Opinion

One of my favorite things when going back to an old favorite MMORPG is creating a new character that gets to benefit from all...

It's time, people. It's time to remember you should never say no to panda. Yes, we've reached one of World of Warcraft's most weirdly controversial...

I try not to get excessively overhyped about things in MMOs, especially things probably a year and a half or more away, but I...

All right, so it's time to insert that Tyler the Creator tweet here because this is going to be something I'm talking about a...

For all the talk of world firsts, server firsts, and so forth, the real notable MMO events are usually ones that just seem to...

Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...

It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...

I like to think of myself as a fairly thrifty guy. A bulk of my Kindle library was either free or purchased on discount,...

Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Holly Longdale's departure, City of Heroes' Homecoming video ban, PlanetSide 2's Escalation, Black Desert's birthday, Cryptic's chat nuke, Guild Wars 2's next episode, changing MMO opinions, and MMO automation, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, and SWG Legends.

Albion Online has been one of those sandbox MMORPGs that I’d always had a passing curiosity about, but was never really eager to take...

Ever since last Friday's latest Daybreak drama - the announcement that longtime EverQuest franchise head Holly Longdale was leaving the studio for some big...

There's not really question in most people's minds about the fact that there's going to be another Final Fantasy XIV expansion. There doesn't need to...

At PAX East recently, Standing Stone Games teased some details of Lord of the Rings Online's future. I'm going to hold off on talking...

Last week, the MOP staff were idly chatting about the early days of MMO, when one of us (who shall remain nameless!) mentioned being...

If we ever mention Star Stable around these parts, it's usually with a bit of tongue-in-cheek. You know, "Hee hee, horsies!" said by middle-aged...

I do not like using the Control key with my bindings. The usual default for a lot of games with action bars is to have...

Whether it's sanctioned or not, the tradition of MMOs taking any opportunity to draw upon the popularity of other entertainment mediums has been around...

In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...

Quality-of-life updates in MMOs don't usually get all that much attention from the most plugged-in gamers, but the truth is, they can have an...

Rushers, content locusts, world-firsters: Whatever you want to call them, these folks are both a boon and a bane for MMORPGs. They buy the...