progression server
Massively OP’s guide to getting into RIFT Prime
With the RIFT Prime server going live next week (on Wednesday, to be precise), a lot of renewed interest has sprung up over this...
RIFT team tackles Prime server Q&A
Have questions about next month's RIFT Prime server? You and everyone else, buddy. With the rapid rollout of the progression server ruleset, Trion Worlds...
RIFT datamining looks at Prime server and Patch 4.4
With the opening of RIFT Prime on March 7th, players are showing an increased interest in this nearly seven-year-old MMO. One thing that everyone...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
RIFT Prime progression server launches March 7, with pack preorders available now
Can you believe RIFT's been around for almost seven years? Neither can we. Trion is celebrating by releasing the long-awaited progression server, RIFT Prime,...
EverQuest announces ‘true box’ progression server
These days, EverQuest seems to exist to be a test bed for different progression server concepts. Its community certainly doesn't tire of starting all...
The MOP Up: Overwatch rings in the Lunar New Year (February 4, 2018)
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...
Global Chat: To RIFT or not to RIFT?
Everyone's talking about RIFT's new Prime server idea -- and whether or not it will get us playing Trion Worlds' fantasy MMO once again....
Age of Conan rolls out brand-new forums, with Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online to follow
It's been a big week for the supposedly-in-maintenance-mode Age of Conan: First it got a new time-limited progression server, then it lowered its sub...
RIFT lead systems designer Andy ‘Vladd’ Kirton steps down
According to a thread on RIFT's official forums today, a new lead systems designer is apparently on order in the flagship Trion MMORPG as Andy "Vladd"...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 155: Pirates, progression, and patches
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, FFXIV, SWTOR, Closers, EVE Online, Sea of Thieves, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on non-combat MMO options and playing MMOs with a newborn.
Age of Conan shares saga server class distribution
With Age of Conan's saga server underway, players both new and old are flooding in to check out this limited-duration PvE shard with all...
Interview: Trion Worlds goes in depth on RIFT Prime
Following the initial announcement of RIFT Prime and the ensuing details that started to come out of Trion Worlds on the progression server, we...
RIFT Prime won’t let you carry your characters over to regular servers
Trion Worlds' announcement of a RIFT Prime server for this spring may have raised more questions than it answered. While the studio is starting...
Leaderboard: Are you playing on Age of Conan’s new ‘saga’ server?
Age of Conan's Saga of Zath server officially launched yesterday, drawing fresh attention back to the game that Funcom maintenance-moded by proxy last year...
Age of Conan’s Saga of Zath fresh start progression server launches tomorrow as sub prices drop permanently
Back in December, Funcom announced that it had plans for the effectively maintenance-moded Age of Conan, and those plans included Saga of Zath, a fresh-start...
Leaderboard: Will you be playing RIFT’s new server?
Last week, Trion Worlds announced a bold move for its MMORPG RIFT: Debuting this spring will be a brand-new server for the game with...
LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
EverQuesting: Frostfell blues and end of the year news for EverQuest II
Snow? Check. Good cheer? Check. Catchy tunes everywhere? Checkity check. Goblins and gigglegibbers in goofy get-ups? Great big check. New guide? Er...
Yes, it's Frostfell...
Funcom is launching a ‘saga server’ specialty shard for Age of Conan called Saga of Zath
So much for maintenance mode: It appears that Funcom has plans yet for Age of Conan, if the studio's email to players and post...