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Interview: How sci-fi CCG Star Crusade is more than just Hearthstone in space
Ever wish you could play Hearthstone but with a sci-fi feel instead? Apparently the people at ZiMAD Games felt that way, as they're behind the...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the MMORPG themeparks?
A reader named Rogbarz emailed us toward the end of last year, lamenting the fact that we have a lot of upcoming indie games...
The Daily Grind: What do F2P players offer a F2P MMORPG?
Almost a year ago, we debated the generally accepted wisdom that free-to-play players provide some sort of value to a game. Either they're seat-fillers,...
MMO Week in Review: Black Desert is finally here (March 6, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
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The MOP Up: Blade & Soul brings in the Warlock (March 6, 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: Hook, line, and sinker
Personally, I don't get the appeal of fishing in MMOs, mostly because I get super-fidgety if I have to stand still in-game for long...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal progression rate in an MMO?
One of the things that I like about the original Guild Wars was that leveling was pretty much locked into the same speed from...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s $900k goal (March 5, 2016)
Indie MMO Chronicles of Elyria announced this week that it's plotting a May Kickstarter with a $900,000 goal. The game is probably best known...
WRUP: Is your house robot-proof edition
Is your house robot-proof, dear reader? No. No, it isn't. Of course it isn't! You have never given a single thought to robot-proofing your...
The Daily Grind: What neglected MMO sandbox features do you crave?
Every time I see a new sandbox title cross the news feed, I could probably close my eyes and rattle off a fairly accurate...
Betawatch: Camelot Unchained hits the beta crunch (March 4, 2016)
The Camelot Unchained team is in the midst of a hard crunch period to get the game ready for full beta testing. The good...
Giveaway: Warframe Sands of Inaros booster keys from Digital Extremes and MOP [All gone now!]
A huge new update lands in online shooter Warframe today:
Sands of Inaros reaches PC players today with a brand-new mummy-themed Warframe, a new quest,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best healing experience?
In light of the epic reveal of Revival's graphic healing system this week, I thought Massively OP reader Fenryr Grey's recent question to our...
Massively Overthinking: The curse of player-generated MMO content
The influx of new player-generated-content-oriented MMOs might make you think that PGC is on the rise, but if you've been around the genre for...
The Daily Grind: Is there anything that could get you to enjoy free-for-all looting PvP?
Some of you out there already like free-for-all PvP in which all of your stuff can be taken by whosoever chooses to kill you...
The Daily Grind: What unpopular opinion do you hold about MMOs?
I saw this question posed to Reddit the other day and thought it sufficiently interesting enough to want to post it to MOP's community with...
The Daily Grind: If an MMO has a cash shop, when should it launch?
Massively OP reader Leiloni pointed out to us something unusual about Black Desert: Its much-talked-about cash shop wasn't originally going to open until March 10th,...
Perfect World’s Arc platform now offers its own daily quests
Perfect World's Arc platform is getting a big facelift, which is good news for anyone confused by the old layout and navigation, but the...
The Daily Grind: Is MMORPG voiceover/voiceacting worth the cost?
Last week, Justin and IÂ answered a podcast listener question about voiceover localization in MMORPGs, and I thought it dovetailed nicely with a question Massively...
MMO Week in Review: Black Desert’s headstart is here (February 28, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
As...