Wisdom of Nym: Our last preview of Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2
For a lot of people, patch 5.1 felt sort of like a breather. Obviously, it had a bunch of new stuff in it, but...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy speculating about the future of your favorite MMOs?
It blows my mind just a little bit when it runs out people really dislike speculating about games, but I also sort of get it....
WoW Factor: So why did people love WoW’s Wrath of the Lich King so damn much?
Sometimes, when I write something and note it would require an additional column, it is a preview of coming attractions and something I actually...
Vague Patch Notes: If people aren’t raiding in an MMO, it’s not because it’s too hard
The start of the year, at least from my perspective, was dominated by Blizzard doing lots of dumb things. So it's kind of nice,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just far too slow to be playable?
When you first start playing Final Fantasy XI, you are given a short cutscene and then... nothing. You are standing in a city and left...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV has no addons and doesn’t seem to want them
So long ago I can't remember when, interviews with Naoki Yoshida had him talking about Final Fantasy XIV getting addon functionality. To his credit (as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just far too frenetic to be playable?
If you were not aware, I really liked WildStar. I did not, however, like the fact that the game started out and continued being......
Betawatch: Fractured kicks off an open playtest for almost a week
Oh, Fractured, you... wait, what the heck is going on with Fractured? Hang on, let me check on my phone... oh, it has an open playtest starting...
First impressions: Warcraft III Reforged is someone’s monkey’s paw wish
Let me start with something that is, I feel, pretty indisputable:Â Warcraft III is a pretty great video game. Even taking away its impact on...
WoW Factor: What if Shadowlands is also real bad?
At this point, we're all kind of settling in for the long winter's nap and also the spring's nap and at least most of...
The Daily Grind: So how do you feel about Torchlight Frontiers becoming Torchlight III?
I have to be honest: The change in Torchlight Frontiers has me pretty disappointed. It's not like I'm a huge fan of the prior...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s with all the secrecy around Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2?
We've got a little while before we get some solid answers about what's going on with Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch. At this...
The Daily Grind: Is there MMO content you won’t do because it’s too difficult?
The difficulty of raids in World of Warcraft does not contribute one whit to my lack of desire to take part in raids in World of...
Betawatch: Temtem moves into early access with just a bit of shakiness
Oh, Temtem, things looked fine when you were waiting to go into early access. You even had a cute trailer! And then you got...
WoW Factor: Oh no, Visions of N’zoth is real bad
Based on a wholly informal poll based on what's going around the community right now, I've compiled most of the agreed-upon positives for the...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the new Daybreak situation?
We've all had a couple of days to process the news that Daybreak Games is splitting most of itself into smaller sub-studios each controlling...
Vague Patch Notes: Chronicle of a Daybreak death foretold
On Tuesday, Daybreak Games announced what amounts to a form of slow death. Technically, sure, what it announced was that the company is splitting...
Wisdom of Nym: Gunblades across Final Fantasy XIV
I think we can all agree that the explanation given for where the name "gunblade" comes from in Final Fantasy XIV is very silly,...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you can’t admit you’re not playing any more?
I'm still playing Final Fantasy XI! No, really, I am. Sure, I haven't logged into the game in... well... months, at least. Maybe a...
