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The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 2015)
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...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 24 is here and it’s added a lot of stuff
Crowdfunded fantasy sandbox Shroud of the Avatar has made its latest patch available to backers as of this morning. Originally, Release 24 was supposed to be...
Shroud of the Avatar talks release 23 postmortem and more
Portalarium published Update of the Avatar #151 this morning. It dives deep into Shroud of the Avatar, and it offers readers a look at...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
Shroud of the Avatar previews Nightshade Pass, Mariah Overlook, and North Naryad Pinelands
Shroud of the Avatar's design team has been going crazy with world-building as of late. In the game's most recent newsletter, a couple of...
Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for Halloween fun in Release 23
It's nearly the end of the month, and Shroud of the Avatar players know by now that that means a new release for the...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer soloing or grouping in MMORPGs?
As we belatedly covered yesterday, the developers of upcoming indie MMO Saga of Lucimia believe that group-centric play is the solution to a problem supposedly created by the...
Shroud of the Avatar starts playing with ocean effects
Water is about to get a lot more interesting in Shroud of the Avatar. Starting with Release 23, the game is experimenting with advanced...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been scammed in an MMO?
One quirk of some early MMORPGs was that character names weren't always unique. It was possible to roll multiple characters with precisely the same name and...
Shroud of the Avatar highlights zones, player-made music
Shroud of the Avatar's latest weekly update is a meaty deep dive into everything from the fantasy sandbox's musical system to its zones to...
Perfect Ten: MMO systems that could be great (but I haven’t seen it yet)
Before I start this column, I want to say two important things. First, my experiences do not extend outward to the limits of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 33: Ascent’s James Hicks
Justin and Bree fête Ascent's James Hicks discussing Star Citizen, Wurm Online, Ultima Online, WildStar, Daybreak's mystery game, Elite: Dangerous, RIFT, and Funcom.
Shroud of the Avatar goes recursive with Release 23
Shroud of the Avatar is the most recent game that Richard Garriott has worked on, so why not spend your time in that game...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Sun Online
Computer RPG players in the late '80s and early '90s were surely familiar with Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and its now-famous Gold Box series....
Ultima Online launches Time of Legends expansion
The first new expansion for Ultima Online in several years is finally here.
Time of Legends has gone live on the production servers, bringing with it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 32: WildStumble
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Project Gorgon, Ultima Online, WildStar, Dragon's Prophet, EQ franchise expansions, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on armchair game dev and catering to whales.
The latest SOTA update ushers in Halloween and Black Friday
Update of the Avatar #145 is out for Shroud of the Avatar, and it is leading players right into the holidays. There's Halloween goodies...
