Vague Patch Notes: The community is and is not the MMO
The community is not the MMO. That should be obvious. There is a game to League of Legends that exists without any of the toxic...
Warframe of Mind: The Plains of Eidolon Beautification Project
Sometimes when an MMO adds new zones, previous ones are left behind and seemingly forgotten when development moves on. I am not naming names,...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer target locks or free aiming in MMO action combat?
In the world of active combat, the mechanics are split between two separate yet equally important combat styles. The first is the open free-aiming...
Hyperspace Beacon: I can’t believe I forgot these things about Star Wars Galaxies
For the last couple of weeks, I've been able to re-experience Star Wars Galaxies. After eight years, I noticed that I might have forgotten...
Desert Oasis: Understanding and critiquing Black Desert’s RNG systems
One of the main critiques readers made about my first Desert Oasis column last month was that I did not mention Black Desert's random...
Perfect Ten: Suggestions to make World of Warcraft Classic feel more authentic
One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...
The Daily Grind: What MMO player behavior irks you the most?
One of the best aspects of MMORPGs is also one of its worst on occasion. And yes, I'm talking about the presence of those...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 215: Anthem exposed
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem and BioWare, Guild Wars 2, DCUO, RIFT, Albion, DDO, Dragon Quest X, and Black Desert, plus a mailbag topic on event fatigue in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: The married couple team arrives to RuneScape
I really should have done this sooner. This round of Choose My Adventure is starring my husband, and almost immediately the difference in having...
PAX East 2019: Elder Scrolls Online Elsweyr makes playing the bad guy feel very good
During this year's PAX East, freelance games journalist Sam Prell - you might remember him from his time at Joystiq and GamesRadar - took...
The Daily Grind: How much does trust for other players matter in MMORPGs?
My husband is a dedicated Overwatch player, and lately he's been watching videos about improving his skill that frankly seem to have just as...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV may have needed Hrothgar and Viera now
All right. It's been three weeks, but yes, I do actually have a theory about why Final Fantasy XIV is adding two gender-locked races to...
Fight or Kite: Falling in line with Crowfall
"Everyone group up! Keep the formation tight. Line up and do not let anyone through that door."
We know that they have a siege weapon...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO handles PvE – not just PvM – the very best?
There's a thing we do a lot when we're talking about MMOs: We elide PvM and PvE. I suppose we do it with different...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five fun secrets hidden in Moria
Making your way through Lord of the Rings Online's Moria can be a unique experience -- for both good and bad reasons -- but...
The Daily Grind: What gives you cause to forgive MMO studios or publishers?
There are a lot of reasons people have to dislike NCsoft as a publisher. But oddly enough, if you're a fan of WildStar who has sworn...
Global Chat: Do you think you could design a better game than World of Warcraft?
Let's be honest: We all are so egotistical and opinionated that we totally think we could design a better MMO than World of Warcraft....
The Daily Grind: Which underrated MMO would you recommend to friends?
So c'mon, we all know what the big MMOs are right now, the ones that always come up in conversation. You know, the ones...
Storyboard: On the art of verisimilitude in MMO roleplaying
Those of you who remember this column from Massively-that-was are invited to take a shot, as was the running joke. Because it turned out...
Lawful Neutral: The future of MMO game design in a streaming gaming world
It’s been an interesting few weeks for gaming. We saw the announcement of Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, and then Apple’s subscribe-to-access game service,...