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Wakfu explains Companies and the foundations behind its new Hero system
Why control just one character when you can control three? That's the core of Wakfu's new Heroes system, and the latest development blog explains...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s events, anniversaries, and content
I don't know whether we're actually going to have a proper two-year anniversary event in Final Fantasy XIV. It feels very strange to say...
Final Fantasy XIV launches in South Korea to solid internet cafe stats
Final Fantasy XIV's launch in South Korea happened too recently to make any declarations about its long-term fate. What can be said with certainty,...
One Shots: They’ll swallow your soul
Sometimes you can't help but take a screenshot of what is otherwise nightmare fuel, because perhaps in freezing a scene in its tracks, you...
Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?
Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs.
"Back in my World of Warcraft days, I mentioned to a friend that I would...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO futures that never were
One of the things I spend a lot of time thinking about is Operation Unthinkable. For those of you who don't feel like clicking...
Final Fantasy XIV launches in Korea on August 14th
Whether you're playing Final Fantasy XIV in Europe, the US, or Japan, there are no delays for content. Everything comes out at the same...
Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s tanks
I don't generally like "ranking" classes. The best tanking option in Final Fantasy XIV is the one that you like playing the most, and...
One Shots: First steps into a greater world
Do you miss Vanguard? It's been a while now since that particular fantasy world closed its doors to players, but warm memories of the...
Final Fantasy XI’s August update arrives today
The end is swiftly approaching for Final Fantasy XI - not a shutdown, but the end of the game's active story and content additions....
Choose My Adventure: A whale of a time in FFXIV Heavensward’s Sea of Clouds
Hello again everyone, and happy August. It's happy for me, anyway; this past weekend marked the first time in recent memory that I could...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on what comes next in Final Fantasy XIV
Let me start by warning you fans of Final Fantasy XIV that this column may very well have spoilers, but that's all right because...
The MOP Up: Evil Island edition
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: Abstract art
Every once in a while I receive a One Shots email that makes one of my eyebrows climb super-high while the other one dives...
Choose My Adventure: Dungeons, soloing, and PvP in FFXIV’s Heavensward
Hello again, everyone, and welcome to week three of Choose My Adventure. If you're tuning in for the first time, allow me to bring...
Global Chat: Do you crave human interaction in MMOs?
I've long been an advocate of "playing alone together" in MMOs. While I enjoy grouping and teaming up to a degree, mostly I want...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward at the one-month mark
Heavensward has been out a bit more than a month now if you count the launch of early access as the "real" launch of...
One Shots: Aerodynamically impossible
Back in the late '70s, the first Superman flick had the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly." Well, I look at the...
The Daily Grind: Are you trying a different MMO this summer?
I find that summer is a great time of the year to let my gaming wanderlust run free, giving me permission to try new...