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Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’
AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...
Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes
Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...
Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next
There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Dave Georgeson says he’d have delivered EverQuest Next ‘to vision’
In the wake of EverQuest Next's cancelation, gamers have been peppering former EQ franchise director Dave Georgeson, who was let go from Daybreak a...
Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
One Shots: You got something on your face
There is a grand conspiracy among MMO developers and it is this: Every last one of them has entered into a blood pact to...
The Daily Grind: Does EverQuest Next’s cancellation change your MMO outlook?
By now you've surely read the news that Daybreak has canceled EverQuest Next. To many of you, it was likely not a surprise, but...
The Stream Team: Letting the Landmark (and EverQuest Next) rage out
Just when MassivelyOP's MJ decided to postpone her Landmark stream to find a bunch of fun things to tour, Daybreak goes and does something...
Crowfall shows off the Ranger in action
The Ranger of Crowfall has been making the rounds lately as the resident orange-haired green-clad lady shooting arrows at targets. That part is... yeah,...
EverQuesting: Landmark’s big claim news
Holy moly, it happened! As you might surmise by the not-so-subtle surprise in my voice, we've finally got a chunk of Landmark news. It's...
Crowfall is tweaking healing, dizzy states, and multiple archetypes
Hopefully you weren't unduly attached to the number-crunched specifics of any of Crowfall's planned archetypes because the in-development MMO is contemplating some minor changes.
In...
Jukebox Heroes: ARK: Survival Evolved’s soundtrack
If you've been hiding in a cave on Mars with your fingers in your ears and your social media feeds on the fritz, you...
The MOP Up: Blade & Soul brings in the Warlock (March 6, 2016)
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...
Landmark is giving new players a slice of pioneer territory
Being flat and featureless isn't always a bad thing. For example, if you're looking to build amazing structures without a lot of hassle from...
Crowfall looks at the early version of the Ranger’s powers
The Ranger is not a ranged character in Crowfall, but she's also not a melee character. She's a hybrid between the two playstyles, able...
Massively Overthinking: The curse of player-generated MMO content
The influx of new player-generated-content-oriented MMOs might make you think that PGC is on the rise, but if you've been around the genre for...
Crowfall’s visuals are ‘stylized… with a little more grit’
Some of the criminally unsung heroes of MMOs are the artists who strive to sculpt and design the look of a game to fit...
Mantle of Power expansion to take Trove to weird and wonderful places
Think you've seen everything that Trove has to offer? No matter how experienced a cubic adventurer you are, you've got another thing or two...
MMORPGs celebrate The Revenant’s Oscars
If your MMORPG has a Revenant class, you'd best not be missing the opportunity to plug it today, as the movie celebrates its three...
SkySaga’s alpha 7 arrives today with competitive building and selfies
Voxelbox SkySaga has just entered its seventh round of alpha, dubbed the "Settler" update. Of note, the game has been patched with a new...
