non combat mmo
Are MMOs and video games fulfilling our need for productivity?
Here is a question for you to ponder: Do MMOs make you feel more productive than your main job or school? If so, it...
Camelot Unchained designs beta siege battles
It's not hard to imagine the Camelot Unchained fan as a curious and excitable prairie dog popping up whenever the word "beta" is mentioned....
Perfect Ten: The 10 saddest MMORPG stories
Every MMO tells a story through the run of its life. A lot of those stories are pretty happy, too. Ultima Online may not...
Ever, Jane whiles away the hours playing card games
When you are a part of high society, it comes with certain expectations and customs. Entertainment is not found in slaughtering goblins, but in...
Fortnite devs apologize for unintended base demolition
When money is put down on the counter and the word "launch" is used, it doesn't matter if you say your game is in...
One Shots: The one where we mention Michael Bay
Warning: This column will contain GRAPHIC and EXPLICIT references to film auteur Michael Bay. You may find yourself cutting away in excitement every two...
Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
Overwatch begins booking trips to the moon on June 20
Next week Joe and Jane Gamer can secure their own ticket to the moon itself -- granted that they are playing Overwatch. Blizzard is...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...
KingsIsle seeks support to get EverClicker on Steam; Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be next
First there was EverQuest. Then there was Ever, Jane. Now there's EverClicker. This sort of trend could go on (wait for it) forever.
KingsIsle, the studio...
The Daily Grind: If you could live in an MMO world, which one would it be?
As much as we complain about MMORPGs, with their grinds and their boredom, even the most kill-or-be-killed ganker paradises would probably be better to...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
The Game Archaeologist: How DikuMUD shaped modern MMOs
Even though there are hundreds and thousands of MMOs spanning several decades, only a small handful were so incredibly influential that they changed the...
Ever, Jane’s latest open beta update adds horseback riding, carriages, and new homes
Ever, Jane's fourth update of open beta has gone live this afternoon, bringing new homes and horses to the Jane Austen-themed period MMORPG. "We’re...
Black Desert’s St Patrick’s Day patch brought its own beer
It is written in The MMORPG Code that MMOs, especially those of foreign pedigree, must indulge our most silly faux holidays. I'm sure that's...
ARK Survival Evolved rolls back official servers following Amazon outage
Did Amazon's Web Services outage on Wednesday wreck your day? It wrecked a lot of the internet, including ARK: Survival Evolved, which uses the...
See all of the ‘extreme polite socializing’ that Ever, Jane has to offer
Admit it: You have been weirdly fascinated and curious ever since hearing of the existence of Ever, Jane. This period MMORPG is definitely taking...
Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!
It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
