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Vague Patch Notes: Why do so many MMOs fail?
We talk a lot about MMOs that fail here on Massively Overpowered. I wrote a whole column about how our standards of success are...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
Portions of Destiny 2’s Final Shape expansion accidentally become playable to PS5 fans ahead of schedule
We're reasonably sure that releasing the next expansion for Destiny 2 is a bit more involved than pushing a "go" button, but it looks...
Elite Dangerous introduces its next new ship, the Type-8 cargo hauler
Space truckers of Elite: Dangerous rejoice because the game's next new ship is for you. Say hello to the Type-8, a new medium-size cargo...
EVE Online details Equinox’s updates to corporation features and project management
EVE Online players who either run or belong to a corporation have some things to look forward to when the Equinox update arrives to...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Cross Faction Heavy Strike Wing Escort Bundle in our Unparalleled giveaway
In celebration of Star Trek Online's PC launch of Season 32: Unparalleled, Cryptic has kindly granted us gift codes to raffle to our readers!...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.5 Desperate Defiance launches today alongside The Acolyte collab
Star Wars The Old Republic's 7.5 patch is upon us today, as servers went down at 8 a.m. EDT this morning to prepare. The...
Elite Dangerous makes several major adjustments to Thargoid War mechanics in latest patch
The Thargoid War in Elite: Dangerous that's currently seeing players assault the immense alien motherships known as Titans hasn't been moving at a particularly...
Destiny 2 drops new Final Shape trailer as Steam concurrency is booming
Do long delays make the heart grow fonder? Maybe not, but they sure do give the video team a lot more time to make...
Star Trek Online’s Unparalleled is live on PC today, helmed by Denise Crosby
It's update day for Star Trek Online fans as the iconic sci-fi MMORPG releases Unparalleled for PC, and accordingly we are never allowed to...
The Stream Team: A night of Nightwave in Warframe
A new Nightwave mini-season has started in Warframe, and this time Massively OP's MJ is getting in on at the beginning! How can she...
Star Trek Online’s June event lets you earn a free T6 starship
If you've played Star Trek Online to any moderate or serious extent, you know that having a Tier 6 starship is a "must have"...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever feel like you’re outside the wall of an MMO fandom?
It's a disquieting feeling to be around a bunch of people who are "in the know" on a trend or fandom but you're not....
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has unleashed its massive deep space patch
Earlier this month, the player team behind Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends took the wraps off its Deep Space Comms patch -...
Destiny 2 outlines Final Shape’s armor and ability updates and a new Pathfinder UI
Destiny 2 continues to unleash a torrent of hyper-granular details about its Final Shape expansion this week, with dev blogs, weekly newsletter information, and...
Star Citizen debuts the new Ironclad heavy hauler and shares an update on the Polaris capital ship
The Invictus free-fly event continues to be the focus for Star Citizen, particularly as it's being used as a platform to debut all-new and...
Massively Overthinking: Does challenging solo content belong in MMORPGs?
Star Wars The Old Republic's plan to implement new solo challenge content called Ventures in its Desperate Defiance patch raised more than one eyebrow...
Here’s how Star Trek Online’s new gender- and species-swap token will work
Star Trek Online's Unparalleled update isn't just about new story content and missions: It's also packing a major quality-of-life feature in the form of...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
The Stream Team: Returning to SWTOR for a killer pup-bot
If there is one way to entice Massively OP's MJ back into a game, it's by giving her a pet! And SWTOR is offering...
