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]

Global Chat: Why is Blizzard so sluggish?

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World of Warcraft: Legion and Blizzard's recent decisions were at the forefront of a couple of recent MMO blog posts as of late, their authors...

Sword and Bored: Costume designer

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Mo gets to mess around with his MMO's cosmetic outfit system. Amilya "helps" him, of course.
Every so often, you need to take a look at the banner you're marching under to make sure it still echoes your beliefs.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s magical DPS

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The purpose of magical damage in Final Fantasy XIV is to ruin everything. Really. You get a huge group of enemies together, and then...

EVE Evolved: Bring on the big expansions again!

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When EVE Online's development switched from two major expansions per year to ten smaller releases, the benefits were pretty difficult to argue with. EVE...

One Shots: Caught in the act

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If I were an MMO character, I'd be completely paranoid that at any point in my life, I could be photographed by an invisible...

EverQuesting: EQ to release The Broken Mirror expansion November 18th

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EverQuest fans excited for the game's next expansion should mark Wednesday, November 19th down on their calendars -- that's the day The Broken...

The Game Archaeologist: The assassination of Lord British

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At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be...
Oh, bother.

Betawatch: October 2nd, 2015

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Bad news for fans of elegant turns on the dance floor and all of the delicious accompanying politics that Ever, Jane promised - the...
And it's gone.

Choose My MOBA: LoL vs. Dota 2 vs. SMITE

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A while back I became a fledgling MOBA fan thanks to Infinite Crisis. Unfortunately for me, Turbine decided to kill its DC universe battler...

EverQuesting: EQII expansion Terrors of Thalumbra launches November 17th

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It's happening in less than two months: EverQuest II's 12th expansion is releasing on Tuesday, November 17th. The dev team announced the date and...

Choose My Adventure: Freeloading in WildStar

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Hello once again, friends, and welcome to a brand-new edition of Choose My Adventure. As you have probably already surmised, assuming that you read...
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WoW Factor: A wishlist for World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion

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We're going to find out a lot about World of Warcraft: Legion in November. Not just because I expect that'll be around the time we...

Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

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I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s TwitchCon infodump

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So here's a funny thing: When I watched the TwitchCon streams for Star Wars: The Old Republic, I wasn't exactly looking to get new...

Sword and Bored: Player bounties

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Mo has made many friends while playing his MMO, but there is always that one friend he can count on... right?
Less exploratory than I might have thought.

Wisdom of Nym: Coordination, aetherial gear, and Final Fantasy XIV’s next patch

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How many times a day do you think about aetherial gear in Final Fantasy XIV? If the answer is more than "zero," I'm honestly...

Guild Chat: Creating a solo-friendly MMO guild

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Welcome along to another instalment of Guild Chat, my own cozy wee corner of Massively OP in which I help readers in need with...

One Shots: Threat Level Midnight

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Even in the far future, Starfleet officers still pose for a selfie or two. How could they not when they encounter such striking backdrops? "This...

Nexus Telegraph: Ten tips for new and returning WildStar players

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In just a few short days, WildStar will flip a switch and transition from its year-plus run as a subscription game to a free-to-play...
Too bad, sword sad.

Betawatch: September 25th, 2015

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I really hope your plans for the immediate future didn't include playing the full retail release for Sword Coast Legends, because the game's launch...