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Final Fantasy XI offers crabs and rare allies for its latest login campaign
This May marks the 15th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and so it only makes sense to have the month's login campaign offer all...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the trials
At a preliminary glance, I think we've got about three more weeks of this particular feature, including this column. That sounds like a lot,...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 2017)
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...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
Final Fantasy XIV offers its first glimpse of the dungeons in Stormblood
There will be a lot of dungeons to explore in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. That's not a spoiler, that's a fact of life, just...
Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world
Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.
Final Fantasy XI prepares for its May version update
This month's version update for Final Fantasy XI is a little bit smaller than normal. Of course, that's understandable; there's a 15-year anniversary celebration...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – expert dungeons
It's benchmark time, friends! I have, no the surprise of no one, already run the benchmark and played around with the character creator (I...
Massively OP Interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO
Today, Ashes of Creation takes a big plunge into an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign. Over the past few months, the MMO seemed to come out...
Final Fantasy XIV talks about the new features of its Stormblood benchmark
Have you downloaded the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood benchmark yet? "No," you say, "because I already know my computer can handle it and who...
The MOP Up: Warface meets Crysis (April 30, 2017)
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...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest live letter discusses inventory, benchmarks, and housing in Stormblood
The anticipation for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is pretty high among the game's players at this point. It's just under two months away, and...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
Wakfu adds leaderboard rewards, ventures further up Mount Zinit
An unexpected environment and a shocking revelation about a key character lays in wait for adventurers who continue to scale Wakfu's Mount Zinit.
The team...
Global Chat: Which MMO developer do you most appreciate?
Recently, Ravalation carried on an annual blogger tradition called Developer Appreciation Week. During this week, gamers would put aside their usual vitriol and criticism...
Final Fantasy XIV announces the last PlayStation 3 login campaign and a new Amazon promotional campaign
With the release of its second expansion, Final Fantasy XIV will no longer be supported on the PlayStation 3. There's a free upgrade to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – leveling content
At least we're finally thought the story. While we walk through a review of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in its totality, we've taken three...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the dates for its upcoming data center move
If you're playing on the North American data centers for Final Fantasy XIV, you've been given ample warning that the centers are moving. That's...
The MOP Up: Aion has spring fever (April 23, 2017)
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...