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Shroud of the Avatar prepares for its final wipe and another telethon

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The last data wipe for Shroud of the Avatar is coming very soon. On July 27th, the final wipe will take place, new player-owned...
Just admit it's launch day.

The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch

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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...

The MOP Up: RuneScape Chronicles’ beach party (July 17, 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...

Jukebox Heroes: MMO tunes from the 1990s

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I'll admit that I have a particular fondness for older video game music. I still scour the archives of NES and Genesis libraries for...

Explore Shroud of the Avatar’s world with this community web atlas

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There's no chance that you're going to get lost when you go exploring Shroud of the Avatar, thanks to a new community project that's...

Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016

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In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it...

Shroud of the Avatar races to address issues before persistent world launch

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Time is running short for Shroud of the Avatar to prepare for its persistent world launch at the end of the month. The team...

The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs

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When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...

Richard Garriott and Starr Long are literally selling their blood for Shroud of the Avatar

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Remember last year back when Richard Garriott raffled off his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar? Yeah, good times. Now...

Shroud of the Avatar outlines summer release plans

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Portalarium is still celebrating the release of its 31st Shroud of the Avatar update last week, but the game's latest newsletter is already outlining...
Past the crimson fields of... wait, sorry, wrong bit.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates

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Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.

The Game Archaeologist: Dark Age of Camelot

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Today, we take a trip to England, but not the England of our timeline. No, this is the England-That-Could-Have-Been, the England of King Arthur,...

Shroud of the Avatar releases final pre-wipe patch

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It's almost the end of an era for Shroud of the Avatar, as the game is facing down its final wipe prior to next...

Perfect Ten: MMO novel tie-ins

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When I was a kid and only slightly more nerdy than I am today, I used to read movie novelizations like crazy. I don't...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 71: Falling to the Force

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Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR's Dark vs. Light campaign, plus ESO, WoW, SOTA, WildStar's character boosts, EQII's $400 guild halls, and LOTRO's new raid, with a mailbag question on the Steam summer sale.
Star Citizen

The Daily Grind: Have you ever learned about major world news while playing an MMORPG?

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Last week when news of Brexit took over the western world, a Star Citizen Redditor made a comment about the weirdness of learning that...
They're fun guys! Get it because... you know what, yeah, you get it.

The Daily Grind: What’s the longest leveling grind in an MMORPG?

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I really, really do not like long leveling grinds. Let me rephrase. I don't mind long leveling paths where the levels don't actually mean much in...

Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares

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Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...

Shroud of the Avatar goes persistent on July 28

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The date of Shroud of the Avatar's pseudo-launch is just a little more than a month away, as Release 32 has been set for...
Can't get there from here.

Shroud of the Avatar fans plan Baltimore SOTA con for November

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Shroud of the Avatar players are attempting to put together a SOTA convention this fall. Spearheaded by player Violation Clauth, the first annual event...

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