Guild Chat: Coping with the loss of your guild
Welcome along to another installment of Guild Chat, my monthly delve into my mailbag in search of some tough guild-related issues that need solving....
One Shots: Holding a torch for City of Heroes
No, you're not seeing yet another ancient screenshot from the late, great City of Heroes. No, this is something far more recent and special....
Nexus Telegraph: Rethinking WildStar’s challenges
Back when WildStar first launched, there was a rapid evolution of the general community opinion over challenges. Initially there was excitement over these on-the-spot...
Betawatch: July 17th, 2015
If you were excited for Camelot Unchained opening its doors for the first time next month, we've got some bad news for you. The...
The Soapbox: An ode to MMO positivity
I had a strange thought the other day, at least as regards the MMO genre. I'm kinda having fun here. I know, it surprised...
Massively Overthinking: On the popularity of the MMORPG genre
This week's Massively Overthinking comes from Kickstarter donor Syllable, who wonders,
"Why do you think MMOs are not as popular as they were few years back?"
Is...
EverQuesting: Holly Longdale was right about casuals and raiding
How's the weather over in EverQuest? Well there was a doozy of a storm that rolled through recently! I am going to admit that...
Choose My Adventure: Onward and Heavensward
Hello old (and new) friends. It's been quite a while, so I imagine a quick (re-)introduction is in order before we get to the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s group content overhaul
I am a raider. I'm not one of those raiders who spends every waking moment learning how to optimize gear and spending four to...
Sword and Bored: Re-trolling
The nefarious underwear ninjas KaptianKuddles and DrL0v3 continue their griefing campaign. Mo's tanking buddy AnneSpanc co-stars.
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s expansion endgame, three weeks in
As of this writing, I haven't yet cleared Alexander. I've had other things to do, and while it might mean I'm ultimately one week...
EVE Evolved: It’s never too late to start playing EVE
Any time an in-depth discussion pops up about EVE Online, it's never long before someone pipes up with the complaint that new players just...
One Shots: Blinded with science
Skyforge is becoming a hot property for bored summer gamers looking for something new to explore. Reader Tyler reports in from the recent closed...
The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Online
The Sims Online was one of the odder entrants into the MMO genre, an online iteration of an immensely popular game franchise that promised...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World introduces Issue #12: To the Dark Tower Below
We've known for quite some time that The Secret World's next issue would be dungeon-based. We also knew it would take place under the...
Betawatch: July 10th, 2015
Star Citizen managed to seize everyone's attention this week. Was it the opening of a new office for the game's development studio? The latest...
WoW Factor: Draenor’s imminent content drought
We know that Hellfire Citadel is going to be the last raid in World of Warcraft's current expansion. We know that the expansion wasn't...
The Soapbox: Star Citizen is still worth the wait
Wow, it's Star Citizen and Derek Smart in the same post! OK, now that I've stopped laughing (again), you can call me crazy because I remain optimistic about...
