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The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 2017)

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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...

One Shots: Alien sunset

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I will admit that I've been craving a good space exploration sim lately -- the burn to "explore strange new worlds" is rising inside...

The Stream Team: Conquering the new bosses in Trove’s Shadow Tower

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Last time, Massively OP's MJ made her maiden trip into Trove's Shadow Tower. This first visit saw her conquer the first two floors, but...

Greed Monger creator says its failure ‘plagues’ him, offers recompense to backers

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No, your eyes aren't deceiving you; we're going to be talking about Greed Monger today, because some very interesting developments have just transpired on...

Gamescom 2017: ArcheAge 4.0 ports naval warfare westward this year

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Trion is on a roll at a Gamescom this week: It's brought ArcheAge 4.0 to the party. "Slated for release in North America and Europe...

Leaderboard: Do the HTC Vive’s and Oculus Rift’s price cuts change your opinion on VR pricing?

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When Oculus dropped the price of the Oculus Rift down to $400 earlier this summer, supposedly temporarily (but not its first drop), analysts were...

Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy

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We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...

The Daily Grind: What’s your comfort MMO?

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In all of the years that I've been playing MMORPGs, I've noticed that it is far, far easier to return to a known property...

The Stream Team: Exploring Trove’s Eclipse expansion (plus giveaway)

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Trove's Eclipse is happening today, and Massively OP's MJ is going to experience it. And she gets to do so from the comfort of...

Touring Trove’s new Eclipse expansion with the Trion team

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The big solar eclipse may have been yesterday, but today marks the beginning of Trove's Eclipse! And luckily, this one will last much more...

Trove’s subclassing system launches with Eclipse next week

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A total solar eclipse isn't a common event -- the continental US hasn't seen one in almost 40 years. So it makes a lot...

Snail releases trailer for PixArk, its Minecraft-ARK Survival Evolved mashup

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What's that squishy sound? Oh yeah, it's the sound of an IP being milked. I'm talking about Snail Games' new Minecraft clone PixArk, which...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gamers who are sick of raiding?

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In the middle of the conversation spawned by yesterday's financial news that Guild Wars 2 had seen its worst revenue quarter since launch, several...

The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 2017)

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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...
Why Is Trion Like This, Just Kidding, We Actually Know

RIFT calls players back with a late-summer giveaway

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It might be the perfect time to take that vacation to Telara that you've been talking about for ages! RIFT is currently running a login...
Where now?

Massively Overthinking: Gathering our thoughts on Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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This week, the dominant story has become Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, which is coming our way far sooner than a lot...
Strawberry fields forever.

Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy

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Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...
Even-handed.

Perfect Ten: The circles of MMORPG combat hell

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And so it was as I traveled across the many spheres and realms of MMOs, I came to realize one simple truth: War is...

Global Chat: Dipping into Albion Online

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Now that Albion Online has officially launched, what's the verdict? It's a little hard to get a feel for that, since I haven't seen...
OHHHHH MYYYYYYYY

Massively OP Podcast Episode 129: Treasure Trove

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Secret World Legends, Trove, ArcheAge, Blade & Soul, Star Citizen, Chronicles of Elyria, Crowfall, and DCUO, with mailbag questions on non-fantasy MMOs and soloing in MMOs: %SURL%

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