The Daily Grind: Have people ever kept you away from an MMO?
There are a few times in my life where I've stopped playing MMOs not because I'm tired of the game, but because of the...
Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...
Betawatch: Escape from Tarkov invites you to come in for closed testing (July 28, 2017)
Escape from Tarkov is heading into closed beta testing this weekend, complete with a trailer, so now's your chance to jump in if you bought...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Tinkerfest 2017
After a few years, it can be difficult for long-time EverQuest II players to get excited over the return of a festival; not only...
The Soapbox: Getting to the heart of toxicity in MMOs
So we've gotten another post from a developer saying that they're going to really 100% be better about rooting out toxic players from their...
The Daily Grind: What would make you stop playing your current MMO?
There are a lot of things that Final Fantasy XIV has done over the years that I'm less than enthusiastic about. Heck, some of...
Tamriel Infinium: The problem with Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind plot is the twist
I played the Morrowind expansion for Elder Scrolls Online to death when it was sitting on the test server. But oddly, it was a bit...
Perfect Ten: Observations on Secret World Legends’ relaunch
Everyone has those sacred video game cows that are dearly special to them, carry personal meaning, and trigger fear and anxiety when messed with....
Global Chat: You’re playing MMOs wrong
Have you ever lost your top when someone condescended to lecture you that you're playing MMORPGs wrong? You and Roger at Contains Moderate Peril...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing
I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...
Wisdom of Nym: What happens next in Final Fantasy XIV?
It's pretty clear that the Final Fantasy XIV team (and the localization team specifically) are pretty huge fans of Hamilton, to the point that I'm...
EVE Evolved: The Agency could become a great daily reward system in EVE Online
A new event named The Agency kicked off this week in EVE Online, and it looks a bit like the daily quest systems you...
One Shots: Hail to the victor!
Have you ever been able to capture a truly victorious moment in your MMORPG journeys? Rees Racer did, and he is not above showing...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel your first MMO influences your current playstyle?
I can tell you what my observations have been about how people act based on their first MMO, but I can only guess at...
Betawatch: Dark and Light shines a light on early access (July 21, 2017)
For everything, there is a season, turn turn turn. We've bid farewell to Albion Online this week, as it has launched properly and thus...
Choose My Adventure: Two approaches to whining about DC Universe Online
Dear readers, today I am going to try something different for all of you. And it's predicated on the fact that I'm not just...
Chaos Theory: Are levels good for Secret World Legends?
We'd heard about (and stressed over!) various Secret World Legends changes for a while, but you just can't know how those changes will affect...
Perfect Ten: 10 little things I love about Final Fantasy XIV
A reader recently sent in a letter asking Justin to explain why he (Justin) had never really connected with Final Fantasy XIV despite giving...
Hyperspace Beacon: The sexual harassment problem in SWTOR
As most of our readers probably know, I consider myself a member of the roleplay community in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I have been...
Global Chat: Are MMO side quests worth it?
Apparently I am a pot-stirrer. On my side blog, Bio Break, I like to throw out conversation starters every now and then, and one...
