Star Citizen fans debate monetization, journalism, and the state of the game
This past Sunday, I was invited to join the Sol Citizens community podcast to talk about what it's like to cover Star Citizen. As...
The Daily Grind: Are gaming subs due for a comeback?
When I first started at Massively-that-was, over 10 years ago now, I remember it being a crash-course not in MMOs, which I knew backward...
Wisdom of Nym: So, if there is a Final Fantasy XVI…
It's been about a year since I wrote about Naoki Yoshida's mystery project, which still has not actually been announced in any way and...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a fun treasure buried under antique contrivances and inconveniences
When I first booted up Phantasy Star Online 2, the only way to get to a suite of visual options that included making the...
Desert Oasis: Recapping Black Desert’s Heidel Ball, from backstage to balancing
One of the complications of playing playing Black Desert is that it operates on UTC. Since I live in California, aka the center of...
The Daily Grind: What was the most disappointing MMO launch you’ve ever experienced?
I'm pretty sure that yes, Phantasy Star Online 2 is the worst and most disappointing MMO launch I've ever gone through. That means that it's...
Global Chat: Does SWTOR fail in the end for (Han) soloers?
As his name suggests, FibroJedi is a big Star Wars: The Old Republic player -- but even so, he is not above criticizing the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best music system?
A few weeks back, I was swapping my SWG Legends character to a new class when my five-year-old daughter started begging me to swap...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Echo of Soul’s soundtrack
Echo of Soul is one of those MMORPGs that seems doomed to languish and be tossed around from publisher to publisher until it fades...
The Survivalist: Astroneer launches persistent multiplayer servers
Sometimes the gaming gods do listen! Sometimes you do get your wish. Sometimes your heart's desires are granted. And that sometime is now!
From day...
The Daily Grind: Helmet on, helmet off?
It's the perennial question of MMORPG characters: Do you wear a helmet or not?
This may be a trickier question than it first seems. Avatar...
WoW Factor: Shadowlands needs an excitement boost it’s not getting
Back in February, I wrote about how Blizzard could help restore some player confidence about Shadowlands. And we're a few months in, and... yeah, that's...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
Desert Oasis: Rethinking the Black Desert grindspot debate
Almost a year ago, I penned a column on grindspot etiquette in MMORPGs. Specifically, I wrote about the commonly accepted etiquette when it comes...
Vague Patch Notes: BlizzCon’s cancellation might just be for the best
After a lot of time spent expecting this particular announcement, yesterday it was finally confirmed that there will be no BlizzCon 2020. This is...
Fallout 76 interview: Bethsoft on One Wasteland, text chat, and other radioactive topics
After a year and a half of regrettable design and business decisions (not to mention unending castigation in the media and among the community),...
First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch
Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...
The Daily Grind: What are the MMO starting zones that feel most welcoming to you?
To this day, there is no starting zone in any MMO that has felt as warm and welcoming to me as Ronfaure in Final Fantasy...
Wandering Wraeclast: Final impressions of Path of Exile’s Delirium
Let's talk Delirium! We're in the third month of Path of Exile's latest league, and with the next league expected in June, we're running out...
Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
