The Daily Grind: Do you actually decorate your MMORPG houses?
I say the MMO playerbase can be divided into two groups: those who decorate their MMO houses and those who don't. It's sort of...
Vague Patch Notes: Why people can’t just ignore things they don’t want in MMORPGs
As I often do, I'm going to start this column with a bit of history. But in this particular case, it's a bit of...
The Daily Grind: Who or what is the least-effective Big Bad from an MMO expansion?
Over the various expansions World of Warcraft has had, there have been a number of different Big Threats in each expansion. Some of them...
Perfect Ten: The delicate balancing act of designing MMORPGs
MMORPGs are complicated. We all know that. But one of the things that I think is easy to overlook is how and why MMORPGs...
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s guilds, story quests, and pay-to-win gacha mechanics
I’d be lying if I said my game time over the last several months hasn’t been completely upended by Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. It’s...
Choose My Adventure: What weapon goes best with New World’s new Angry Earth flail?
There's always this little buzz before an MMORPG gets a major content release or expansion drop. People are flitting around doing their final checks...
The Daily Grind: How do you want to be remembered in MMOs when you’re gone?
Last weekend, it became public knowledge that a prominent - probably the most prominent - player on my Lord of the Rings Online server...
Wisdom of Nym: The packed October for Final Fantasy XIV following patch 6.5
Tomorrow, patch 6.5 will be live for Final Fantasy XIV. That's the last patch of the Endwalker cycle, which means the first part of...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of shapeshifter classes in MMOs?
Albion Online's upcoming Wild Blood update includes a new weapon with a unique attribute: It allows players to shapeshift into specific critters. Also golems....
One Shots: Stones in silence
When they aren't being pooped on, defaced, or used as backdrops for narcissistic selfies, statues have a particular quiet dignity and a magic all...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite disquieting MMO zone?
As a whole, horror is a rather underserved genre in MMOs in general because it's hard to be particularly horrified in a game where...
The Soapbox: The real cost of breaking trust with gamers
There's a quote going around these days in gaming spheres about trust being like a broken vase that can be fixed but will never...
Betawatch: Corepunk has begun testing, but you aren’t invited – yet
So we've been waiting a long time for Corepunk to start testing. The good news is that it finally has done so, but considering...
MMO Burnout: Non-MMOs that scratch my MMO progression grind itch
There are plenty of reasons people play MMORPGs, whether it's to experience a story (yes, those exist), run in some PvP wars, or grind...
WoW Factor: If this is the state of World of Warcraft, why talk about it?
The other day, I was talking with a friend about another MMO altogether. It doesn't actually matter which one it was because the important...
LOTRO Legendarium: It’s OK that LOTRO’s remaster isn’t going to happen
The pricey Lord of the Rings Online remaster is officially dead, and its console port is now on the "backburner." It is, depending on...
Massively Overthinking: The impact of jump start servers in MMOs
With Chris' Choose My Adventure run on Lost Ark - specifically, on its jump-start servers - coming to a close, I thought it would...
Interview: New World’s Scot Lane on Edengrove housing, transmog tokens, and more
In part one of my interview with New World's game director Scot Lane, we covered topics such as the game's past, future plans, and...
Interview: New World’s Scot Lane on the MMO’s past, future, and upcoming dungeon finder
New World launched two years ago today. While it may have stumbled out of the gate, I believe it has since evolved into one...
Vague Patch Notes: The games industry arrogance cycle, in MMOs and elsewhere
Unity has fallen. Oh, sure, the company has rolled back the worst parts of its incredibly boneheaded "give us money for your successful game"...
