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We all understand that free-to-play games still basically want your money, yes? That's the whole point of the business model. But the question is...

Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...

Once more, we begin this adventure in EVE Online with some self-owning. For an embarrassingly long amount of time, I was incapable of working...

In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...

I’ve had Starborne open nearly every waking minute over the last ten weeks – and even during many of the sleeping ones. It is...

You might be thinking that we're a little early to be doing this sort of thing, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong; normally I...

Imagine if you logged back into your favourite MMO after a few months away to find that your character's gear was gone or valuable...

Last week we asked readers to share their favorite color in the form of a screenshot. But why pick one color when WildStar had...

As broken as it was, I still did like the foundations behind Final Fantasy XIV's launch setup of abilities. The down side to this system,...

Just because you've hit the level cap or come to the end of available quests in Lord of the Rings Online doesn't mean you've...

For a game entitled New World, the upcoming title from Amazon sure does feel familiar if you're an MMO veteran. After all, the progression system?...

Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with: World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...

MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...

So... yeah, we're not getting our fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV in San Diego. You probably saw that by now. (And if you're wondering...

I like a lot of the stuff that Warframe does, but it still sparks anger in me when someone reminds me that the game is technically...

With the Heidel ball now a memory, there's much to look forward to in Black Desert Online. Along with a new class and a variety...

You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...

This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...

I knew there was a reason I wasn't looking forward to this one. I've dipped my toes into this piranha pool before. I first played...

When Final Fantasy XIV launched Shadowbringers, every job had issues, but most of them were fairly minor. That was not universally the case, to...