Wisdom of Nym: Things to do in Final Fantasy XIV while you’re waiting for Endwalker
At the time I am writing this sentence, there are 151 days until Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker kicks off early access. That's not all...
Massively on the Go: Revisiting Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge’s ARG
A former coworker and I recently went to Disneyland, incidentally on the same day. We were talking about our days there, and she wondered...
The Daily Grind: What do you do to be social in an MMO?
People have been saying to me for years that MMO are less social these days. I've never really understood why; I'm still as social...
The Daily Grind: Do you use the same name in multiple MMOs?
A friend of mine uses the same name in every single MMO he plays. To protect his identity, I'm going to claim that the...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about the mechanics of Final Fantasy XIV’s Reaper way too early
So! Last week, I speculated about Sage in what will almost certainly be incorrect predictions regarding the job's mechanics and overall playstyle. Was this...
The Daily Grind: What sort of monster do you love to kill in an MMO?
We've made jokes before about how MMORPGs have certain predictable elements in their bestiaries. After all, most games feature the really cute thing (or...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about the mechanics of Final Fantasy XIV’s Sage way too early
Here's what we know so far about Final Fantasy XIV's Sage: It'll be a healer. Specifically, it's going to be a barrier healer, as...
The Daily Grind: What MMO music do you listen to out of the game?
The thing about video game music is that some of it is so perfectly attuned to a very specific game that it can feel...
Betawatch: We want us some Palia
Palia! It exists! We got a whole preview for it, and it looks wonderful, and people will not stop telling us about it and...
Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO burnout and what it means
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about burnout. This is due in no small part to the fact that I am majorly burnt out...
The Daily Grind: Do you get impatient with new MMO content?
The advantage to having a job that takes place at home and centers around video games is the fact that it's pretty easy to...
The Soapbox: Reconsidering social media as an MMORPG
At GDC 2011, Raph Koster gave a talk in which he said, "Games are fundamentally social media and always have been." You can watch...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s last stretch of Bozja is pretty good, but a little annoying
For various reasons, it doesn't seen as if it's been only a week since the last Final Fantasy XIV patch. (All right, it's technically...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s June events bring slowpoke days and poison pvp buffs
Ah yes, summer. Relaxing on beaches, letting shellfish pokemon bite your tail or head to cause evolution, maybe move to an England-inspired territory and...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’re bitter over?
Hello, my name is Eliot, and I'm still bitter over Star Wars: The Old Republic. This is a game I played and enjoyed at launch,...
Betawatch: Dreamworld’s alpha is a trip and a half
So, remember Dreamworld, or as it's known around these parts, "that game that never sounded remotely plausible"? Well, the good news (for a very, very...
WoW Factor: What does the lack of BlizzCon mean for World of Warcraft?
So we're not having a BlizzCon this year again. Not that one wasn't originally planned or at least in the early stages of planning,...
Vague Patch Notes: Money makes the MMO world go round
I had some thoughts after the most recent bit of news we got from Star Trek Online about how, you know... the game costs...
The Daily Grind: Do you miss having boxed MMO purchases?
Buried amidst all of the other information in the most recent Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was the way that its boxed expansion releases were...
Wisdom of Nym: Almost losing Soken changed how we’ll see Final Fantasy XIV forever
I'm not over this. I don't know how to be over this.
Masayoshi Soken is one of the most talented composers working in this industry....
