Columns

One of the big selling points in RIFT has always been the ability to combine three of the game's Souls into a custom class....

While World of Warcraft certainly made a number of questionable design decisions over the years, for my money one of the absolute best moves...

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...

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...

If you gotta get married in an MMORPG and don't want to spare any expense, Final Fantasy XIV has the most luxurious and extravagant...

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...

If you're worried about your launches being too hard-edged and solid, consider a nice soft launch like the one Magic Legends has done. The open...

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...

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

Pokemon Go's St. Patrick's Day "had no effect" on at least one snake: Snivy! But fortunatelt, the Gen 5 pokemon is getting its own...

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...

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...

When I returned to World of Warcraft Classic in 2019, I steeled myself to be vastly underwhelmed by the visuals. I'm not a graphics...