news moved so quickly that we've already forgotten about Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene's statement that video games lack any IP copyright...
EVE Evolved: The Citadel conundrum
The hot topic on everyone's lips in EVE Online right now is Citadel proliferation: The galaxy is rapidly filling up with an uncountable number...