The Soapbox: Are modern games more disposable than ever?
Atlas Rogues went out not with a bang but a whimper. I forgot it even existed. And after it closes July 5th, it's gone....
WoW Factor: What was the point of Shadowlands?
Do I have another column or two in me about World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? I mean, probably, even though we clearly have a long,...
MMO Burnout: Miss Heroes of Might and Magic? Try Songs of Conquest
If I were president of video games™, I'd make sure every computer has a copy of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 installed in it. And...
Vague Patch Notes: Mobile MMOs, free-to-play MMOs, and the path of microtransactions
When I first started playing Magic: the Gathering, Revised was the new hotness and I got used to the idea that Serra Angel was...
The Daily Grind: How do you define ‘solo’ in MMORPGs?
When I played Guild Wars, I mostly did it solo. I'd go to towns, load up on my henchmen, and then go out and...
Perfect Ten: Weird ways we heal each other in MMORPGs
One of the most important implications of the virtual worlds we visit is that they all boast medical care far above and beyond anything...
Choose My Adventure: The long-awaited and slightly bumpy return to Final Fantasy XI
So as you can see, I got Final Fantasy XI working. More specifically, I got the help of our resident expert on all things...
Fight or Kite: Absolver is the greatest martial arts melee brawler you never played
I’ve been wanting to write about Absolver for the better part of my time here at MOP. In fact, it’s been rolling around the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s new season Goes back to the biggies in June
It's always hard to be a Pokemon GO player. On the one hand, the upcoming stalker app, Campfire, shows us that someone at the...
Wisdom of Nym: Reconsidering Final Fantasy XIV’s Primals
Back in the early days of Final Fantasy XIV, Primals were kind of a big deal. Not the biggest deal in the game's lore...
One Shots: Modern vampire home decorating
Forget the dusty castles and damp basements of your father's Transylvania; the modern, on-the-go vampire has a refined taste that apparently includes neon caskets...
The Daily Grind: What system in your main MMO have you just never been interested in exploring?
Look, I'm sorry, I know there's a lot of interesting stuff going on with gardening in Final Fantasy XIV. I know that this system...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 helpful tips to improve your LOTRO experience
Recently, my 12-year-old daughter began playing Lord of the Rings Online for the first time after having watched the movies and read The Hobbit....
Betawatch: Embers Adrift prepares for another weekend of beta testing
It's another weekend of Embers Adrift beta testing, and there's some stuff you can do ahead of that test. If you want to, of...
WoW Factor: So let’s talk about World of Warcraft’s Evoker
I should have more of an opinion about Evokers than I actually do.
Maybe that's an overreaction at this point; the newest hero class being...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO will be next to raise its subscription?
Almost three years ago, our writers and readers came together for a discussion about whether the age of the $15 subscription was coming to...
Global Chat: Is it a good idea for EVE Online to go back to expansions?
With traditional expansions back on the table for EVE Online, the question of whether it'll ultimately help the MMO looms in the galactic foreground.
The...
Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO persistence in single-player games
Recently, we got a great letter from a listener asking about an issue that he'd been having with single-player games compared to MMOs. Essentially,...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Perfect Ten: 10 great ways to lose new players from your MMO
MMOs require new blood. Not exclusively or anything; you can keep an MMO going for quite some time on existing happy players. But existing...
