Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November looks overstuffed and underseasoned
Ah yes, November. The month of my favorite feasting holiday! Pokemon Go is hoping to deliver a feast of its own this month, but......
Vitae Aeternum: The best New World Aeternum solo builds in 2024
Earlier in New World's life, I did a few guides analyzing the virtues of different weapons and armour for the solo player. Most of...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October outlook offers more tricks than treats
It's almost October, and that means Halloween in Pokemon Go, where the tricks are expected and the treats come with bugs, no matter how...
Vitae Aeternum: What new and returning players need to know about New World Aeternum
The long wait is almost over. In just a few weeks, New World's soft relaunch as New World: Aeternum will be live. With so...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Battles’ rollout shows Niantic is stuck in 2019
The Pokemon Go's fall 2024 seasonal update, Max Out, has brought players a new feature: Max Battles. Max Raid Battles were the Pokemon series' first mainline...
LOTRO Legendarium: The easiest LOTRO virtues to get as a low-level character
One of the most important yet easiest to overlook parts of your character's growth in Lord of the Rings Online is investing into virtues,...
Casually Classic: The five World of Warcraft mods I use as a non-modder playing The War Within
Generally, I don't use mods for MMORPGs. Or most video games. It's not that I take some high-minded principled stand against them; I have...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Out season brings a little hype back
The Pokemon Go fall seasonal update, coming September 3rd, is called Max Out, and if you haven't kept up with the main series of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How to gear up in Guild Wars 2 in 2024 – without breaking the bank
Gearing in Guild Wars 2 is simultaneously really nice and also very frustrating. It's nice because there is no uber tier of stats locked...
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 10 easy Guild Wars 2 builds for solo play in 2024’s Janthir Wilds
While most MMORPGs offer a variety of ways to play a character, Guild Wars 2 offers a huge variety of builds for each of...
Pax Dei on surviving the sandbox as a solo player: ‘Playing solo does not mean playing alone’
So here's the tricky thing about MMORPGs: Their greatest strength lies in their massively multiplayer nature, and yet sometimes we just don't want to...
LOTRO Legendarium: My six-month leveling plan for Lord of the Rings Online’s fresh legendary server
If all goes well, the new legendary servers -- the first in three years -- will roll out this week for Lord of the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways you can prepare for the new legendary servers
With brand-new legendary servers coming soon to Lord of the Rings Online, the allure of a fresh start, lower lag, and the Ringwraith ruleset...
Massively on the Go: MOP’s planning guide for Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2024
It's almost time, Pokemon Go trainers: Go Fest 2024 arrives July 13th to 14th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time each day,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July spread is basically just marking time until Go Fest
It's not particularly surprising that, once again, Pokemon Go isn't really sharing a lot of details about what's in store for the month of...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
Wisdom of Nym: MOP’s last-minute prep checklist for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
You have two days left to get your prep work done for Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, and in case there's some stuff you...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO enters its Shared Skies season without sharing much info
We're entering the summer season in Pokemon Go, and this one is called Shared Skies. If you ignore the repeat info from the upcoming...
