EverQuesting: The Domino effect on Daybreak and EverQuest II
Yup, it's true. It was a sad day when Emily Taylor confirmed that she was indeed leaving Daybreak. When John Smedley's tweet popped up...
Choose My Adventure: Poisoning the well in WildStar
It's amazing how some things stick in your mind while others don't. I honestly had forgotten about the whole questline in WildStar that involves showing...
Tamriel Infinium: The secret plot of Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind
More than a handful of die-hard Elder Scrolls fans do not like the direction that Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is taking. As someone who...
The Perfect Ten: A plague of MMO bears
I have long been of the opinion that there are few more terrifying animals on this planet than bears. Sure, there are sharks, the...
Wisdom of Nym: The skills on the chopping block in Final Fantasy XIV
When Stormblood launches, Final Fantasy XIV will be changing some pretty big mechanical aspects. First of all, we're going to be waving goodbye to...
EVE Evolved: Hints of EVE Online’s summer update
The EVE Online community was a little surprised this week by what appeared to be the accidental early reveal of the feature list for this summer's...
One Shots: All dolled up
It's always a crapshoot with our weekly screenshot challenges; sometimes they take off, and other times... not so much. But boy howdy did you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most overused cute creature in an MMO?
The Quaggan, without a doubt, are the cutest race in Guild Wars 2. They also don't show up constantly, which helps. An awful lot...
LOTRO Legendarium: A guide to starting fresh in Lord of the Rings Online
This past week, I received this letter from reader Thurro: "Your recent LOTRO resurgence has my interest, and from the sounds of you on...
Betawatch: Robocraft hits beta testing (March 3, 2017)
Life is weird. You would think that once Robocraft was a thing I would never have played anything else, simply because it's a game...
Chaos Theory: Speculating on The Secret World’s relaunch
Well, it wasn't the news I was hoping for, but I'll still take it! This week we learned about Funcom's plan to relaunch the...
Choose My Adventure: The overwhelming opening of WildStar
Playing WildStar for this week's session was the first time I really felt old.
I had failed to account for two things when I got...
Perfect Ten: Every MMORPG bestiary ever
I have played a lot of MMOs. It's inevitable, given enough years in this job and hobby. And the sad thing is that I...
Hyperspace Beacon: Why I’m taking a break from Star Wars: The Old Republic
I've been considering writing this for awhile now, but I've not been sure how to broach the subject. I've not been playing Star Wars:...
Global Chat: What powerful memories come from playing MMOs?
Upon seeing how a friend was becoming disenchanted with MMOs, blogger Ravalation hypothesized it was because he was shying away from other players too...
Wisdom of Nym: The next few months for Final Fantasy XIV
Fellow fans of Final Fantasy XIV, I'm not going to lie to you: The next few months in the game will be rough. Not...
MMO Mechanics: 2017’s take on the sandbox MMO
I am finding it hard to believe that we are two months into 2017 already, especially since I've had so many pressing Guild Chat...
One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish
An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your character goals in MMOs?
The second Final Fantasy XIV expansion is just around the corner, if "just around the corner" means "a few months away" for you. Me?...
The Game Archaeologist: Earth and Beyond
Personally, I prefer science fiction over fantasy nine times out of ten, even though most of the MMOs that grace my desktop are fantasy...