Columns

Enjoy a run-down of our recent long-form pieces, both game-specific and more general. You might also be interested in our list of all of our columns and recurring articles. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Not So Massively: The Division 2 has more stuff than personality

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The Division was a game with a number of flaws, but one thing it did very well was present an incredibly detailed, realistic, and...
Everything's about proper literacy with you!

Wisdom of Nym: All of the shards in Final Fantasy XIV

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Look, the date of this article is a complete coincidence. Obviously, we're going to the First in Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion. We know that...

MMO Cartographer: Touching all the things in Project Gorgon

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Welcome to MMO Cartographer! I'm Mia, and I'll be your guide through this winding journey through interesting MMORPGs - some small, some forgotten, and...
Don't worry, something will happen any day now.

Global Chat: Looking back at 20 years of EverQuest

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EverQuest's 20th anniversary isn't going unnoticed and unobserved in the gaming community this month. In fact, several MMO bloggers have raised a glass to...

One Shots: CatDog, CatDog

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The second I saw Hirku's picture of his Warframe pet, the lyrics of Nickelodeon's CatDog came to mind: One fine day with a woof...
Fun is sometimes relative.

The Daily Grind: When did you start playing MMOs?

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This is a fun and simple question that is also remarkably complex to answer, because there are so many different ways to answer it....

The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn

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Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Betacular.

Betawatch: The Elder Scrolls Blades is accessible early on mobile and no you won’t like the business model

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Here's the news that has had our staff chat in a tizzy this week: The Elder Scrolls Blades is now in early access on mobile...

The Survivalist: Surprise! Rend launches today with a $9.99 sale as Frostkeep teases new game

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Earlier today we heard the news of Rend servers consolidating, and that definitely raised a few eyebrows. In fact, we noted, "It’s not exactly...
Those are people who died, died.

WoW Factor: Why people are mad at Battle for Azeroth, part 5: Conclusions and peeling the mask

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This week, after some 7000 words on this particular topic, I'm starting off by acknowledging what should be a rather obvious fact: My series...

Warframe of Mind: Celebrating six years of Space Ninja history

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Happy birthday! Warframe commemorated its sixth anniversary this week (or last week, depending on which date you go by), and that means it's time...
Elf elf elf.

Vague Patch Notes: The occupant’s dilemma in MMORPGs

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This is the story of Stanley. Stanley had a hobby, and that hobby was playing MMOs. Every day, he logged in to Final Fantasy XI, where...
No, this isn't quite the right place.

The Daily Grind: How long does it take you to acclimate to a new MMO control scheme?

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On some level, every MMO is going to feel like it has the wrong controls to me. The reason for this is simple: My...

Desert Oasis: Reframing player perceptions of Pearl Abyss’ MMO Black Desert

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Hello and welcome to our revival of the Black Desert column! The Desert Nomad decided it was time to reroll for the new meta, and...
This was a television show.

Perfect Ten: How to determine whether an IP would make a good MMO

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A few weeks back, fellow writer Justin talked about cartoons from the '80s that would make for good MMOs. In some cases I agree;...

Hyperspace Beacon: This is the toughest choice in Star Wars Galaxies Legends

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I'm Larry, and I'm an altoholic. (Pauses for everyone to say "Hi, Larry.") The toughest part of any game for me is which class...

Choose My Adventure: The almost-zen of crafting in Legends of Aria

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Funny how this run of Choose My Adventure arrives after we've had a discussion about designed downtime, because the crafting and gathering in Legends...

Reverse Engineering: The super scientific dangers of capturing Pokemon with your phone

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I don't mean to alarm anyone, but there is a chance that capturing Pokemon could be the end of civilization as we know it....

The Survivalist: ARK’s Homestead update builds on disappointment

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After all the time waiting for Studio Wildcard to deliver on its promise of integrating the super popular S+ building mod into the core...

Fight or Kite: Clawing my way back into Guild Wars 2’s WvW

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All aboard and welcome everyone to a brand-new series here on Massively Overpowered: Fight or Kite, our new column focusing on PvP across the...

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