Opinion

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Choose My Adventure: The first steps as a Romulan in Star Trek Online

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In last week's column, I mentioned that the start of our Star Trek Online journey would not be done alone, and sure enough I've...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

The Daily Grind: Is there a specific point in an MMO’s development when you know it’s doomed?

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I was tabbing back through one of my favorite Old Massively columns when I bumped into this quote and had to go look up...
Originals of the species.

Wisdom of Nym: The curious rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV’s old content

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So originally, this column was going to involve a fair amount of speculation regarding some ambiguous phrasings and translations of timing for the next...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play if you’re totally broke?

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A while back I saw an interesting thread on the Guild Wars 2 Reddit, in which the player was asking whether he was missing...

Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box

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Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
KITTY! AGAIN!

The Daily Grind: How good are you at spacing out your MMO content consumption?

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I know people in Final Fantasy XIV who have already finished getting all of their Skysteel Tools fully upgraded. This is, in and of...

LOTRO Legendarium: Wells of Langflood, River-hobbits, and free questing

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With major content updates only coming to Lord of the Rings Online two or three times a year now, it's a big deal when...
Uh?

The Daily Grind: Do you play the MMO fashion wars?

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I care about how I look. Obviously not in a real life, because I've chosen to be a short, lumpy gnome of questionable heritage,...
Do this differently.

WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Warlock, Paladin, and Demon Hunter changes

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It's the penultimate column in this particular series! And that's good because if people who used to make World of Warcraft are going to...

The Soapbox: The sunsetted MMORPGs I miss the most

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I'm pining for the fjords. Not in the way that would assume I'm becoming some jaded and angry MMO fan; I'm never going to stop...
honsing around

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you let your own kids play?

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A while back, in the long long ago when we could still talk to humans in person, I was chatting with the mom of...

Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine

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A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...

Warframe of Mind: Railjack revamp, Nightwave 3, Protea footage, and other news from devstream-from-home

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Just because the devs at Digital Extremes are working for home does not mean Warframe isn't getting plenty of love and attention. The work...
oh no skellingtons

The Daily Grind: Which of your MMO characters has kept the same look for the longest time?

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One of my Death Knights in World of Warcraft has had the same outfit for years. It basically hasn't budged since Cataclysm, and I...
Wake-up bomb.

Desert Oasis: Deep-diving Black Desert’s Musa and Maewha classes

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I think I may be in the minority of people who enjoy being home all day. It gives that much needed time to just...

Perfect Ten: Underappreciated Guild Wars 2 features

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Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...

The Daily Grind: When have you felt like an idiot in an MMO?

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While I'm sure that you have it all together and project the infallible air of someone who strides with the greatest of purpose, there's...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 269: Pre-Searing parties

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Chris, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 1, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Funcom's Dune, World of Warcraft, and Star Citizen, with adventures in Fallout 76, FFXIV, Torchlight III, Star Stable, AQ3D, Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the state of thes site, the cost of MMOs, Astellia Online, and MMO crafting.

Choose My Adventure: Seriously, the Roblox community is pretty impressive

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Over the course of my time in Roblox for this round of Choose My Adventure, I've come to appreciate the value of community creativity....

Flameseeker Chronicles: Reviewing ArenaNet’s Complete Art of Guild Wars 20th anniversary edition book

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Talk long enough to Guild Wars fans about their favorite franchise, and chances are that sooner or later, they will start gushing about the...

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