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The Stream Team: Getting excited for Shroud of the Avatar’s launch
Launch is coming soon! Massively OP's MJ has been carefully limiting her time in Shroud of the Avatar before launch, but now that it...
ArenaNet delays Guild Wars 2’s next living world episode to ensure it ‘lives up to standards’
Were you expecting Guild Wars 2 to drop a new living world episode trailer today, complete with deets on when the episode is rolling...
The Stream Team: Peeking back into Project Gorgon
It has been a long while since Massively OP's MJ has played any Project Gorgon. That's because this was one of those games she...
Daybreak’s zombie battle royale game H1Z1 has lost 90% of its playerbase since July
Polygon has a report out this afternoon sourcing data aggregator GitHyp, both of which are casting doubt on H1Z1's future viability as a game...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter One launches next week – here’s the trailer
We're just a week away from the launch of Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter One, that fascinating space abomination of colons and dashes! Frontier...
Wisdom of Nym: Actual mechanical issues for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV, part one
There are a lot of people who are quick to complain about issues with their personal favorite jobs in Final Fantasy XIV. No matter...
EVE Evolved: Solving EVE Online’s botting problem
Practically every MMO on the market today has had to contend with botting and the range of issues that come with it, and EVE Online...
The MOP Up: FFXIV’s Eorzean Symphony (February 18, 2017)
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...
Global Chat: What is the population of Guild Wars 2?
Does it matter how many people are playing your MMO? For some, yes, it does. It's at least of passing interest to others, especially...
Diablo 3’s 13th season begins on February 23, and it’s completely predictable
Diablo III's 13th season is kicking off next week. If you're hoping for something revolutionary and thrilling for lucky number 13, this... isn't that....
EverQuest announces ‘true box’ progression server
These days, EverQuest seems to exist to be a test bed for different progression server concepts. Its community certainly doesn't tire of starting all...
Pantropy works to simplify crafting and protect players from offline raids
With $24k out of $94k raised so far, the German mech shooter Pantropy has a long road ahead of it in its Kickstarter campaign.
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Final Fantasy XIV announces an end to congested worlds and restricted housing sales
The launch of Final Fantasy XIV's new housing plots came with an additional restriction: Players weren't allowed to purchase these new plots as individuals,...
Conan Exiles is delaying mounts, pets, settlements, and sorcery to make its May 8 launch
Funcom is forging ahead with its plans to launch Conan Exiles for real and for true on all the things come May 8th. And,...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a roadmap for 2018 coming soon
So what's actually going on for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds? Most of the news we've heard about the game this year has been focused around jumping...
Chaos Theory: Do you need to sub to enjoy Secret World Legends?
A question I am asked quite a bit about free-to-play games is whether or not one needs to sub to really play. It is...
Bless Online looks ahead to new races, housing, and a possible console edition
Six months. Six months is the countdown timer from the start of Bless Online's early access to the game's official launch, according to developer...
Black Desert players protest lag, bugs, pay-to-win, and lack of account security
Agitators on the Black Desert subreddit are attempting to whip up press and players over a range of grievances players have with Kakao, the...
Villagers and Heroes asks for more iOS beta testers, addresses bizarre rumors
With the launch of Villagers and Heroes on iOS mobile devices this February 26th, the team desperately needs all testers on deck to make...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines
Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.