Blade and Soul prepares to send players to the Candycloud Carnival
The Candycloud Carnival is not like most other carnivals, so Blade & Soul players will need to prepare for that when it arrives in-game...
Gamigo outlines the timing for the last Defiance server shutdown
It's almost time to say goodbye to both versions of Defiance, and while fans of the sci-fi shooting MMO may be reveling in the...
The Daily Grind: How often do you change your MMO characters’ outfits?
One of the nice things City of Heroes' rogue servers did for the community was open up all the costume slots for everyone. Obviously,...
Global Chat: Dealing with Magic Legends
Now that Magic Legends is out, you can best believe that a lot of MMO gamers are checking out Cryptic's latest offering. Among those...
One Shots: The voyage home
When you've spent a whole lot of calories burning, pillaging, and looting villages, it's a welcome sight to see the rest and shelter of...
The Daily Grind: What mount type do you wish more MMOs would offer?
Here are some of my mounts in Final Fantasy XIV: a sheep. A flying pig. A giant moss-covered sneezing monster. A drifting stalk of a...
WRUP: Insulting highways edition
Interstate 84: Hey, you! You're fat. You're stupid and fat. No one likes you. You smell like reclaimed caulk. Fat. Fat. Fat.
Route 66: Ooh,...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs should be adapted to mobile?
Sometimes the success or failure of a game may come down to its availability on certain platforms and systems. Sometimes an MMO that didn't...
Betawatch: Who in the heck is running Dual Universe’s Novaquark?
Who is running Novaquark? Well, we know one person who is not, as the Dual Universe developer has finally admitted JC Baillie is not in charge....
Outriders offers players a care package to compensate for server outages and bugs
The launch for Outriders was messy because at this point it's just apparently de rigeur that every online launch is filled with connectivity issues and...
WoW Factor: Why WoW Classic players are mad about the Burning Crusade character boost
I'm not going to lie to anyone here: When the World of Warcraft: Classic team first announced the idea that you could boost a...
Final Fantasy XIV posts its patch notes for patch 5.5, Death Unto Dawn
Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch arrives in just four days, but it's time to find out exactly what's in the patch right now....
The Daily Grind: Do you usually pick low-pop or high-pop servers in MMOs?
The other day, MOP's Carlo posted a pic of Black Desert's server selection screen, showing a ton of servers flagged "crowded" even at a...
Massively Overthinking: Self-imposed ‘rules’ for MMOs
I have a couple of rules of thumb when it comes to MMOs. When I start thinking about watching a video while playing an...
Blade and Soul launches its third Summoner specialization with its next patch on April 14
Sometimes, you want a new specialization for a class in Blade & Soul that's grounded in something like a deep reflection on martial arts and...
Fallout 76 details a new Daily Op mode, new mutations, and new rewards
Good news for Fallout 76 players: The next update is dubbed Locked & Loaded, and it expects you to handle loading and/or locking accordingly because...
Magic: Legends updates fans on performance tweaks, tutorial progress, and the mid-April build
The soft launch of Magic: Legends doesn't mean the game isn't still in testing, and a new letter from executive producer Steve Ricossa to the...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its patch site for Death Unto Dawn one more time with exploration and deliveries
Do you enjoy Explorer Mode in Final Fantasy XIV but wish that you could use it in a few more dungeons? You'll be able to...
Vague Patch Notes: The myth of the days before MMO datamining
For those of you who don't know, this column was named after Final Fantasy XI. Specifically, it was named after the practice that particular game...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO company is the worst at managing its message?
You've probably noticed that there are some studios and companies wherein the players seem to have a downright acerbic relationship with the people making...