WoW Factor: The strange excitement split for World of Warcraft’s The War Within
There's an interesting aspect I've observed about World of Warcraft as we slowly creep toward the release of The War Within. No one who...
The Daily Grind: Do alternate and classic servers risk alienating existing MMO fans?
Back in December, Guild Wars 2 boss Josh Davis told fans that "alternate servers and hardcore modes aren’t a priority for ArenaNet," as the...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs and ‘fresh piece of gum’ syndrome
Back in March, MOP reader Exarch Cathedra posted a comment to a Daily Grind about daily logins and sticky MMOs that caught my attention,...
Entropia Universe announces plans to have an ‘AI president’ manage its MMO
Entropia Universe has not been one to ignore a big shiny bandwagon - remember that this MMO has tried to hawk egg NFTs and...
Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule
I'm pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don't like, and charging for early access is...
Vague Patch Notes: Getting meta in MMORPGs
This week, MOP's Chris ran afoul of the MMO meta when he was going through New World. Only he... didn't, not really. He ran...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever backed an MMO kickstarter?
Back around the time when I first was getting my sea legs on Massively-that-was, donating to an MMO Kickstarter was basically a rite of...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO rotation
Rotations! They're not just just for your tires any more; they're in your MMORPGs, determining what order you should press the shiny buttons on...
Casually Classic: Four lessons we’ve learned from WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery so far
As I write this, we're still a long way off from the end of WoW Classic's Season of Discovery. A final stretch of leveling...
The Daily Grind: What are the most intimidating bears in MMORPGs?
Last week I was in Montana to go fly fishing, and I was told that it was bear season. All the grizzlies and black...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 465: Remixing Pandaria
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Mists of Pandaria remix, new progression servers for EverQuest and EverQuest II, WoW Cataclysm Classic pre-patch, Blizzard's return to China, Blizzard's new mystery game, FFXIV's Dawntrail benchmark, Sky Childreon of the Light, Palia layoffs, and the Stop Killing Games game preservation movement, plus adventures in LOTRO.
Choose My Adventure: Battling New World tank builds, the wider meta, and personal stubbornness
New World is getting under my skin.
I'll better explain myself soon, but before I do, I want to point out that this sudden frustration with...
Fight or Kite: Gigantic is a fantastic MOBA, but it’s missing a bit of Q and A and TLC
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been keeping a cursory eye on the development and release of Gigantic: Rampage Edition - another resurrected...
The Daily Grind: What problematic MMO trends have you become inured to?
I was reading a review of a certain tiny MMO the other day when a line jumped out at me. The player was complaining...
Wisdom of Nym: Benchmarks, better graphics, and bountiful schedules for Final Fantasy XIV
What kind of deal does Final Fantasy XIV have with the Yo-Kai Watch people? For some reason this event keeps not just re-running but...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any embarrassing MMO-related habits?
I was having a laugh at myself the other day because I saw an ad for those little finger chopsticks - you know, those...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite weird MMO zone?
I do not know what the sixth zone in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail will be, but I know it's going to be wild. The...
Ubisoft inists its AI-powered NPC tech will be used only if valuable to creatives
When Ubisoft debuted new generative AI NPC tech at GDC this year, it made a lot of promises that it would gather industry feedback...
The Daily Grind: How long is an ideal boss fight in an MMORPG?
I tend to have a bone to pick with World of Warcraft's boss fights, which is a bit of an issue when there are...
WoW Factor: What’s a Mists of Pandaria remix and why is World of Warcraft doing it?
In hindsight, I feel like I was gentler toward Season of Mastery than I should have been. World of Warcraft has turned everything into...
