The Daily Grind: Which MMOs could still use a classic plus mode?
I don't even remember which MMO it was now, but the other day Chris turned in a post that mentioned some MMO and its...
The Stream Team: Back to Jade Stoa and other Final Fantasy XIV shenanigans
This Eorzea Sunday, MOP's Chris and his crew are once again circling back to some older content. Specifically, a friend wants to take on...
One Shots: The destiny of dragons
World of Warcraft may not be in the Dragonflight era any longer, but The War Within's first big content update had a lot of love for...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has a world that seems the most pleasant to live in?
Every so often I find myself thinking that it must be so nice to live in the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online....
WRUP: Serious version experiment three – descriptive introduction
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about MMOs we didn't play until later in their lifetimes.
The Daily Grind: If you were made into an MMO class, what would you be?
I hate to break it to you, but I am not a ninja. I tried to learn when I was a kid in the...
The Stream Team: Checking out the spooky haunts hiding in Throne & Liberty’s Halloween event
It's time for an all-new Halloween event on OPTV! Today, MOP's Chris is hopping into Throne and Liberty in order to check out as...
Halloween festivities across the MMO world, 2024 edition
It's weird we keep meeting like this every single year a week before October 31st, right? A strange and unusual coincidence, perhaps even a...
Design Mockument: Alternate trinities in MMORPGs and the challenge of other roles
The trinity has been a truism of MMO design now for about as long as it wasn't. I came up during the small times...
World of Warcraft is selling a $90 dino mount to ‘celebrate’ its 20th birthday
The Warcraft franchise has been around for 30 years, and so maybe you feel like you have just ridden on as many bats, gryphons,...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs be blocking election content from chat?
Yesterday, I saw a wild thread on the Fallout 76 Reddit in which a player claimed he was banned for posting a political message...
Massively Overthinking: How much does gross monetization really affect your MMO play decisions?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several MMORPG tiffs over pay-to-win claims in our games. DC Universe Online just straight up added...
Destiny Rising talks down fears of a stamina mechanic after a UI screenshot makes the rounds
Earlier this month, NetEase officially confirmed the existence of Destiny: Rising, a mobile version of the looter shooter that was initially leaked by Bungie...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO world you don’t control
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I attempted to lay out my thesis for what it means when we say MMOs require other people....
Zenith shuts down legacy shards for PS VR 1 and Quest 1 on November 6
It's bad enough that Zenith fans have had to deal with the game hitting maintenance mode just a couple of months ago, but it...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs went out on a high note?
I don't hate the Voracious Resurgence in Final Fantasy XI, but I kind of dislike it just because it makes the game's previous narrative...
The Stream Team: The further escapades of two cats dressed in pirate costumes in Cat Quest III
MOP's Chris and his best friend are dressing up like pirates! OK, technically they are pirate cats in the co-op RPG Cat Quest III,...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s first 64 bit server and Lanterns of the Mist event are live today
Cormyr is officially here in Dungeons and Dragons Online today - that's the first 64 bit server the 18-year-old MMORPG has ever had. Studio...
NCsoft MOBA Battle Crush will sunset in November without ever leaving early access
With all the bad news out of NCsoft this week - and MMORPG players' fixation on the fate of NCsoft's core MMORPGs - it...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its website Community Finder to help players start groups more easily
Finding members to start your Free Company or PvP team can be tricky in Final Fantasy XIV, but the game's website is here to...
