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Power whelming. Power with just the right amount of whelm.

EverQuest Next failed to clear its ‘technical hurdle,’ but Daybreak hasn’t given up on a sequel

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Did EverQuest Next fail to come to fruition because it wasn't fun, the studio didn't want it, or its technical challenges were too great...

The Daily Grind: What visuals do you wish you could hide in MMOs?

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Last week World of Warcraft made some aspiring nudists happy by announcing that it was going to let players hide pretty much every piece...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 213: FFXIV’s first world problems

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's controversial reveals, WoW level squish, Albion Online F2P, Glitch, Age of Conan, and Google Stadia, with adventures in Trove, SWG, Starmourn, LOTRO, and Rock Band, and mailbag letter on feeling perpetually behind in MMOs.

Choose My Adventure: The almost-zen of crafting in Legends of Aria

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Funny how this run of Choose My Adventure arrives after we've had a discussion about designed downtime, because the crafting and gathering in Legends...

Reverse Engineering: The super scientific dangers of capturing Pokemon with your phone

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I don't mean to alarm anyone, but there is a chance that capturing Pokemon could be the end of civilization as we know it....

The Daily Grind: What are you looking forward to the most in WoW Classic?

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After all the PR mishaps and layoffs Blizzard's had since last fall's BlizzCon, I wouldn't have been too surprised to see the company delay...

APB Reloaded recounts progress made on engine upgrades, server merges, and Riot mode

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It's been a loaded three months for APB Reloaded, what with the game getting a new owner in March 2018 and seeking to revamp...

The Survivalist: ARK’s Homestead update builds on disappointment

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After all the time waiting for Studio Wildcard to deliver on its promise of integrating the super popular S+ building mod into the core...

Fight or Kite: Clawing my way back into Guild Wars 2’s WvW

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All aboard and welcome everyone to a brand-new series here on Massively Overpowered: Fight or Kite, our new column focusing on PvP across the...
The other side.

Wisdom of Nym: Reactions to the Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival

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So we've now had our final fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV, and for heaven's sake we managed to get one big hype-derailing moment...
It was cute.

The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMO to make you feel like a kid again?

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Last month on /r/mmorpg, there was a thread about finding MMOs that will make you feel like a kid again. You can probably guess...

Jukebox Heroes: Rappelz’ soundtrack

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When you cover a metric ton of MMOs and other related games professionally, it becomes an interesting task to keep them all straight in...

Old School RuneScape talks player behavior, improving PvP, and fixing old content in a Q&A

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A beefy Q&A video from the devs of Old School RuneScape offered up an opportunity to discuss a variety of matters relevant to the...
SWEET GUITAR RIFF

The Daily Grind: When does an in-development MMO become real to you?

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Call me a cranky old person if you wish, but a game goes from "nice idea and/or tech demo" to "actual MMO" when it's...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish you had come to years ago?

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It is really one of the more bittersweet of emotions that a gamer can feel: coming late to the party on something fantastic. On...
I want a milky way.

WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part four: Story

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The fun thing about bringing up the story of World of Warcraft is that you inevitably have some folks who will immediately crop up and claim...
I want a milky way.

WoW Factor: Battle for Azeroth’s alternative story experiment

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As part of a WoW Factor column experiment relating to our March 2019 article, we've taken a stab at an alternative version of WoW's plotline.
YOUR MONEY IS NOW OUR MONEY, AND WE WILL USE IT TO BUY DRUGS

Lawful Neutral: Dancing around Fortnite’s copyright lawsuits

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Welcome friends to the inaugural post of Lawful Neutral on Massively OP. I'm Andy, but you know me better as Serrenity, writer of comments...

Into the Super-verse: Five reasons to be excited for City of Titans

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When NCsoft closed City of Heroes' doors in 2012, it was anything but a normal MMO closure due to a lack of interest and...

The Daily Grind: Which ‘MMO-lite’ utilizes the best parts of the MMO genre?

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One of the interesting twists and turns of the MMORPG market over the past decade is the rise of what we're starting to call...

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