Tamriel Infinium: Where did the Elder Scroll Online Summerset come from?
Even though I don't believe that Summerset was the best choice for the next expansion for the Elder Scrolls Online, that doesn't mean that...
GDC 2018: Exploring SpatialOS with Improbable CCO Bill Roper
SpatialOS: You've probably been seeing this name pop up more and more in the MMO sphere. Worlds Adrift, Mavericks, Fractured, Seed, MetaWorld, and Identity are just some of the titles we've...
GDC 2018: Yokozuna, big game data, and the future of MMO monetization
GDC isn't E3. It isn't PAX. It's not even what I think stereotypical gamers can appreciate. But I think the Massively OP crowd is...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the best job of honoring fallen players?
Online games are shared spaces, and for some players they're particularly important spaces. That means honoring and remembering those who pass in the game...
Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes
What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations
A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
GDC 2018: A look at Funcom’s Mutant Year Zero Road to Eden
I didn't play it, but I can't be the only one who thought of the original tabletop when Funcom announced Mutant Year Zero: Road...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us
Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.
GDC 2018: Making sense of battle royale MMO Mavericks with Automaton Games
So as you may know, I'm an MMORPG guy - not really a battle royale guy. There are some cool ideas for people who like...
The Daily Grind: What components make up an attractive MMO expansion?
When Star Trek Online announced its Deep Space Nine-themed Victory is Life expansion last week, Eliot and I were briefly talking about its potential...
GDC 2018: Funcom’s Tor Egil Andersen on Conan Exiles’ early access, launch, and beyond
My initial impressions of Conan Exiles, written just about a year ago, weren't exactly glowing. While I know not every game I play needs to appeal...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and evergreen options against new ones
Quick, you there! Tell me what's going to be in the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, patch 4.3! Not all of it, though,...
GDC 2018: The Legends of Aria devs talk closed beta, gankbox PvP, and the MMORPG genre
One thing I love about GDC compared to other conventions I cover is how many actual developers I get to talk to, especially without...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most creative way MMOs thwart toxicity?
Forget group-kicks: If you're a tool in Sea of Thieves, your own shipmates might just opt to stuff you in the brig - "a...
Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s best music, part 5
And here we arrive at last in our multi-week countdown to the final seven. It has been a fun and delightful journey through World...
MMO Mechanics: The Fair Play Alliance and mechanising fairness
News of over 30 gaming companies taking a united stand against unfairness and toxicity in online game communities sprung out of GDC 2018 a...
The Daily Grind: How many alts do you usually have in an MMO?
I have said before when discussing City of Heroes that it was not a game that really supported alts terribly well. There are a...
The Game Archaeologist: Shattered Galaxy
War. War never ends. Especially if it was designed and encouraged to wage forever.
One of the most popular computer gaming genres of the late...
The Daily Grind: When do MMOs get too silly for your comfort?
Let us talk about TERA today. I have never been able to wrap my head around the tone of this game. While it appears...
