Perfect Ten: Tips for fighting an MMORPG boss for the first time
Ahh! That header scared me, and I'm the one who picked it! But that's where adventure leads you, right into the maw of something...
Choose My Adventure: The simple joys of RuneScape and duo gameplay
I've often wondered to myself why there seem to be so many in-development MMORPGs that stubbornly and desperately cling to the idea of the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 needs real housing
There is no shortage of things to do in Guild Wars 2. Wandering around the world and exploring is a joy, and players are...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – side stories, part two
If I'm being entirely honest, I could probably stretch this series out even further from having two columns on side stories in Final Fantasy...
MMO Cartographer: Exploring Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar
Since my last report from the field, I have been exploring Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, a game developed by Portalarium, described as a...
One Shots: Cruising in the Batmobile
Nothing gives me genre whiplash more than seeing technology that's vastly more advanced from anything in our world existing alongside of an otherwise-medieval realm....
The Daily Grind: How much preparation do you do for big MMO updates?
There has never yet been an MMO expansion for a game I'm playing that has not prompted an elaborate plan to prepare from me....
Into the Super-verse: Six things that made Marvel Heroes great
With all of the City of Heroes revival talk lately, our office chat turned in the direction of other MMOs we'd love to see...
Betawatch: Bless Unleashed enters beta testing on the Xbox One
If you own an Xbox One and would like Bless Online Without Quite So Much Bless Online In It, you're in luck! Bless Unleashed is testing on...
Jukebox Heroes: Diving back into Aion’s soundtrack
While the game itself never fascinated me, Aion's soundtrack is easily in my personal Top Five in terms of quality and variety. The game...
Warframe of Mind: Massively OP’s guide to finding your ‘Frame
When I first tried Warframe , I found that I enjoyed the movement system, and I discovered that I really loved headshots with a...
WoW Factor: What could win back the crowd for the next World of Warcraft expansion?
So the conclusion to the Azshara raid has been mined out, and I'm just going to link it to you here. I don't want...
Vague Patch Notes: It’s all right for MMO studios to stop trying
Let me tell you about last year's NaNoWriMo project. If you've never taken part in National Novel Writing Month, it's a great reason to...
Tamriel Infinium: Dissecting the Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr Necromancer class
I spent some time this week playing on the Elder Scrolls Online public test server. I've explored quite a bit of Northern Elsweyr. I...
The Daily Grind: What would you be willing to transfer servers for in an MMO?
As I write this, we're knee-deep in the 24-hour maintenance for Final Fantasy XIV splitting up the North American datacenters. What will I do after...
Desert Oasis: A post-mortem examination of Black Desert’s defunct Shadow Arena
Last week was such an intense week for Black Desert. The community took a blow when news broke out regarding Black Desert’s second major...
Perfect Ten: Things do prepare for ahead of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Let's be real, folks, Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion is not right around the corner. You have two months until that thing is even in early access,...
Choose My Adventure: Finding the perfect group activity in RuneScape
Early on in this month's Choose My Adventure, a reader in the comments mentioned that RuneScape is the perfect game to have a CMA,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood in review – side stories, part one
Those of you who don't remember the last time I did this particular column series (which is understandable, it was two years ago) should...