The Daily Grind: Which MMO dev deserves sainthood for putting up with us MMO players?
The other day, Justin and I were joking about the Allan "Orion" Maki interview that turned out to be a massive three-hour affair. Orion...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take MMO players to get to ‘endgame’?
With Throne & Liberty's latest global underway, I want to point back to something Amazon said about the test for our Massively Overthinking discussion...
Into the Super-Verse: What to pick for your Incarnate powers in City of Heroes
Last week in Into the Super-Verse, I offered a quick explanation for how you can get started with the process of sorting out the...
The Daily Grind: What would your dream genre be for a non-fantasy MMORPG?
Fantasy, as a genre, is pretty thoroughly represented in games of all stripes. Video games, tabletop games, and so forth. What can you say?...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that earned a notorious reputation
Nobody wants a bad reputation. I mean, you can't make everyone everywhere approve of you, but you also don't have to go out of...
The Daily Grind: What percent of your MMO gaming should be combat?
MMO combat is fun. It is. I love trying out combat skills, grouping with friends to take down bosses, and hearing the sound of...
Not So Massively: Final Stand Ragnarok might be the seed of a fun game, but it was set up for failure
Not being a PvP fan, I haven't had much investment in the long and tortured saga of Camelot Unchained, but I am a fan...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst localization?
Back in March, Chris covered a Mad World patch that had the both of us scratching our heads: The English translation of the game's party system UI was using the term "mob" for "party" or "group." While you can kind of see the logic, it's not something an actual professional localization team would ever do, as the word mob means something entirely different in English-language games.
Wisdom of Nym: Taking a look at the Final Fantasy XVI x Final Fantasy XIV crossover
Confession time: I've been not exactly low-key waiting for the Final Fantasy XVI crossover in Final Fantasy XIV since June of last year. You...
First Impressions: Gigantic Rampage Edition’s classic Clash mode and the game’s overall plans for the future
I admit that when I was first invited by Gearbox Publishing to get my hands on the resurgent Gigantic, I was mostly awestruck. I...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever cringe at stuff you used to do in MMORPGs?
I've probably told this story before, but a whole lot of my early gaming characters from when I was younger, including in MMORPGs, were...
The Daily Grind: Who’s the MMO NPC you love to hate?
I will never stop making fun of Prince Rurik in the original Guild Wars. It will simply never happen. No one else is going...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Corsairs of Umbar is a vacation into the unknown
Those of you who follow this column know that I'm never in a particular rush to plow through Lord of the Rings Online expansions...
The Daily Grind: What’s the first thing you do when returning to a long-neglected MMO?
I admit that I have a weakness to MMOs that woo me back into playing them. So when SWTOR changed hands to Broadsword and...
Vague Patch Notes: Game preservation is way more complicated than it seems
Before I say anything with this week's article, I want to make something very, very clear right from the premise: As you have probably...
Tamriel Infinium: Everything you need to know about Elder Scrolls Online’s Gold Road chapter
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrated its 10th anniversary just this week, an impressive milestone and a chance to reflect on just how far this...
The Daily Grind: Are you looking for drama in your MMOs?
The other day in Lord of the Rings Online chat, the topic of guild drama came up and took one hell of a twist....
Massively Overthinking: Would you pay for a Guild Wars 1 revival?
WoodenPotatoes had a fun video this past weekend about Classic Guild Wars 1, and I fully admit I clicked on it just to hear...
Into the Super-Verse: How to get started with Incarnates in City of Heroes
It wasn't so long ago that I mentioned how pleased I was about City of Heroes matching my different intensity and goals after I...
The Daily Grind: Do you play different MMORPGs for different content types?
A while back on the MOP Podcast, I was waxing on about housing and crafting and player cities in SWG Legends, when Justin asked...
