Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds
Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.
Leaderboard: Are you still playing WoW Classic?
On today's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I briefly discuss WoW Classic and how quiet the buzz around it's gotten lately. It actually irks me that...
MMO Burnout: Exploring EA’s new Star Wars title, Jedi Fallen Order
It’s impossible to understate how much cultural influence Star Wars had on kids born in the ’70s. One of my first movie-going memories includes...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the worst crafting – or none at all?
Earlier this fall, after Raph Koster announced his new MMO and investor funding, he did a flurry of interviews. In the bowels of one...
Choose My Adventure: Citadel Forged with Fire and the Quest for My Own Stuff
Maybe I’m turning the corner. Maybe I’m getting acclimated to how things work. Or maybe the game caught me on a good day. Whatever...
Fight or Kite: MMORPG PvP is about competition, not combat
Over the last month, Eliot has written a Daily Grind and Perfect Ten that really got me thinking about what PvP truly is. He...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Ishgard restoration after the first phase
The biggest thing that disappointed me about the Ishgard restoration in Final Fantasy XIV was when it was clarified pretty early on that we...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish you could play on the Switch?
I love my Switch, but I feel starved for games to play on it, especially online games. Sure, there are a few out there,...
Battle Bards Episode 156: Feeling blue
Is blue a color? An emotion? A song? An overused alien skin tone? One thing is for certain: Blue shows up an awful lot...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal event reward for seasonal content?
I don't like seasonal events that award pets. I understand why that's a reward, of course; lots of people like having pets, some games...
LOTRO Legendarium: First impressions of Minas Morgul
To kick off this early look at Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, I want to start by taking a step back to...
The Daily Grind: Are ‘limited’ MMO classes a good idea?
Ever since its introduction into Final Fantasy XIV, the Blue Mage class has proved divisive among the community as a "limited" class. The thought...
Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now
Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...
Leaderboard: Are you giving Dark Age of Camelot’s free-to-play version a try?
Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot released its Endless Conquest mode this week, a free-to-play option for one of the few pure subscription games...
Desert Oasis: Getting hyped for Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert
Curbing my enthusiasm is something I constantly work on, so when the announcement for Crimson Desert made its rounds, I was both excited and...
WoW Factor: A brief history of flight (in World of Warcraft)
Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most purposeful housing?
So this is a thing I've talked about before because I love me some MMORPG housing. Even a bad MMO with housing gets brownie...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO grind is good (except when it isn’t)
Some of my fondest memories of World of Warcraft involve Adam Sandler and the Badlands.
My wife and I had a pretty steady tradition made out...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio would you like to see make another MMO?
Every MMO studio has its own particular style and flavor. You can argue that the game itself matters more than its point of origin,...
