The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs where you feel finished?
The very nature of any given MMO means that as long as the game is still running, you'll never truly be done. Sure, rogue...
Global Chat: EverQuest hits the quarter-century mark
There's no way that The Ancient Gaming Noob would miss out on EverQuest's 25th anniversary: "So there is a lot going on if you...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with live-action media tie-ins
Every so often I think to myself that a video game should get some kind of media adaptation before I come to my senses....
Choose My Adventure: Opening and exploring the astrolabe forest in Nightingale
I was not expecting the voting to be as close as it was for this game. There was a nearly three-way tie at polls'...
The Daily Grind: Have daily login bonuses ever gotten you to stay in an MMORPG?
Back in February, Lord of the Rings Online kicked off another one of its promotions that I assume is meant to get people who...
Wisdom of Nym: What we’re likely to see at Final Fantasy XIV’s PAX East 2024 panel
I realize at this point my general dislike of heading up to Boston for the annual haunted plague box that is PAX East is...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are best primed for retirement gamers?
A conversation with MOP's Carlo the other day made me wonder about this topic. Folks who were 40 or so when the first MMOs...
One Shots: Murderhobo and the Moon
Do you ever wonder what the last thing you'll ever see in this world before you bite the big one? I just hope it's...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite underappreciated MMORPG?
It can be hard to judge what quite constitutes an underappreciated MMORPG in any given context. It's easy to say that you feel like...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 fashion tips to make your LOTRO character pop
Forget raids or the epic books or even Bingo Boffin; we all know that the true endgame in Lord of the Rings Online is...
Betawatch: MultiVersus rises from its grave
Everyone was a little suspicious when MultiVersus shut down and promised it would be back again some day, since we were all pretty sure...
Into the Super-Verse: Tips for building your character in City of Heroes
I mentioned the other day exactly how much effort I have been putting into my characters at the top end of City of Heroes...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most unlucky MMO?
A few weeks back when Fractured Online was contending with yet another round of exploits, rollbacks, and downtime, MOP reader Gidja remarked that perhaps...
Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?
A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...
Vague Patch Notes: You might be the reason you no longer love this MMO
Despite its ubiquity in sitcoms throughout the '90s, I have never had a single relationship end with the other person saying, "It's not you,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst about constantly re-inventing itself?
For years now there has been a recurring chorus among World of Warcraft fans of not wanting to re-learn how to play the fan's...
Well Fed: An exploration of the Final Fantasy XIV official cookbook
Welcome back, my fellow gaming gourmands, to Well Fed, the column that answers the question: Are gaming and MMO cookbooks any good? And this...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO monsters we don’t feel bad killing over and over again
While many MMORPG players would (and probably have) beat up on the fluffiest of lambs and the cutest of otters if a loot table...
Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see
Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition
A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue,...
