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The Game Archaeologist: What Star Wars Galaxies life was like before the NGE
A decade after Star Wars Galaxies' "New Game Enhancements" hit the game, controversy, grumbling, and revelations still pop up about the notorious decision to...
The Daily Grind: Would you pay for MMO mods?
The entire internet (only a slight exaggeration there) exploded this week over Valve's decision to work with selected game studios to allow modders to charge for...
GTA Online: All the open world feels, none of the MMO grind
Any minute now I'm going to log out of Grand Theft Auto Online so I can finish this not-a-review. Seriously, I've played this game...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best hybrid classes?
I didn't know hybrid classes were a thing, really, until I picked up classic EverQuest way back in 1999. Most of the roleplaying games I'd...
Massively Overthinking: Overcoming ‘Barrens chat’ culture
Tonight's Massively Overthinking aims to address a core problem facing the whole internet, not just games: antisocial behavior. Our question comes from Kickstarter donor Katie...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s dungeons
It's no secret that EverQuest II has a plethora of quests. The moniker surely fits: There are so many quests that it's impossible to...
Massively Opinionated: WoW vs. LOTRO vs. the banker
In this augural episode of Massively Opinionated, Larry, Mike, Richie, and Tina debate the topic of what makes the MMORPG genre special in 2015.
Perfect Ten: The 10 things every MMO’s official site should have
Are you ready to have you mind absolutely blown open? Because I have an astonishing truth to lay at your feet: While doing this...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO you’ve ever played?
I read yesterday's news about Meridian 59 with interest because it's one of the few genre titles that was before my time. My MMO obsession began...
Mo’s Egg Hunt: Deals for April 22, 2015
It's time for another exciting roundup of Newegg's best deals here on Massively Overpowered. Any Egg Hunt that involves the discovery of robots is...
Leaderboard: How many concurrent players must a title support to be called an MMO?
I've been playing a lot of GTA Online here lately, and while the recently released PC version ups the multiplayer ante over its console...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Stronghold PvP
The PvP team at ArenaNet is steadily gearing up for the release of the Heart of Thorns expansion, with the PvP-inclined among the Guild Wars...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to relax in MMOs?
This morning's Daily Grind comes to us from an anonymous Kickstarter donor with a deceptively simple question:
Which MMO zone is the most relaxing?
A lot...
Global Chat: Are WoW Tokens worth it?
The debut of World of Warcraft Tokens into the game's economy has caused quite a stir, particularly after the prices plunged during the first...
Tamriel Infinium: The 18 words an Elder Scrolls Online newbie needs to know
One of my favorite things about the storytelling in Elder Scrolls Online is that the quest-givers don't fill their dialogue with exposition regarding Tamriel...
The Daily Grind: Is Firefly Online the future of MMOs?
Last week, Firefly Online announced that it had scooped up almost all of the old Firefly cast members to voice the multiplatform online-but-not-really-an-MMO. Cue internet...
Sword and Bored: Loot table
Mo becomes discouraged when he finds his recent loot acquisition unsuitable for his class.
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s big finale
Let me warn you upfront: If you have not yet finished the last major story patch of Final Fantasy XIV and you want to make...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most helpful loading screen text?
MMO loading screen text varies widely from game to game. Some titles choose to put snippets of lore on their loading screens, while others...
EVE Evolved: How many subscriptions does EVE have?
Two weeks ago, a mathemagician over at The Nosy Gamer published some interesting calculations showing that EVE Online's subscriptions may have dropped by around...
