EverQuesting: Building a story brought me back to EverQuest II
Before we start: Yes, I know about the Daybreak news. And yes, I have some thoughts and questions about it. I considered tossing aside...
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Villagers & Heroes, our indie MMO of the year
"Gee," you say to yourself, "I sure wish there were a good cross-platform MMORPG I could play on my phone and PC. One that...
WoW Factor: What if Shadowlands is also real bad?
At this point, we're all kind of settling in for the long winter's nap and also the spring's nap and at least most of...
The Daily Grind: So how do you feel about Torchlight Frontiers becoming Torchlight III?
I have to be honest: The change in Torchlight Frontiers has me pretty disappointed. It's not like I'm a huge fan of the prior...
Desert Oasis: Hands-on with Black Desert’s new Guardian awakening
Wow, that was fast. Kakao and Pearl Abyss just released the Guardian last week, and we're already gearing up for awakening her. Just take...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
Tamriel Infinium: The biggest surprises from Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Heart of Skyrim reveal
Earlier this month, The Elder Scrolls Online unveiled its 2020 plans for the Dark Heart of Skyrim at a live community event. Some of...
Choose My Adventure: Comparing the cash shops of Black Desert Mobile and Villagers & Heroes
I had originally intended this piece to focus on playtime in Villagers & Heroes, but I didn't get in enough to do it justice,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice
The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s with all the secrecy around Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2?
We've got a little while before we get some solid answers about what's going on with Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. At this...
The Survivalist: So Funcom’s DUNE will be a survival game, not an MMO
Remember back in February of last year when we learned that Funcom inked an exclusive deal for at least three games based on Frank...
Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother
The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Furcadia’s soundtrack
Back in 2017, I bit the furry bullet and tackled the oddity that was Fucadia -- a very old MMORPG that just so happened...
One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?
Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...
The Daily Grind: Is there MMO content you won’t do because it’s too difficult?
The difficulty of raids in World of Warcraft does not contribute one whit to my lack of desire to take part in raids in World of...
LOTRO Legendarium: Rating the best active racials in Lord of the Rings Online
Picking a race to play in Lord of the Rings Online isn't as consequence-free as you might encounter in other MMORPGs. For starters, the...
Betawatch: Temtem moves into early access with just a bit of shakiness
Oh, Temtem, things looked fine when you were waiting to go into early access. You even had a cute trailer! And then you got...
WoW Factor: Oh no, Visions of N’zoth is real bad
Based on a wholly informal poll based on what's going around the community right now, I've compiled most of the agreed-upon positives for the...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
Why I Play: Is Star Trek Online worth playing in 2020?
Star Trek Online is a hard game to get into. When I first tried it early in my MMO career, I hated it and...
