player housing
Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve
While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...
Asheron’s Call comes back online after weeks of downtime
After over two weeks of being offline due to a data center move, Asheron's Call is back in business.
"The Asheron's Call worlds have reopened!"...
RPG MO whips up an indie free-to-play sandbox
Someone must not have spread the word that "Mo" is our thing, but that's OK; we're not jealous. Apparently there's a new indie MMO...
Global Chat: Money prison
What kind of prison charges you money to stay there? An MMO prison, obviously!
The Ancient Gaming Noob has a few insightful words to say...
The Repopulation closes a test server to prepare for a hardcore shard
It's both an ending and a new beginning:Â The Repopulation is closing down one of its test servers today, but this is being done to...
Sword and Bored: Player housing
Mo is introduced to MMO player housing... and why some people find it frustrating.
Shards Online newsletter talks housing, the economy, and more
Shards Online's latest newsletter is out, and with it an update from project lead Derek Brinkmann. He says that the dev team is currently...
The Game Archaeologist: Lucasfilm’s Habitat
Some of you reading this may simply never have known a world before the internet existed by virtue of your age. It's not your...
A wicked hive of synth and vibrancy: First impressions of Otherland
I first covered Otherland, the Gamigo-turned-Drago MMORPG based on Tad Williams' sci-fi book series by the same name, at E3 2012. The idea of having...
Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG
Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s city festivals
It's that time of the month again -- a glorious time that I look forward to and makes me cackle with glee just a...
The Daily Grind: How much money have you spent on MMO player housing?
I've got player housing on the brain this week, as decorating my Nar Shaddaa sky palace has accounted for most of MMO playing time here...
The MOP Up: Another stab at Game of Thrones
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...
ArcheAge’s 2.0 update launches on September 12
Trion has announced that ArcheAge's 2.0 game update will go live on September 12th. The Heroes Awaken patch will follow the 48-hour server merge...
Nexus Telegraph: Five ways to get ready for WildStar’s F2P
WildStar's free-to-play transition -- with the accompanying massive feature patch -- hasn't gotten a set date yet, but with the update in closed beta...
The Soapbox: The fun and frustration of SWTOR’s housing system
When I was a kid, I had far too many Star Wars action figures, vehicles, and playsets. And when I say kid, I actually...
Ultima Online begins testing Time of Legends expansion
Did you forget that Ultima Online is rolling out an expansion later this year? You might have, but for faithful UO players, it's certain...
PSA: Pick up WildStar at GameStop for $10
Although WildStar is shifting over to free-to-play this fall, you can get a discounted jump start by snagging a discounted retail box of the game.
GameStop...
Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P
Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...
Shroud of the Avatar teases dragons, housing, and R21
Shroud of the Avatar's latest Update of the Avatar newsletter debuted over the weekend. It includes a look at some "very large creatures" (also...
