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One Shots: On a highway to Hell
The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...
The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to test MMOs you’re excited to play?
Am I excited, with some reservations, about World of Warcraft's next expansion? You bet. Am I happy to be involved with the testing? Yes....
Make My MMO: Divergence’s drama (February 6, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, the Divergence Online drama came to a close, as DMCA claims against the developer were dropped early and...
Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP
Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...
WRUP: Entropic triage edition
This week, I got some good news on Tuesday and Monday, but most of the week has been things breaking. My car has issues...
The Daily Grind: What’s the appeal of survival games?
It hasn't escaped my attention that survival games have become an insanely popular video game market over the past few years. Titles like ARK:...
Betawatch: Black Desert launches at the start of March (February 5th, 2016)
Are you impatiently waiting to explore the blackest and most brutal of all conceivable deserts? Because Black Desert's launch date is closer than you might...
Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans
Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...
The Daily Grind: Does gender play a role in your MMORPG class selection?
We've been covering Nick Yee-founded Quantic Foundry's game analytics research as it's fleshing out the Gamer Motivation Model, which seeks to create a modernized...
Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena
A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one!
"Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most disheartening loss you’ve had in an MMO?
Losses aren't fun in any game. No one ever wants to lose. But in a single-player game you usually can reload from a save...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO easter egg?
The other day someone pointed me to the direction of a big ol' page of EverQuest II Easter eggs. As someone who only lightly...
The Daily Grind: Does powergaming ruin the MMORPG experience?
A recent article on Kotaku tells the author's tale of being powerleveled by a friend through Diablo III. "You might think that there's no 'wrong'...
MMO Week in Review: The Repopulation’s triumph (January 31, 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!
After...
The MOP Up: Dungeons & Drama Online (January 31, 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: Kneel before Zod
As if MMOs didn't already give us big enough heads, what with everyone treating us as if we were the saviors of the world...
The Daily Grind: How frequently do you want events in an MMO?
I have a mixed set of feelings about the various Star Wars: The Old Republic reputation events. On the one hand, it annoys me...
Make My MMO: Smedley’s Hero’s Song ditches Kickstarter (January 30, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, John Smedley put an end to the Kickstarter for his OARPG Hero's Song, telling backers that Pixelmage Games had made "mistakes"...
Leaderboard: Massive servers vs. custom communities
One of the trends cropping up in the MMO industry in recent years is the Neverwinter Nights custom shard phenomenon. Games like Star Citizen,...
WRUP: Things I am afraid of edition
Rottweilers left in a yard without proper leads who are trained to jump, growl, and bark. The idea that there is a secret second...
