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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...
The Daily Grind: Do you want minigames in your MMO?
I won't pretend that I'm one of the biggest fans of the game, but I'm really glad that Triple Triad is a thing in...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO needs a progression server
At some point this year -- Turbine isn't saying when, yet -- Lord of the Rings Online will be making an effort to consolidate...
The Daily Grind: Is dual-wielding dumb or cool?
If one weapon is neat, then two must be twice as great, right? That seems to be the thought process behind dual-wielding in video...
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...
