The Daily Grind: What false MMO rumor did you totally buy into at one point?
In Final Fantasy XI, all Goblin enemies have an ability called Bomb Toss. It hurts your entire party a fair amount when it hits,...
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Revelation Online’s Skyward World update
Revelation Online, originally developed by NetEase and published in the west by My.games, recently launched its Skyward World update. It contained updates for players...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar
WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...
Fight or Kite: Valorant’s place in an MMO player’s rotation
The new hotness from Riot Games, developer of League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, delivers twitchy, intense FPS action in Valorant. The game has...
Choose My Adventure: The first steps as a Romulan in Star Trek Online
In last week's column, I mentioned that the start of our Star Trek Online journey would not be done alone, and sure enough I've...
Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support
April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...
Wisdom of Nym: The curious rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV’s old content
So originally, this column was going to involve a fair amount of speculation regarding some ambiguous phrasings and translations of timing for the next...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
One Shots: Day of the Cats
As the reluctant owner of a slightly deranged cat, I have nightmares of when felines grow into towering, snide monstrosities and roam the planet...
The Daily Grind: How good are you at spacing out your MMO content consumption?
I know people in Final Fantasy XIV who have already finished getting all of their Skysteel Tools fully upgraded. This is, in and of...
LOTRO Legendarium: Wells of Langflood, River-hobbits, and free questing
With major content updates only coming to Lord of the Rings Online two or three times a year now, it's a big deal when...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria insists it’s totally still in development
So... about Chronicles of Elyria. Yes, it has laid off its entire staff and the studio founder announced that it was shuttering. But it...
WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Warlock, Paladin, and Demon Hunter changes
It's the penultimate column in this particular series! And that's good because if people who used to make World of Warcraft are going to...
Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine
A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...
Warframe of Mind: Railjack revamp, Nightwave 3, Protea footage, and other news from devstream-from-home
Just because the devs at Digital Extremes are working for home does not mean Warframe isn't getting plenty of love and attention. The work...
Vague Patch Notes: The ESRB is not your friend, gamers
So, hey, the ESRB is taking action about lockboxes! Well, sort of. It's adding a notification about lockboxes that doesn't expressly mention or clarify...
The Daily Grind: Which of your MMO characters has kept the same look for the longest time?
One of my Death Knights in World of Warcraft has had the same outfit for years. It basically hasn't budged since Cataclysm, and I...
Desert Oasis: Deep-diving Black Desert’s Musa and Maewha classes
I think I may be in the minority of people who enjoy being home all day. It gives that much needed time to just...
Perfect Ten: Underappreciated Guild Wars 2 features
Guild Wars 2 is not a perfect game, but then again, no MMORPG is. I've had a pull-and-push relationship with the game since its...
The Daily Grind: When have you felt like an idiot in an MMO?
While I'm sure that you have it all together and project the infallible air of someone who strides with the greatest of purpose, there's...