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Every year or so we'll do a conversation topic about the oldest MMO we still play. But realistically, the same couple of MMOs always...

One of my half-serious predictions during the initial batch of predictions for Final Fantasy XIV's big reveal showcase was that we'd learn about a...

I can't remember the last time I struggled so much deciding whether I like a game or not. I'm a fan of ARPGs, and...

Back during BlizzConline, I wrote a piece on Overwatch 2 that mentioned offhandedly that it sounded like Blizzard was creeping toward a "bring the...

For MMO blogs that only cover a single game, an announcement of an upcoming content release is like a mini-Christmas all to itself. This...

The days in which it was an active debate whether or not a given MMO should have a system of cosmetics have passed us by,...

In what promises to be quite the busy year for Lord of the Rings Online, the game's first content update -- Wildwood -- arrived...

It's been a long-held axiom in the gaming industry that players will always, always pick the path of least resistance toward a goal or...

You might be surprised that I haven't written a piece in WoW Factor yet about the BlizzConline announcement that we would get no new...

Well, as Monster Hunter Rise is finally out. We received a pair of review copies at the last minute, so with about 10 hours...

The Path of Exile community has been roiling over the past couple of weeks, first because of the Harvest crafting nerfs and then because...

Back in February, when BlizzConline was at its height, part of the World of Warcraft community lost its mind over the revelation that Blizzard...

Black Desert's had some exceptional growth over the past year. What I've always liked about this game is that it's never tried to be...

This week, an unusual thing happened to me: I didn't really want to write this column. This may not sound all that unusual to you,...

When the time comes, almost every MMO has a moment when it's time for you to start cracking heads instead of chatting and socializing....

My brief time in Wizard101 has pointed out to me a rather deep-seated assumption I had held about the game. Granted, I had said...

Let's be realistic here, "MMO" as a term covers a whole lot of different game styles. I know this is a particular topic that...

I've been reading a lot of player analysis about what WoW Classic offers that retail doesn't, and several times I've seen the sentiment that...

Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Wildwood, Astellia, SWTOR's next big thing, Magic Legends, and the Activision-Blizzard layoffs, with adventures in WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the hot mess known as Blizzard.

Any expansion announcement for any MMO is always a cause for excitement, but it's been four years since Guild Wars 2 shipped a new...