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TERA’s Civil Unrest causes actual unrest when it fails to function
One of the big centerpiece features of TERA's most recent patch was the Civil Unrest event, with players teaming up to take on other...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 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...
Dragon’s Dogma Online may be headed to the West eventually
At this point, there are no announced plans to bring Dragon's Dogma Online to Western audiences, something that no doubt makes aforementioned Western audiences...
Dragon Quest fans are running a grassroots campaign for localizing Dragon Quest X
It's easy to forget that Square-Enix is running another MMORPG in addition to the two localized titles we have over here... unless, of course,...
City of Titans shows off fully modeled capes
Superheroes don't always wear capes at this point. There have been entire movies highlighting the need for not having capes. But it's just not...
Riders of Icarus delays the Rift of the Damned update (again) until October 5th
If you're an avid fan of Riders of Icarus, you probably weren't happy when the game pushed its next big patch back by a...
Final Fantasy XIV makes Chinese vanity items available for sale
A new patch just arrived in Final Fantasy XIV, complete with a plethora of items that you can use to glamour your gear. But...
Riders of Icarus previews the Rift of the Damned and steps back on Alliance changes
Don't be nervous about entering Riders of Icarus' Rift of the Damned; as a recent development diary shows, it's just a name. The eponymous...
You can’t get raid quest items from LFR in World of Warcraft: Legion
The lack of a queue option for Mythic dungeons in World of Warcraft hasn't sat well with many people, but it appears that's not...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
Allods Online introduces battle training with its next patch
You don't have a permanent Arena team or the most solid possible grasp of raid mechanics in Allods Online. That's not pleasant, is it?...
World of Warcraft: Legion opens up more Emerald Nightmare options today
Do you want to be the very best, like no one was before? Then you'll probably want to take on the Mythic difficulty in...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 is out today
Ready to start in on the next leg of the journey in Final Fantasy XIV after the Dragonsong War? Patch 3.4 is out today,...
Aion shows off the new instances for patch 5.1
The next European Aion patch is bringing some new instances for you to challenge. Not one, not two, not three, but six new instances...
Riders of Icarus plans changes to Alliance battles to discourage win-trading
When Riders of Icarus first introduced its multi-sided Manastone battles, it was without any sort of automated matchmaking, with the assumption that players would...
Landmark’s September update is due out this week
The big September update for Landmark is going to be out this week, which is good news; otherwise it wouldn't be September any longer....
The MOP Up: The Division opens its public test server (September 25, 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...
Overwatch puts its next patch up on the test server
Want to play with the next Overwatch patch before it's live? The game's next patch is currently up on the test server for PC...
Skyforge’s new equipment system means less bag management and fewer extra resources
If you're one of the few people who really enjoy messing around with bag space, Skyforge's revamped equipment system will strike you as a...
Final Fantasy XIV offers up its preliminary patch notes for patch 3.4
It's a bit unnecessary to note at this point that Final Fantasy XIV tends to have huge patches. We all know that by now....