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Opinion pieces are by definition neither neutral nor subjective. Massively Overpowered’s writers’ editorials reflect their own opinions, not necessarily the opinions of the site or company.

Massively Overthinking: MMO predictions for 2016

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Now that we've all had a good laugh at the things we got wrong and marveled at the things we got right in last...

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for The Secret World and Funcom fan

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It's the holidays, and in the spirit of giving, I am going I'm going to give you ideas -- for gifts! Instead of waxing...

EverQuest’s anti-multiboxing progression server is now live

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Classic EverQuest's latest time-locked progression server, Phinigel, successfully launched last night. Nicknamed "the true box progression server," it metes out expansion content at a...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the best MMO studio of the year. Last year's award was won by SOE, you'll recall, a...
Getting carded.

The Daily Grind: Will you try Epic’s Paragon MOBA?

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I hadn't heard of Paragon before last weekend, but after watching the brief gameplay clip that Epic released to tease its upcoming MOBA, I'm...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s 2015 report card

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I’ve never had a chance to do an annual "report card" like this for Elder Scrolls Online because I left the game by the time that...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Improved MMO

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the most improved MMO of 2015. All MMOs, regardless of release date, were eligible for this award,...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs would you recommend to others?

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One of the most common questions I see floated out on Reddit, forums, and Twitter in relation to MMOs is, "What should I play?"...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 41: Trove talk

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Justin and Bree discuss GW2 PvP, RIFT, Path of Exile, SWTOR, The Secret World, Marvel Heroes, and LOTRO, plus mailbag questions on Blade & Soul localization and a chat with Trove's lead dev.

Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for your guildmates

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"Hi, my name is Tina and I have very real, very cool internet friends that I met in online games." Say that sentence to...

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest MMO Story of the Year

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the MMO story of the year. This isn't an award based on popularity as measured by hits...

The Daily Grind: What do you buy in MMO cash shops?

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I'm excessively picky about what I buy in MMO cash shops. I'll buy necessities like backpack and bank slots, character slots and classes. Occasionally I'll...

Sword and Bored: Rage quit

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Mo disconnects from his game in an epic rage quit for our 2015 comic finale.
'Problem' is not a synonym for 'thing I personally don't like.'

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s new kids on the block

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I haven't forgotten the fact that there were people on the first day of Heavensward early access sporting level 50 Machinist and Dark Knights....

Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Underrated MMO

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Welcome to Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2015 awards series. Every year, we poll our writers about the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite voxel-based game?

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Every time I play Space Engineers, or even write a post about it, I'm blown away by the recent planetary update. The sheer size...

The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)

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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...

Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up my Guild Wars 2 adventure

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Hello again, friends, and welcome to the fourth and final installment of the Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns edition of Choose My Adventure....
Test pattern.

The Daily Grind: What aspect of modern MMO testing bothers you?

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Beta testing doesn't bother me. Alpha-testing as a public thing doesn't bother me too much either. But pre-alpha? You're calling what you're doing a...

Leaderboard: What will you be doing most often in Star Citizen?

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I just saw Star Citizen's new trailer yesterday, and needless to say I was pretty blown away. Alpha 2.0 is looking good - so...

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