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Cloud Pirates explains how best to play the Heavy Reinforced Galleon
If your goal in Cloud Pirates is to pilot the most specialized ship possible, you probably aren't going to enjoy the Heavy Reinforced Galleon....
Valiance Online asks its fans what’s the most important part of a superheroic MMO
What makes for a great superheroic MMO? What are the most important aspects of the game to consider? The developers behind Valiance Online obviously...
Legendary pokemon are teased for Pokemon Go as a new anti-cheat measure auto-bans bots
Remember how last summer was all about Pokémon Go? That's probably not going to happen again this year, but the team behind the game...
Check out Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood’s new abilities in action
The second expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is bringing more than just new abilities; it's also bringing an extensive set of changes for existing...
The jury is out on whether or not DOTA 2 actually belongs to Valve
It's not very interesting to see a big company take knockoff companies to court to argue that the knockoff companies are violating intellectual property....
Albion’s Hector update brings the Black Market, revised Hellgates, and revised Outlands
Hector is coming! That's not a person's name; it's the name of an update in Albion Online, so you can spare yourself getting a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 118: Crowfall breaks up the band
Justin and Bree discuss ESO Morrowind, Crowfall, Wild West Online, Destiny 2, Funcom financials, Star Citizen, SWTOR, Dreamfall Chapters, and Ultima Online, with a mailbag question on dating in MMOs.
Overwatch kicks off its anniversary event and slashes game prices
It's been a year since Overwatch launched, and in that time the game has added new heroes, new maps, and several limited-time events of...
Crowfall explains the logic and breadth of passive powers
It is reasonable to assume that anyone who has spent a bit of time playing MMOs is familiar with the basic concept of passive...
EVE Online is adding smaller skill injectors for newer players
The changes to PLEX for EVE Online make it easier to buy small chunks, sell small chunks, and not have all of it get...
TERA’s third week of anniversary rewards includes a pin-up car
The last week of TERA anniversary rewards is almost upon us, starting on 5/23. That means you still have one more day to turn...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s green beetle fiasco (May 21, 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...
Gigantic discusses upcoming polish and balance changes in open beta
The development of Gigantic has moved on to the stage of polishing and refining the content already in the game, which is a good...
Overwatch looks forward to anniversary skin and more diverse story focus over the next year
To the surprise of basically no one, Overwatch has succeeded through its first year, and it should also come as no surprise that Blizzard...
Destiny 2 may not launch simultaneously on PC and consoles
Properly excited about Destiny 2's announcements yesterday? We don't blame you. But there are a few points you might wish to consider. For example,...
Path of Exile explains upcoming Energy Shield mechanical changes
There are some big changes coming to Energy Shield in Path of Exile's next expansion, and as tends to happen with major system changes,...
Final Fantasy XIV unveils new plans to reduce server congestion for the biggest servers
After a lengthy maintenance to facilitate the North American data center relocation, Final Fantasy XIV is back online and ready to play once more. Unfortunately,...
Listen to Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood’s new opening theme
A new Final Fantasy XIV expansion means a new theme song for the game, and while we've had the new theme teased before, you can...
Final Fantasy XI will let you pick your own trust companion for the anniversary
If you're worried about the future of Final Fantasy XI being available, you can rest assured that the 15th anniversary letter by producer Akihiko Matsui...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 117: Starfall no more
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin is joined by MJ to chit-chat about The Secret World (Legends), ESO Morrowind, TERA, RIFT, Wild West Online, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Conan Exiles, EverQuest II, Warframe, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on returning to MMOs, F2P MMO recommendations, and our old Marvel Heroes guild.
