Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s Allied Societies for Dawntrail
We've gone through a lot of different names for what are now being called Allied Societies in Final Fantasy XIV, but I think this...
Mortal Online 2 players can no longer steal life from invincible NPCs thanks to the latest patch
The days of Mortal Online 2 players using invincible targets like vendors, priests, and training dummies as juice boxes are regrettably over. That's thanks...
Embracer Q1 2024: Sales and company debt lower while the LOTR MMO gets a mention
If you were hoping for some form of revelation for Embracer Group's slate of MMOs to come out of the company's April-to-June investor report...
Ashes of Creation boosts its alpha access bundle offerings following gamer uproar
If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming...
Lord of the Rings Online’s new server might banish you from its Nazgul world boss fights
What would it be like if an MMORPG created a huge world boss fight... and then kicked you out for daring to show up?...
The Daily Grind: Do you purposely play bad MMOs?
A while back, MOP reader Hebby joked on Mastodon that she intentionally plays bad MMOs, but even she was surprised to see a certain...
MMO Week in Review: Myth Drannor, Janthir Wilds ahoy, and Throne & Liberty delayed
This week in the world of MMORPGs tried its damnedest to make up for the week before (iykyk): Throne & Liberty got a two-week...
The Elder Scrolls Online takes a deep dive behind the scenes of crafting item sets
Item sets in The Elder Scrolls Online are pretty important if you want to reach your maximum potential in the game, but the creation...
The MOP Up: Spellfarers lets you dabble in moon magic
The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with "lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo's kitchen, minor...
The Stream Team: Taking the tank toward level 100 in Final Fantasy XIV
A new level cap in Final Fantasy XIV means that MOP's Chris has some catching up to do for some of his alt jobs,...
Make My MMO: Ashes of Creation’s alpha 2, Dual Universe’s player hosting
It's been an interesting summer for crowdfunded MMOs. Ashes of Creation has hit August running, first with a preview of the Bard class, then...
One Shots: Remembering in peace
When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our...
The Daily Grind: What’s a minor omission in your main MMO that just bugs you?
Final Fantasy XIV does not let me just have a normal horse mount. You can get elemental ponies from the old Extreme trials, there...
Almost 3000 characters broke the SWG Legends server this weekend celebrating the SOEclipse
Earlier this afternoon, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends hosted a massive event called SOEclipse, essentially the precise moment when the Legends Omega...
PSA: Don’t miss Project Gorgon’s community writ-gathering challenge for game-wide goodies
If you're seeing players in Project: Gorgon dashing around slaughtering foes willy-nilly (more than normal anyway), that's because there's a community-wide Writ Challenge that's...
LOTRO Legendarium: Yondershire is one of the most fun zones in LOTRO
Thanks to the encouragement provided by Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary servers, I've been enjoying a couple weeks of blissful low-level adventuring...
Ashes of Creation’s year-long NDA-free Alpha Two starts October 25
In the Ashes of Creation community, the phrase "Alpha Two" almost has a hallowed significance to it due to how long it's been in...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying type of MMO mob to fight?
Not all mobs are designed equally in MMOs, which means that some end up far more annoying to fight than others.
Personally, I've never been...
The Stream Team: The Lost Armory of AQ3D’s Nulgath
It's a new week, you say? So new content in AQ3D? Yup! It may only be new Nulgath daily quests, but there are also...
Betawatch: Throne & Liberty’s latest delay, New World’s crossplay beta
Players who were super hype about Throne & Liberty releasing very soon are going to need to wait a little longer, as the game...