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Tamriel Infinium vs Hyperspace Beacon: Three ways to make lockboxes work better in MMORPGs

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Last week, I stirred up a hornet’s nest by bringing up the topic of lockboxes and how I really didn’t mind them in general. Hyperspace...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with character boosts and Guild Wars 2's new cadence.
Same as it ever was.

Crowfall’s crafting stations will remind you of Star Wars Galaxies

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If you're going to spend your precious playtime standing by a crafting station, you want it to be awesome, right? Hell yeah. Crowfall is...

Hyperspace Beacon vs. Tamriel Infinium: An unpopular opinion on SWTOR and ESO lockboxes

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I expect to come under fire for the opinion I'm expressing today for a couple of reasons. Hyperspace Beacon and Tamriel Infinium are our biweekly columns...
Hello again.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 85: A whole New World

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Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW, Elyria, Firefall, SMITE, FFXIV, and Destiny 2, with mailbag letters on Star Wars Galaxies' PvP and explorable MMOs.

Slay your enemies with their own limbs when Skyforge’s Ascension patch drops October 19

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Don't call it an NGE, but when Skyforge's Ascension patch is live next month, it's bringing sweeping, casual-friendly change to the game. We've previously...

The Daily Grind: How do you solve the MMORPG ‘Jedi Problem’?

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MOP reader Witches noted in the comments of last week's Perfect Ten that Firefly seems to be better-suited for the kind of world that...

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs better the second time you play them?

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Whenever someone makes a statement like "video games are better the second time you play them," my gut reaction is "nuh-uh!" That's exactly the...
I mean, nothing is real.

Crowfall’s Raph Koster and Thomas Blair on the challenges of MMORPG harvesting

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Harvesting in an MMORPG is just the boring gruntwork you have to trudge through before you can get to the glory of crafting --...
The notes are there, but not the music.

DragonCon 2016: Garriott expounds on Shroud of the Avatar’s farming, food, and fancy footwork

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Many people look at a game for its combat, however, there are many who also want a game with a variety of non-combat features....
Yes, money.

The Daily Grind: Should MMORPG housing have login and maintenance rules?

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A Massively OP reader named MrPoolaty recently wrote in to us to talk about the resumption of Final Fantasy XIV's housing demolition timers. See,...

The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 2016)

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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...

A deep-dive into MMORPG housing: RIFT vs. WildStar

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If you took a casual poll of the MMO community and asked which game's player housing system was the best and most robust, chances...

Divergence Online returns to Indiegogo to raise funds for the ‘mechapocalypse’

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Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie MMORPG Divergence Online is back with another crowdfunding campaign. If we've done our math right, this'll make the game's fourth...

Post-Endor Darklight SWG emulator seeks to be Star Wars Galaxies 2.0

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If the core SWG emulator and its many spinoffs aren't to your liking, Darklight SWG might be. Lead developer Jameson "Levarris" Connors explained to us...

Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight

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The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....

One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug

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Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...

The Game Archaeologist: Highlander Online

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One of the things that I love about Massively Overpowered's readership is how fans often bring games to my attention that I never knew...

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG soundtracks

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MOP's Justin Olivetti created the music-centered Jukebox Heroes column back on Massively-that-was and brought it along to us here, and to this day it's...
Bingpot.

The Daily Grind: How much does your MMORPG character’s appearance matter to your gameplay?

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I like to think of myself as the kind of person who doesn't care all that much about aesthetics as long as a game...

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