Massively Overthinking: How we deal with burning out of MMOs
Back in August, MOP's own Justin wrote a piece on his Bio Break blog about moderation in gaming that resonated with me. He described...
Hands-on with the four Vs of Nexon’s mobile MMO V4
One of my friends once said to me, "Carlo, I always see you play those random 6 out of 10 MMOs, and I don't...
The Daily Grind: What would make you reconsider playing an MMO you had sworn off?
There are some games we just declare that we're done playing forever. There are usually good reasons for it, even; decisions are made with...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons WoW Classic is still fun in 2020
WoW Classic just celebrated its first year of operation, and what a year it's been! Back in the summer of 2019, I was rediscovering...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion lets players infiltrate Rogue Harbor on September 18
Are you tormented by the unrequited desire of executing a daring caper, perhaps pilfering a rare antique or infiltrating a secure vault, all because...
Choose My Adventure: The slow-burning, esoteric start of Wurm Online
I have a feeling this is going to be a short article and a probably completely inept series. Wurm Online is definitely not the...
Not So Massively: Iron Harvest 1920 is a dieselpunk RTS with a surprising amount of heart
It's pretty common to stumble across a new game on the front page of Steam and think it looks interesting enough to add to...
Wisdom of Nym: What does Final Fantasy XIV’s final 5.3 stinger imply?
As above, so below, and as before, so again. Just to make it absolutely clear, even though we did it for last week's column...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Blade & Soul’s soundtrack
Pretty game, strong story focus, really not for me. That's the impression I got from dipping into Blade & Soul a few months back....
One Shots: Chilla with my gorilla
It's always a parade of fluffy, furry, and feathery friends when One Shots asks readers to share their favorite pets, and today is no...
The Daily Grind: What was a great idea you saw in an otherwise unsuccessful MMO?
If you're familiar with tabletop roleplaying games, you are probably familiar with the concept of the fantasy heartbreaker. To summarize it very quickly for...
LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking LOTRO’s expansions from worst to best
Every once in a while, it's a lot of fun to sit down and rank things in your favorite geeky franchises. A while back,...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed plans for a PC beta test
Darn it! I said ages ago that I would be much more interested in Bless Unleashed if it were releasing on platforms I actually...
Global Chat: Is MMO crafting obsolete?
Tipa over at Chasing Dings recently posed an intriguing question to her friends and readers: Does crafting have any place in the modern MMO?...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft has no good excuses for not having housing
We are past 15 years on now, and World of Warcraft still lacks housing. This is, frankly, really dumb. And it comes up a...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we intentionally avoid
A few weeks back, I read a Twitter thread about people who avoid specific games and types of games, and the folks chiming in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best bears?
To this day there are few things that have bothered me as much as seeing someone refer to bears as "a big pile of...
Into the Super-verse: Marvel’s Avengers feels like Marvel Heroes by way of Destiny
This past weekend, I finally had a chance to actually try out Marvel's Avengers because the game was running its open beta. Certainly I'd already...
Choose My Adventure: Determining the strengths and weaknesses of AdventureQuest 3D
So it’s my final week here in AdventureQuest 3D and things ended with not a bang nor a whimper so much as with a...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Reflections in Crystal storylines
All right, let's make something very clear right off the bat: There will be spoilers in this column. If you have managed to not...
