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Global Chat: Happy 10th birthday, LOTRO!
With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...
Hyperspace Beacon: The three key problems with SWTOR’s War for Iokath
Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...
Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world
Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs better incorporate challenge and difficulty?
This past weekend I was watching a new video by The Hive Leader in which he was discussing some lessons that MMOs might learn...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint
I can't quite believe that we are already on the penultimate chapter of Guild Wars 2's third Living World season, but if I were under any...
The Daily Grind: Are you Kickstarting Ashes of Creation?
Well, congrats, Ashes of Creation. You did it: You made your $750,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, which means we're going to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – expert dungeons
It's benchmark time, friends! I have, no the surprise of no one, already run the benchmark and played around with the character creator (I...
Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in
The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...
The Daily Grind: Are MMORPGs better off without stories?
Last week, Massively OP community veteran BalsBigBrother pointed out -- rightly! -- that while Trove is amusing, it's very much lacking in prepared story or...
EVE Evolved: Low-security space has lost its identity, but it can be fixed!
When I first discovered EVE Online back in 2004, it had been out in the wild for just under a year and was a much...
The MOP Up: Warface meets Crysis (April 30, 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...
Wanna try new MMORPGs? Join the MMO Book Club
Long ago when we were between MMOs, my guild went through several months of playing a new game every week thanks to the magic...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this year?
We're a quarter of the way through 2017 thus far, more or less, and I've actually played more MMOs for a substantial length of...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10th anniversary interview with Standing Stone’s Rob Ciccolini
As Lord of the Rings Online players revel in the varied activities of this year's 10th anniversary celebration, the crew at the newly formed...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most fun you ever had in an MMO tavern?
Ah, the RPG tavern! To me, it's the cornerstone of what role-playing games are about: The chance meetings, the preparation for adventure, the gallery...
The Daily Grind: Why is MMORPG server downtime still a thing?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor John has a very simple question to kick off our morning: Why the heck is server downtime still a thing?
"How...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
Wakfu adds leaderboard rewards, ventures further up Mount Zinit
An unexpected environment and a shocking revelation about a key character lays in wait for adventurers who continue to scale Wakfu's Mount Zinit.
The team...
Choose My Adventure: Failure to trade in Black Desert
Despite my best efforts, I walked away from my trading attempts in Black Desert having been wholly unsuccessful. I consider this a good thing,...
