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Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s pay-to-win fiasco, Fractured Offline, and Everwind ahoyWelcome back to Make My MMO, MOP’s long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older games long past their fundraising. Star Citizen’s free-fly should’ve been the focus of the weekend, but alas, CIG managed to incite an online riot instead as backers rightly called out […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 18

PlanetSide 2 marks continued server improvements, upcoming Infiltrator changes and new directivesWhen Toadman Interactive/Daybreak (aka ToadBreak) merged the NA servers of PlanetSide 2, it did so extremely poorly, electing to move the more performative Emerald server into the lag-stricken Connery server – a decision so unpopular that players were willing to pay $10K to revert the change. That obviously didn’t happen, and now ToadBreak is reflecting […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

Whatever happened to Gigantic: Rampage Edition?It’s been a year and a month since Motiga’s Gigantic was resurrected and returned from the dead as Gigantic: Rampage Edition. And we were pretty excited about it, although we noted at the time that its launch was marred by server connection issues at the time. So now it has been a year, and what happened? […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

Dune Awakening gets all kinds of trigger happy with the Trooper showcase videoIf you’re the sort of person who would like to turn Dune: Awakening into Calladooty Shootymans, then look no further than the Trooper, the combat school that never met a gun it didn’t like and the focus of the survival MMO’s latest showcase video. As readers might have guessed by now, the Trooper is all […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

LOTRO Legendarium: The pros and cons of Lord of the Rings Online’s four newbie zonesWhen you’re starting out in an MMO world, it’s nice to have choices — especially if you plan to roll up an army of alts one day and don’t want to keep doing the same content over and over again. As of 2025, Lord of the Rings Online offers four starting regions, each with its […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

Star Citizen will make future ship components buyable in-game on day one, current items buyable in JuneEarlier this week, Star Citizen decided to absolutely tap dance in it by selling ship components like weapon kits, bomb racks, and stat-boosting blades in the cash shop first and foremost, which ignited a tinderbox of rage among players who found the offerings both predatory and pay-to-win. CIG has now stepped through the flames to […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

WRUP: We found the last number editionJoin us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about fruit. Literally. It's not a euphemism.

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tropical region in an MMO?One of those little unrecognized perks of MMORPGs is that you can virtually vacation in pretty much any climate, even if you can’t afford to visit such a place in real life. And who doesn’t love a trip to the tropics for a little pick-me-up? A good beachfront zone or a tropical rainforest is a […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 17

The Stream Team: No trouble with Trobbles in AdventureQuest 3DWhile Massively OP’s MJ waits for the revamped starting story and zones in AdventureQuest 3D, there are many, many things she still can do. She’s left quite a few tasks only partially done — mostly because there is grind grind grind involved. But AQ3D found a way to make MJ look forward to the grind […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 16

Betawatch: Blue Protocol Star Resonance locks in for a 2025 global launchWhat the heck is Blue Protocol Star Resonance? Is it a port of the mobile version that we knew was being developed? Is it a rebuild of the non-mobile game? Is it a floor polish and a dessert topping in one? Probably not the last one, but can we really be certain now? Am I […]

Massively OverpoweredMay 16