Vague Patch Notes: When slow leveling is a problem in MMORPGs
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I talked about leveling. At the very end of the column, I mentioned that slow leveling or fast...
The Daily Grind: What MMO class or archetype do you personally identify with?
I've done a few tongue-in-cheek Perfect Tens about common class archetypes from Warriors to Rogues to Bards, but jokes aside, not every MMORPG has...
Perfect Ten: 10 Blizzard games that everyone forgets existed
So by this point I think it's fair to say that most of our readers are aware that I love weird rabbit holes that...
Choose My Adventure: Guided adventure, multiplayer hijinks, and pantslessness in Once Human
I'm going to be honest, I'm a bit surprised at just how on-rails Once Human is so far. Chalk that up to another assumption...
Preview: My Time at Evershine promotes players from cozy townie to ‘adventurous’ town manager
Pathea Games has something of a "type" when it comes to the game it likes to make. My Time at Portia and the multiplayer-friendly...
The Daily Grind: Are you immune to any specific MMORPG features or tricks?
One of my favorite MOP readers, Aldristavan, recently joked about his new life skill: being immune to big ol' cute minipet eyes.
"Something that I...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s new PvP mode Push actually has a lot of potential
This past weekend, I spent a solid amount of time battling in Guild Wars 2’s PvP, surprising even myself since it’s been a couple...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of the next Final Fantasy XIV level cap increase
First and foremost, if you are about to scarper off to the comments to share the obvious answer to the question, please know that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most nostalgic newbie experience in MMORPGs?
Amazon ran a second beta for New World's Aeternum over the weekend, and I didn't have time to play - but fortunately, MOP's Tyler...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO’s cosmetic system should be overhauled
Here's a fun bit of trivia for you newcomers to Lord of the Rings Online: Did you know that for most of the first...
One Shots: Waiting for a friend in Star Citizen
You've bought your $14,000 starship, spent countless days rearranging everything just so, and managed to stay on top of the torrent of word salad...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO overhauls were actually worse than the NGE?
The NGE - that is, Star Wars Galaxies' New Game Enhancements, the patch that basically broke SWG, drove out most of the playerbase, and...
Global Chat: Star Trek Online’s content problem
As we kick off another edition of MMO gamer blogs talking about the titles that we love the most, we'll be visiting with Contains...
Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?
When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...
The Daily Grind: Which class or archetype have you spent the most time on across MMOs?
Earlier this summer, MOP reader PaJamas noted that he'd been maining a Paladin tank for something like 10 years (and alted it before that)....
Massively Overthinking: When the big five MMORPGs have five big expansions in the same year
By the time you're reading this article, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light Seoul has officially launched on PC, and it marks an...
Vague Patch Notes: Leveling in MMORPGs is cool because it’s finite
No matter what you do, leveling in an MMORPG is going to be too fast. It's also going to be slow. It is the...
The Daily Grind: How much do you care about an MMORPG’s health?
Every year at the end of December or beginning of January, one of us - usually Justin or Eliot - pens a top 10...
Perfect Ten: The 10 crafting and gathering professions you find in every MMO
Despite the common perception that MMORPGs are only about smashing, slicing, and blasting foes to oblivion, these games typically offer a whole lot in...
Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s open beta build is actually pretty good – but will it be enough?
Starting this Friday, Amazon Games will be running an open beta test for New World's soft relaunch as Aeternum. Before then, the studio offered...
