The Daily Grind: What are some useful alternatives to the term ‘pay-to-win’?
Deep into the Relay article on whether Star Citizen is pay-to-win that we covered a while back, the author, Commander Llama, said something I...
EverQuesting: Seven must-dos with your free EverQuest II level 100
We are smack-dab in the middle of the free level 100 giveaway in EverQuest II for all existing accounts. If you haven't made your...
Hands-on: The Jurassic World Alive ARG shows promise, but not for MMO fans
Ludia's Jurassic World Alive isn't being marketed as an MMO, but it is an augmented reality game that involves roaming in the real world for virtual...
The Daily Grind: Do you have your profanity filter on in MMOs?
You may not realize this from reading what I write on this site, but I curse a lot in real life. It's not appropriate...
Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...
Leaderboard: What type of multiplayer do you think Fallout 76 will have?
After what was nearly an interminable teaser stream, Bethsoft finally announced this morning that it's working on Fallout 76, another entry in a beloved...
Perfect Ten: MMO features that help players express individuality
When you play a single-player game, you automatically feel quite special and unique. You are, after all, the very centerpiece that the entire game...
The Daily Grind: What kind of superhero do you want to make in an MMO?
While City of Heroes is long gone, you can't keep a good cape down. With a couple of superhero MMORPGs out on the market...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 172: Delays and do-overs
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Dauntless, Trove, H1Z1, Bless, RuneScape, Echo of Soul, Wargaming, FFXIV, hyper-realism, wacky MMO jobs, and Solo (but no spoilers!)
The Survivalist: How Aberration saved ARK
It's no secret that plenty of people have felt disappointed by Studio Wildcard, disillusioned by decisions and direction. I was among that crowd. It reached...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s A Bug in the System (part 2)
I have had plenty of time to digest the rest of Guild Wars 2's A Bug in the System since the first part of my...
The Daily Grind: How important is person-to-person trading in an MMORPG?
Earlier in May, Neowiz clarified that the western version of Bless Online, like Black Desert, would eschew player-to-player trading, sticking instead to just an...
Wisdom of Nym: Slicing through Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3
You know, it's kind of rough to get through all of the content of a new patch in one day, especially when you can't...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time somebody recommended an MMO you actually wound up liking?
Across the MMORPG universe, gamers are always asking, what should I play? It's in our comments, on Reddit, in every guild and global chat...
EVE Evolved: Last-minute advice on Abyssal Deadspace in EVE Online
There are just two days to go before EVE Online's Into the Abyss expansion lands on May 29th, introducing its new Abyssal Deadspace solo...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best in-game cosmetic options?
With the changes made in Legion, World of Warcraft wound up with a pretty great system for cosmetic outfits. Unfortunately, it also has some...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why Mordor fails and Northern Mirkwood succeeds
When Lord of the Rings Online turned its sight toward Mordor, it had been running off of a rather hot streak. Not perfect, mind...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best mount selection?
Lately my attention has been arrested by all of the news coming out about Battle for Azeroth's mounts. I know it's totally dorky, but...
Betawatch: Dauntless strides into open beta (May 25, 2018)
It's certainly a daunting task to launch a game into its open beta, but the developers of Dauntless are undaunted as the title does...
Leaderboard: How much time should you put in to become a great player in the typical MMO?
Earlier this week, GIbiz put out a piece on the Shanghai Dragons, the Overwatch League e-sports team representing China. In a letter to fans,...
