Vague Patch Notes: On fans and fanboys in MMORPGs
When you play Final Fantasy XIV, you are going to be stuck playing one of an assortment of jobs, with no actual customization to distinguish...
The Daily Grind: What could your favorite MMO do to attract new players?
Every MMO wants more people to play it. That's kind of the nature of the thing. While no one working on Secret World Legends is...
Perfect Ten: Helpful tips for returning to City of Heroes in 2019
With the (community-led) rebirth of City of Heroes in 2019, a rather interesting problem has arisen for this superhero title: Namely, players who never...
Desert Oasis: In praise of the charmingly chaotic Black Desert community
One of my favorite dishes is dinuguan (dinu-goo-ahn). It's a pork dish covered in a sauce with the consistency of curry and the dark...
Not So Massively: Eden Rising provides a low-stress riff on survival games
Somehow I hadn't heard of Eden Rising until it launched out of early access as a free-to-play title, so to me at least it...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite ‘vanilla’ MMO memory?
With all the talk and testing swirling about World of Warcraft Classic this past week, the full nostalgia gates have reopened and a flood...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 221: Classic Warcraft flavor
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, City of Heroes, Blade and Soul, Star Trek Online, Square Enix, and Dungeon and Dragons Online, with mailbag topics on how WoW Classic fits into the MMO genre and getting back into City of Heroes.
Choose My Adventure: My story begins to twist in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Who would have thought that two planets would bring change? I was wholly expecting some generally insular stories from Nar Shaddaa and Balmorra as...
The Daily Grind: What MMO had the most disappointing ending?
I can't help it: I've had Game of Thrones on my mind the last week. As someone who discovered the books as a kid,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – the trials
First and foremost, I freely admit that the title for this one is a bit of a misnomer, since we're covering a lot more...
Fight or Kite: Features MMOs could borrow from successful esports titles
This week I wanted to try something a little different in our PvP-centric Fite or Kite column and take a look at a number...
The Daily Grind: Do you think MMO worlds are too bloated and big?
A couple of months ago, I saw an interesting topic on Reddit that deserved more love than it got. User RuccFeddit (<3) posted what...
Battle Bards Episode 144: Colors of the rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet: Combined, these forces create the awesome power of Roy G. Biv — otherwise known as the...
The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs?
With big name survival games getting ignored developmentally, you have to wonder what's been going on with the smaller titles. After all, we've got...
The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMO do you want to be good, even if it might not be?
I'm excited about Peria Chronicles. This is not a secret. I'm also excited for Caravan Stories. And yet in both cases these games could be awful, and...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Trickster Online’s soundtrack
When going on musical expeditions, I get the most excited when I open up a folder of tracks from lesser-known MMORPGs. I think that's...
Lawful Neutral: What DMCA exemption victories really mean for MMO preservation
You might remember back in October, we covered how the US Library of Congress granted expanded DMCA exceptions for preserving online games. The Library...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever regretted buying something in an MMO?
I absolutely hate buyer's regret. If I could go back and slap myself when I was about to press the "buy now" button on...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes satisfies that Star Wars fix, but there’s a catch
For the last few weeks, my other job has either taken away my game time or just sucked the energy out of me so...
First impressions: World of Warcraft Classic is exactly what it says on the tin
The simplest analogy I can think of for World of Warcraft: Classic is being served a breakfast of toasted plain white bread with a...