The Daily Grind: How long do you stick with a failing MMO PUG?
MOP's Carlo recently brought this question to the MOP team after he suffered through a particularly bad PUG - that he put together himself...
Massively Overthinking: Do you expect compensation for MMORPG trainwrecks?
Earlier this week, Blizzard admitted that a major bug had resulted in serious and permanent data loss for some World of Warcraft players, including...
Vague Patch Notes: When leveling too quickly becomes a problem in MMORPGs
Last week, I talked about how slow leveling design could become a problem. In that piece (and the one before it - it's become...
Progress Bar: Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update is a strong step in the right direction
As most of you fine readers likely know, I was something of a fan of Nightingale. I enjoyed the previews I was a part...
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest character name you’ve ever played seriously?
Years ago, when we were playing Torchlight 2 as a group of writers from the site because surely that franchise was going to result...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
Just because an MMORPG offers a wide array of character options doesn't mean that player interest will be equally divided among them. We've long...
Interview: New World devs on Aeternum’s features and regaining PC player trust
With the launch of New World's Aeternum update fast approaching, Amazon Games agreed to chat with us about what to expect - and how...
Choose My Adventure: The quest for power and pants in Once Human
After last week's Choose My Adventure episode, it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that my Once Human character would get some pants for...
Vitae Aeternum: What new and returning players need to know about New World Aeternum
The long wait is almost over. In just a few weeks, New World's soft relaunch as New World: Aeternum will be live. With so...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever bumped into anyone in real life who plays your MMO?
My husband just started up his fall semester, and every year he gets new students to advise. This year, he found out his newest...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Battles’ rollout shows Niantic is stuck in 2019
The Pokemon Go's fall 2024 seasonal update, Max Out, has brought players a new feature: Max Battles. Max Raid Battles were the Pokemon series' first mainline...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV v1.0 is gone – except when we’re told to think about it
In Final Fantasy XIV's version 1.0, the Coral Tower was not home to the Marauder's Guild. The Marauder's Guild was, in fact, located in...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry more or less about an MMO when it runs a sale or free trial?
This Daily Grind was technically inspired by Diablo IV, but it could really apply to lots of online games. Blizzard just finished up with...
One Shots: And suddenly, the bushes rustled
What weird and wild adventures is Utakata up to in Blade and Soul this week? Apparently it involves staying up way past a little one's...
The Daily Grind: Which maintenance mode MMORPG have you still played the longest?
Maintenance mode is a weird thing even just as a concept. Some games claim to be in maintenance mode while still receiving regular updates,...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s five least-played classes – and why you should play them
In gaming, I'm often fascinated by "paths less traveled." Maybe it's a leveling expansion everyone ignores, a race that's never picked for a kickball...
Betawatch: Pantheon’s December early access launch is not a soft launch
It would be unfair to claim that Pantheon's upcoming early access launch is somehow ambiguous. The developers at Visionary Realms have been very clear...
Storyboard: Understanding character goals in MMO roleplaying
Not everyone who enjoys tabletop roleplaying enjoys roleplaying in MMOs. This is fine because they are different things and you are under no obligation...
The Daily Grind: What are the best ways to recapture inactive MMO players?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired directly by the "you've been touching too much grass" meme. Obviously, the powers that be want us back scrolling...
Global Chat: The War Within continues WoW’s upward trend
We'll kick off this week's tour of MMO blogs with a diverse first impressions piece of The War Within by Kaylriene, who praises the...
