Opinion

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The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO character you’ve ever picked back up?

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Recently, I have found myself back in Neverwinter -- and quite enjoying myself! But what was really strange about this return is that I...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: Oh no, Visions of N’zoth is real bad

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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?

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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

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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...

Why I Play: Is Star Trek Online worth playing in 2020?

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Star Trek Online is a hard game to get into. When I first tried it early in my MMO career, I hated it and...
She has ideas.

Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020

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While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...
Really, whatever.

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the new Daybreak situation?

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We've all had a couple of days to process the news that Daybreak Games is splitting most of itself into smaller sub-studios each controlling...
You're already a corpse.

Vague Patch Notes: Chronicle of a Daybreak death foretold

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On Tuesday, Daybreak Games announced what amounts to a form of slow death. Technically, sure, what it announced was that the company is splitting...

The Daily Grind: What MMO teammate behavior drives you nuts?

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Like many of you, I have had my fair share of pick-up group experiences in MMOs. These haven't been all great or all terrible...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 256: Queens, vikings, and vampires

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Justin, Bree, and Sam are on about MMO PvP this week, discussing all things New World, Albion Online, Elder Scrolls Online, ArcheAge, and Magic Legends, plus adventures in MMOs including Guild Wars 2 and Neverwinter.

Choose My Adventure: Villagers & Heroes on mobile feels like a true themepark MMO (for better or worse)

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Choose My Mobile Adventure has changed locales from the Black Desert on over to the world of Villagers & Heroes, a game that has...

Lawful Neutral: Examining the ArcheAge class action lawsuit – and what it means for gamers

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Gamers threaten lawsuits a lot. Most of the time they threaten lawsuits over things that aren't really something they can sue over, usually due...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best communication in 2019?

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I am in the weird position lately of finding that my favorite live MMOs are not necessarily made by my favorite studios. I find...
It's a new thing.

Wisdom of Nym: Gunblades across Final Fantasy XIV

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I think we can all agree that the explanation given for where the name "gunblade" comes from in Final Fantasy XIV is very silly,...

Not So Massively: Magic: Legends isn’t at all what I expected – it’s better

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When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...

The Daily Grind: Who was the MMORPG gamer of the year in 2019?

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One of the awards we considered doing this year but decided not to is one for gamer of the year, specifically MMORPG gamer of...

Battle Bards Episode 160: MMO cover songs vol. 2

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For the first time since Episode 50, the Battle Bards crew returns to the theme of cover songs of MMO tracks. Several extremely musicians...

The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites

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One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...
It's a tiny little sprout thing. It might kill you.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you can’t admit you’re not playing any more?

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I'm still playing Final Fantasy XI! No, really, I am. Sure, I haven't logged into the game in... well... months, at least. Maybe a...
Multi-digit division.

Global Chat: Why player representation in games matters

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The recent flap over Escape from Tarkov's public pronouncement of "no icky girls" (my paraphrase) as playable characters in its game elicited more than...

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