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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the weirdness of Yo-kai Watch
The fact that Final Fantasy XIV has now officially had a crossover with Yo-kai Watch feels rather odd to me. I'm honestly not a...
Jukebox Heroes: Black Desert Online’s soundtrack
If I had to describe Black Desert Online's score in one word, I would probably go with "lovely." Generally, it's a very lovely soundtrack....
The Daily Grind: How important are MMORPG playerbase metrics to you?
While playing Overwatch with guildies the other night, my husband turned to me with a hypothetical. The guys were speculating on World of Warcraft's...
Massively Overthinking: Starting over with MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic is from a reader named Yasser, who asked us:
"If you had to pick one MMO to experience all over...
Final Fantasy XI plans its August update following a community AMA
Since Final Fantasy XI has moved into maintenance mode, it's been receiving monthly patches to give players more content to play through, adjustments to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 75: Future oracles
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Guild Wars 2, Shards Online, LOTRO & DDO, FFXIV, Black Desert, and more, with a mailbag question on boosting GW2 characters.
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a five-day login campaign
Have you stepped away from Final Fantasy XIV for a bit? That's understandable. There are a lot of games out there to play, after...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about leveling in Final Fantasy XIV’s future
Speculating about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is something that I engage in quite a bit, but the fact is that there's an...
The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 2016)
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: Strange voyages
As cool and iconic that Star Trek ships look, I've always thought they also came across as fragile, with pieces sticking out here and...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a Yo-kai Watch crossover on July 26th
At first glance, Final Fantasy XIV and Yo-kai Watch seem to be two tastes that go together like peanut butter and mayonnaise. But they're...
Wisdom of Nym: Why I adore Final Fantasy XIV’s Deep Dungeon
Let me start by getting my biggest beef with the Palace of the Dead out of the way right off: I don't like the...
Final Fantasy XIV bans more than 6,000 accounts for RMT
Making money in Final Fantasy XIV isn't necessarily easy. You have to play the free market quite a bit to acquire large amounts of...
Global Chat: Pokemon GO mania sweeps the world
What became an overnight global phenomenon certainly prompted the MMO blogosphere to talk about their experiences and opinions with Pokémon GO!
To Game for Life...
Final Fantasy XIV hits 6M registered players, patches in the Deep Dungeon
Final Fantasy XIV has now "drawn in over six million cumulative players globally - excluding free trial - in under three years," according to...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
Wisdom of Nym: The missteps of Final Fantasy XIV’s main scenario through Heavensward
There are going to be spoilers in this column. Let's make this entirely clear. If you read this column without having finished up Final...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s Q&A bonanza (July 10, 2016)
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: Totes adorbs
My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs
When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...
