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Massively Overthinking: What we really mean when we talk about ‘difficulty’ in MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader Steve wants us to revisit the Daily Grind on making death more meaningful without making it more annoying. His letter was long, so...
Contains some monsters.

Final Fantasy XI’s April version update adds adjusted tools and scrolls, new content rotation

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For all of the improvements made to Final Fantasy XI over the past several years, some things were still harder than they needed to...
Bring out your dead, I guess.

Choose My Adventure: Warframe in review

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It's funny how presentation problems can have such a huge impact on the same product. Warframe, as a game, is almost crippled by its lack...
Now the story can be told...

Wisdom of Nym: The jobs of Final Fantasy XI compared to Final Fantasy XIV

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With 30 years of history, Final Fantasy as a series has had lots of riffs on the same basic ideas. It's the only thing...
Weird dog.

Final Fantasy XI gets ready for an April update

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If you were worried that the end of the fiscal year meant the end of Final Fantasy XI updates, we're happy to report that...

Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes

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What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
Pictured: Love.

Final Fantasy XI challenges players to another alphabetical Easter event

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If you've played Final Fantasy XI through any given Easter event, you probably have a vivid memory of hearing people shout for various eggs...
Ideas face challenges when born.

Wisdom of Nym: A week after Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka

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It's been a little under a week since the Eureka launch in Final Fantasy XIV, and opinions about the content are pretty universally strong....
They're big, you see.

Final Fantasy XI brings in new Dynamis and relic reforging

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The newest update to Final Fantasy XI means the end of the game's Dynamis - Divergence areas with the addition of Jeuno, thus allowing...
Up.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka

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I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again. One of the things that I mentioned...

The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 2018)

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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...

One Shots: The Soviet Summoner

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Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
Classy.

Final Fantasy XI finishes off its new Dynamis areas with Jeuno

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The final round of content for the Dynamis - Divergence maps is arriving in Final Fantasy XI in March, and to the surprise of...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs belong in a museum!

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Let's talk game preservation. We've been covering MADE's attempt to convince the government to tweak its interpretation of the DMCA to basically allow museums,...
Making my way no matter how bad it looks.

Choose My Adventure: Farewell to Project Gorgon

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Out of all the titles that I've played for Choose My Adventure, Project Gorgon is probably the earliest in its development cycle. It's also,...
That's not a doll, guy.

Final Fantasy XI brings back its annual doll festival

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For the many Japanese players of Final Fantasy XI, the annual doll festival feels entirely familiar and normal. For most of the international players,...
I'm going to write that MMO about the snarky robot I always wanted to!

Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?

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Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: The tabletop GMs behind MMOs

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One of the advantages to computer RPGs, I've always thought, is that you don't need a friend who you can alternately sucker or bribe...
Obviously silly dances are already universal.

Wisdom of Nym: What cosmetic features could other jobs get in Final Fantasy XIV?

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About a month back, I got a comment in this column with an absolutely spectacular question. We've got two cosmetic systems that basically only...

The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Ninja arrives in Southeast Asia (February 11, 2018)

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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...

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