A fluffy casual’s starting perspective on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Let me tell you a bit about me and how I play MMORPGs. Between two jobs and a family, my gaming time is relegated...
Betawatch: Fallout 76 shares details on PvP and crossplay (August 17, 2018)
There's still stuff happening with Fallout 76, even though players aren't testing it yet. You can at least test things out in your mind...
Tamriel Infinium: Three key takeaways from the Elder Scrolls Online Murkmire teaser
Hopefully, everyone saw the Elder Scrolls Online presentation at Quakecon. If not, I'll have that whole video just past the break. Game Director Matt...
The Daily Grind: How much of an MMO do you have to play before you feel you’ve got a handle on it?
MMOs are big. Really big. You wouldn't believe just how mind-bogglingly big they really are. Although you probably would, since you're here reading about...
Global Chat: Everybody’s burning up about that Sylvanas thing
Yes, just about every MMO blogger was sharing heated opinions about last week's World of WarCraft WarCrime. "It’s such a sad event and I’m particularly...
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
Wisdom of Nym: Hunting the monster in Final Fantasy XIV
Patch 4.36 sure seems as if it's has been dragged out. Realistically, that's not what has happened at all; the time between patches has remained...
The Survivalist: Excited for ARK’s Extinction
I finally broke down and watched ARK: Survival Evolved's Extinction trailer. It's not that I didn't want to! On the contrary, I was very...
The Game Archaeologist: City of Heroes’ launch history and the Marvel lawsuit
In our first part of this series looking back at the stupendous history of City of Heroes, we saw how the idea for this...
One Shots: Selfie school
I certainly did not have to twist readers' arms to get them to bring out a mountain of MMORPG character selfies set against interesting...
The Daily Grind: Do you consider yourself an expert on your favorite MMOs?
Expertise is a funny thing; it's the sort of thing usually best demonstrated by never claiming it but simply showing it. Most people confronted...
Global Chat: Is it worth your time to alpha test MMOs?
Taugrim raises a very interesting question this week on his blog. Namely, is it really worth your time to alpha test MMOs these days?...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s market saturation and the pull of vague memories
Here's something a little different: Usually, before I write a World of Warcraft column (or any column), my assumptions and data are pretty firm...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...
The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend on aesthetics in MMOs?
You don't want to know how much time I've spent carefully decorating my characters' living spaces in Final Fantasy XIV. Or maybe you do;...
Tamriel Infinium: Becoming a Wolfhunter with the Elder Scrolls Online devs
While I have been an MMORPG fan for a very long time, I was also a comicbook fan long before the MCU was a thing....
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO features that deserve widespread adaptation
You know what gets me excited about upcoming MMOs? It's certainly not the list of expected systems and features that have since become standard...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV’s role actions didn’t work
Tucked away in the latest live letter was a bit of information that seems like it's more relevant than its rather humble placement would...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Lord of the Rings Online aging well?
By now, to me, Lord of the Rings Online is a comfortable, well-worn friend that always offers a very predictable and enjoyable experience whenever...
