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WoW Factor: The WoW token and the upcoming patch
Since the last edition of WoW Factor, two big things hit World of Warcraft in quick succession. The first is that the much-discussed WoW...
How Jedi ruined Star Wars Galaxies
Hope you're not tired of hearing about Star Wars Galaxies because Raph "Holocron" Koster's got SWG on the brain this week, and he's answering...
The Daily Grind: When do you know you’re never going back to an MMO?
Massively OP's Mike Foster said something that resonated with me earlier this week when during a debate about World of Warcraft, he uttered, "I...
Massively Overthinking: The pure PvE ‘niche’ of MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking question is posed by Kickstarter donor Winterskorn, who wants to talk about something getting less and less love in MMORPGs lately: PvE.
"There...
Chaos Theory: Six more tips for new Secret World players
You didn't seriously think that six tips could come close to encapsulating the knowledge needed to start in The Secret World, did you? Of...
Mo’s Egg Hunt: April 16, 2015
When Massively Overpowered first announced its partnership with NewEgg, we promised more from the relationship than just advertising. And we've delivered! You've already seen some awesome giveaways...
Perfect Ten: Important features MMOs lacked at launch
Every MMO represents a journey, starting with an idea, progressing to a fledgling beta, launching as a production title, and growing thereafter. All of the...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing GTA Online?
I've been playing GTA V an absurd amount since Monday. It's basically two games, though, which is problematic for an already overloaded schedule. I...
Leaderboard: Which style of MMO PvP do you prefer?
MMO PvP comes in a lot of different flavors, and while all of them involve sticking the pointy end into the other man to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Exclusive Guild Wars 2 Maguuma Hylek interview
I had the pleasure of chatting with Scott McGough, a Guild Wars 2 narrative designer who is currently working hard on Heart of Thorns content, about...
The Daily Grind: Do you plan ahead in your MMOs?
I am a horrible, horrible chess player. It's not that I don't understand the game or have the mind for basic strategies but that...
Jukebox Heroes: The Crew’s soundtrack
Sometimes the best soundtracks are hiding where you least expect them.
Though perhaps I shouldn't be that surprised that The Crew has an impressive score....
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 10
Justin, Bree, and guests Ben and Tyler discuss WoW tokens, DCUO, Neverwinter's Minsc & Boo patch, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Wurm Online, and WildStar.
Hyperspace Beacon: Five things you should know about Ziost before SWTOR Update 3.2
Shortly after Star Wars: The Old Republic launched, I was a part of a group of players asked which planet they would like to see...
The Daily Grind: What old MMO feature deserves to make a comeback?
Today's Daily Grind comes to us from Kickstarter donor Diskonekted, who asks one of the genre's million-dollar questions:
What features or technology from older MMOs are...
Sword and Bored: Encumbrance
Mo discovers that cognitive dissonance is required to make sense of MMO encumbrance systems.
Wisdom of Nym: What we now know about Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
I honestly hadn't expected to learn quite this much about Heavensward this soon. I don't know why I hadn't expected this, to be fair;...
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade shows off its ork leader
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade has revealed the leader of the game's Orks, to the extent that the Orks can really have a leader, and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a Game of Thrones MMO?
Did you watch Game of Thrones last night? I didn't. I'll get around to it eventually, though, I'm sure. How about a Game of...
MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
