Columns

Enjoy a run-down of our recent long-form pieces, both game-specific and more general. You might also be interested in our list of all of our columns and recurring articles. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s April Community Day strategy hurts its own goals – and players

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Once again, Pokemon GO is marching forward to places its players don't want to go. Niantic, the same company that pivoted commendably during the...
Tony tony tony

Into the Super-Verse: No, I do not want Daybreak’s Marvel MMO

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Greetings, true believers! This particular column is actually not the result of reader requests but specifically from our editor, who has long noted that...
Look out!

The Daily Grind: Do you pay close attention to MMO leaks and rumors?

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It would be very easy for me to say that my eyes are drawn to purported leaks, rumors, and rumblings about unreleased content for...

Perfect Ten: Obnoxious MMO buzzwords found in press releases

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So say that you write for MassivelyOP. Or say that you work for another news site while wistfully refreshing MassivelyOP's front page hoping to...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Sun and Moon features that Pokemon Go still needs

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When the Pokemon Sun and Moon games first came out, I discussed in this very column how that generation could be integrated into Pokemon GO....

Choose My Adventure: Why does The Secret World feel so bad to play?

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The Secret World is a good game. A great one, even. It’s worthy of all of the praise and adoration it gets from its...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Why [redacted] closed up shop at the end of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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If you still haven't finished the main scenario of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, I think we are officially at the point where avoiding spoilers...

Fight or Kite: End of Dragons did little for the state of Guild Wars 2 PvP

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Anyone who’s been paying attention to Guild Wars 2 lately knows that the recent release of End of Dragons brought with it a whole...

One Shots: Castle Redskull

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As with all impossible architecture in MMOs, I pause at our first picture and imagine what feats of magical engineering it took to carve...
Guns and ships.

The Daily Grind: What non-fantasy, non-licensed setting would you like to see for an MMO?

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Remember when Elyon was Ascent: Infinite Realm and looked like a game somebody in the world might have wanted to play? Pepperidge Farms remembers. So do...

LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online takes much-needed steps forward

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I don't know about you, Lord of the Rings Online fans, but I am really, really digging these quarterly producer's letters. It feels like...
Did you know there was an IP here?

Betawatch: Throne and Liberty is the new name for what was once Lineage III

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Goodbye, Lineage Eternal - you don't exist. Now you're Throne and Liberty, which is a title change that apparently preserves the sanctity of the Lineage...
NOW PUNCH! YOUR FRIEND! PUNCH, PUNCH YOUR FRIEND! GET OUT ON THE FLOOR AND PUNCH YOUR BEST FRIEND!

Vague Patch Notes: Pretty is boring in MMOs

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So NCsoft unveiled Throne and Liberty and it looks... pretty? I guess? But it looks pretty in the worst way. It looks pretty in the...

Massively on the Go: Previewing Orna’s 3.1 story update and quality-of-life improvements

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Looking for a mobile MMO that doesn't ask for personal information, encourages getting out of the house, but doesn't want you to walk and...
Oh boy, not ready.

WoW Factor: No one is attacking you for liking World of Warcraft

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Let's just go ahead and give away the conclusion of this article right in the first line: There is no grand conspiracy of people...
Whee.

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs make the level cap feel most satisfying?

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I'm honestly of two minds when it comes to reaching the level cap in Guild Wars 2. On the one hand, it's the place where...
We fought a bear.

Perfect Ten: World of Warcraft’s array of bear-based threats

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Hey, if you've never played World of Warcraft, there's something you should know: This is a game with a lot of bears. You might not...

Four Winds: The good, the bad, and the weird of Lost Ark’s endgame

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So here I am, at the top of the mountain of Lost Ark, but then another rise greets me. I've been moving at a...

Tamriel Infinium: Is Elder Scrolls Online a pretty or ugly game?

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I've been loosely following the general discussion of Elder Scrolls Online over the years, and one thread that I've seen picked up and toyed...
Never seen a bluer sky.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s limited job problem

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All right. So are we done with people being mad about Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV yet? No, of course not; that was...

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