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...
Desert Oasis: Hands-on with Black Desert’s new Guardian awakening
Wow, that was fast. Kakao and Pearl Abyss just released the Guardian last week, and we're already gearing up for awakening her. Just take...
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...
Tamriel Infinium: The biggest surprises from Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Heart of Skyrim reveal
Earlier this month, The Elder Scrolls Online unveiled its 2020 plans for the Dark Heart of Skyrim at a live community event. Some of...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite MMO spin-off?
A successful online game has the potential to draw in crowds and revenue. If it's successful enough, the studio might even splurge for a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 257: Daybreakup
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's split up, Tencent's Funcom bid, Torchlight Frontiers becoming a non-MMO, Temtem's early access, Rend's sunset, and DDO's new expansion, plus adventures in Neverwinter, STO, SWG, CoH, and Trove, and a mailbag discussion on changing MMO goals.
Choose My Adventure: Comparing the cash shops of Black Desert Mobile and Villagers & Heroes
I had originally intended this piece to focus on playtime in Villagers & Heroes, but I didn't get in enough to do it justice,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice
The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just the worst about one-shotting?
Skyforge doesn't get nearly enough attention from the greater MMO-playing public in my estimation, but it popped back into my field of view when...
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 Survivalist: So Funcom’s DUNE will be a survival game, not an MMO
Remember back in February of last year when we learned that Funcom inked an exclusive deal for at least three games based on Frank...
Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother
The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most indispensable tool you use to play MMOs, other than the platform itself?
Let's talk about tools you use when playing MMOs - other than your computer, console, phone, or whatever device you're playing on, of course!
This...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Furcadia’s soundtrack
Back in 2017, I bit the furry bullet and tackled the oddity that was Fucadia -- a very old MMORPG that just so happened...
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...
LOTRO Legendarium: Rating the best active racials in Lord of the Rings Online
Picking a race to play in Lord of the Rings Online isn't as consequence-free as you might encounter in other MMORPGs. For starters, the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO character you’ve ever picked back up?
Recently, I have found myself back in Neverwinter -- and quite enjoying myself! But what was really strange about this return is that I...
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: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2019?
PvE content is pretty much considered a given in MMORPGs: Even games without virtual combat usually pit the player against something environmental, whether it's...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
