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Guild Wars 2 turns six with a new video and infographic – and a huge nostalgic tease
It's birthday day for Guild Wars 2, which means a recappy infographic and trailer, but don't think it's just about looking back: In fact,...
Legends of Aria tests realm capacity with a large-scale invasion event on Saturday
How many players can a single realm of Legends of Aria support? There are lots of ways to find out, but there's only one...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to which Pokemon you should keep (or send away)
There's so much involved with Pokemon Go for new (or returning) players to adjust to that even knowing what's "good" can be hard to figure out....
World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth sells ‘more than 3.4 million’ copies for a ‘day-one sales record’ for WoW
We were just grumbling on this week's MOP Podcast about not having any idea how well World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth had sold...
RIFT Prime will get the 2012 Storm Legion expansion this fall
Remember way back in 2012 when Storm Legion launched in Trion Worlds' MMO RIFT? You can remember all over again this fall, at least...
A fluffy casual’s starting perspective on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Let me tell you a bit about me and how I play MMORPGs. Between two jobs and a family, my gaming time is relegated...
The Stream Team: All your base are belong to Rend
One of the best things about Rend is its emphasis on teamwork and cooperation. And although Massively OP's MJ is only one person, she...
WoW’s Battle for Azeroth: Secret quests, island rewards, bug fixes, and cinematic tomfoolery
Done everything already in Battle for Azeroth? Oh, you lie, but when you are done, you might want to keep your eye out for...
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
The Survivalist: Excited for ARK’s Extinction
I finally broke down and watched ARK: Survival Evolved's Extinction trailer. It's not that I didn't want to! On the contrary, I was very...
The MOP Up: Worlds Adrift makes room for PvE servers (August 12, 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...
No, World of Warcraft’s warfronts won’t go live with Battle for Azeroth
One of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth's key features won't go live when the expansion launches this coming week. Blizzard announced players are...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
Endless Trials seeks $66K on Kickstarter to build a semi-hardcore endgame PvE MMO that omits grind
Here's a new one for us, and if you like it, you can throw money at it right now: It's called Endless Trials, and...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...
The Daily Grind: Is ‘god mode’ fun for MMO play?
Unlike some console and PC titles, online RPGs don't typically offer "god mode" (despite what you may have heard about certain classes). We don't...
Hands-on with Monster Hunter World on PC: ‘A quick and dirty port’
So you've probably heard some news about the Monster Hunter World port. PC performance issues, keyboard and mouse issues, random crashing. I wish I could...
Massively on the Go’s guide to returning to Pokemon Go: Focus on community
I've noticed a bit of a renewal for Pokemon Go thanks to large improvements by Niantic starting with Generation 3. With raids, quests, real-world weather affecting...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an MMORPG-related dream?
A real dream, not just a dream to top the raid leaderboard.
MOP reader CamelotCrusade submitted today's whimsical Daily Grind topic. "The other night I...
World of Warcraft’s creative director asks players to ‘be patient’ regarding the story
Why do people care so much about the story in World of Warcraft, to the point that they are rioting across social media and...
