WoW Factor: The look of the Legion class previews
Last week was a pretty fun ride, I have to say. Leaving aside everything else we had to chew on after a weekend's worth...
EverQuesting: First impressions of EQII’s Terrors of Thalumbra
Since EverQuest II's newest expansion just launched on Tuesday, there is no way I could have explored and experienced all the content completely before today....
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
Choose My Adventure: Running amok with Guild Wars 2’s Revenant
Hello again, friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure. As you may or may not have noticed, CMA took a little hiatus last...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s enhanced Squad UI factsheet
I've already brought you my initial impressions of the Gorseval raid encounter followed by a quickfire interview with Guild Wars 2 Associate Game Director Steven...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
Hyperspace Beacon: The confused state of the galaxy in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I don’t write a lot about the Star Wars: The Old Republic roleplay community because I don’t usually like it to be known who...
Wisdom of Nym: The first impressions of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.1
Part of me feels really ungrateful for being upset that it took five months instead of the usual three to get Final Fantasy XIV's...
EVE Evolved: Huge PvP battles and corp wars in Citadel
Huge PvP battles have always been a core part of EVE Online's territorial warfare gameplay, with fleets of hundreds or even sometimes thousands of...
One Shots: Slice ‘n’ dice
New expansions across the MMO sphere are prompting many of us to take up a part-time job as in-game photographers. And why not? Eye...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs contrary to their design?
If you play Final Fantasy XIV, you know that it is not a game that rewards players for playing multiple characters. Quite the opposite, in...
Nexus Telegraph: Evaluating WildStar’s free-to-play model and special events
It's been over a month since WildStar kicked its game -- and business model -- into high gear with the Reloaded update. Since then...
Betawatch: Indefinite delays hit Bless Online (November 13th, 2015)
There is basically no situation wherein an indefinite delay is a good thing for a game. Bless Online is getting hit with one at...
Why I keep returning to Lord of the Rings Online
I got sucked into Lord of the Rings Online last weekend and I'm not sure why. There's no new Hobbit movie forthcoming (thank funk). I haven't...
WoW Factor: In the wake of BlizzCon’s Legion content
Well, folks, we're officially living in a post-BlizzCon world. Until the next one. The point is, we're done with that convention, and all that's...
Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?
This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...
Chaos Theory: How my walk in The Park gave me hope for The Secret World
In the beginning, there was surprise. Funcom is making a single-player experience based on The Secret World?! After a few seconds that shock melted...
Perfect Ten: How playing MMOs can make you a better person
I like to think that I'm a better person now than I was when I first loaded up Final Fantasy XI. That's how long...
Ask Mo: The absurd advantages of MMO guilds
A Massively OP reader named Ohnix recently sent us a question just perfect for Ask Mo. Let's debate guilds!
I play EverQuest II quite a...
Marvel Heroics: The joys of pet ownership
I've always been a sucker for vanity pets in MMOs. It's not just the layer of customization and ownership pride that lugging along one...
