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You look very cold, ma'am.

The Daily Grind: What stupid mistake do you keep making in an MMO?

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In a lot of games, the E key defaults to use/interact/whatever. Get near a thing, press E, you do what you need to do....

Guild Chat: The top five ingredients in every great guild

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Welcome to Guild Chat, my comfortable little corner of Massively Overpowered in which I dissect the inner workings and tricky politics associated with MMO...

The Daily Grind: Do MMORPGs need VR?

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Video game developers have been positively obsessing about virtual reality for the last few years, but barring an exception here and there, few MMOs seem...

EverQuest’s new progression server could take you eight years to finish

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Back in February, Daybreak announced plans for a new classic EverQuest progression server and allowed players to vote on the future server's ruleset. Yesterday,...

The Game Archaeologist: Middle-earth Online

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Out of all of the MMOs that I've played over the years, I must have spent the most time in Lord of the Rings...
I ride this on the stage.

WRUP: How to fry and eat your motorcycle edition

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There comes a time in every woman's life, as well as the lives of most men and the occasional CGI humanoid monster, when you...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a regular gaming group?

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When you're on a time budget and can't always be in a game 24/7 to join spontaneous guild runs, it's a blessing to be...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor

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I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...
ArcheAge dolphin

Lost Continent: ArcheAge’s dolphingate was much ado about nothing

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I'd like to play devil's advocate about this whole ArcheAge dolphingate thing. First, though, let me start with a disclaimer. If you've read this...

The Daily Grind: What MMO conceits would you port into real life?

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This morning's Daily Grind is a fun one straight from Kickstarter donor Wesley Hendriks. Wesley proposes we all ponder the following question: If you could choose...

Massively Overthinking: The true value of free-to-play players

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Today's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter backer and prolific commenter Omedon, who wrote us a really long question. It's long. But it's a...

Chaos Theory: Quit whining and pay for your Secret World content

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Those of you who know me know that ranting is not exactly my forte. Although I have dabbled in it a bit here and...
He-Man has the power

The Daily Grind: What’s the most game-breaking cash shop item you’ve ever seen?

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I don't have a lot of experience with MMO cash shops. I've used a couple of them to spend Turbine points or Funcom funny...
Crowfall

Leaderboard: Did you back Crowfall?

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Crowfall's Kickstarter ends this week. In fact, it ends tomorrow. By all accounts it's been enormously successful, both in terms of the funds received...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Shifting perspectives in Guild Wars 2

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Since my last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, ArenaNet has released the eagerly anticipated camera patch, and I have been squealing with delight while enjoying...

Choose My Adventure: Torchlight Heroes

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Our March sampler-platter edition of Choose My Adventure is quickly coming to a close. There's only one more vote to take, one more game...

The Daily Grind: Do you have a love/hate relationship with an MMO?

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For the most part, my MMO gaming world is pretty black and white. If I enjoy a game, then I'm playing it. If I'm...

Global Chat: Tripping over colors in MMO play

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Have you ever thought about what it would be like to play an MMO while affected by colorblindness? A guest writer over at Epic...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 7

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Justin and Bree discuss EVE Fanfest, ArcheAge's dolphingate, the PWE/Cryptic layoffs, Elder Scrolls Online's B2P relaunch, FFXI's maintenance mode, Guild Wars 2, and The Secret World, with mailbag questions on Sword Coast Legends and NWN.

Hyperspace Beacon: What you need to know about SWTOR’s Outfit Designer

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Update 3.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is, in a lot of ways, my update. From the beginning of the game, I wanted to visit...

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