The Daily Grind: What MMORPG city would you not want to see destroyed?
ArenaNet teased last week that some sort of doom might befall the Krytan city Divinity's Reach in the impending living world season, and I'm sad.
Guild...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about leveling in Final Fantasy XIV’s future
Speculating about the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is something that I engage in quite a bit, but the fact is that there's an...
The Daily Grind: Do you think of yourself as an MMO PvPer?
Whether I've consciously realized it or not, I've been a PvPer since my first FFA PvP sandbox, Ultima Online, in 1997. Since then, I've...
EVE Evolved: When was EVE Online’s golden age?
In the latest Massively Overthinking article, our Patreon patron Duane got us thinking about whether the golden age of the MMO industry has passed or MMOs are actually in...
Leaderboard: Is Black Desert’s new subscription value pack pay-to-win?
Black Desert players are on fire over the new subscription value pack. Well not literally on fire, but damn close.
MOP reader Sally pointed us...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs did you like more when you started than later on?
When I first started playing Warhammer Online as part of Choose My Adventure ages ago, I had a lot of fun. Until I leveled...
The Daily Grind: Have you tried any new MMOs this summer?
I always have the loftiest of intentions to dig into MMOs I've never played before, going so far as to load a slew of...
Betawatch: Das Tal weathers the summer alpha storm (July 22, 2016)
The doors are open for Das Tal's summer test, and the result has been good and bad. Good because a lot of people want...
Wisdom of Nym: Why I adore Final Fantasy XIV’s Deep Dungeon
Let me start by getting my biggest beef with the Palace of the Dead out of the way right off: I don't like the...
First impressions of Nexon’s Riders of Icarus
Earlier this month, the latest addition to Nexon’s perpetually expanding stable of MMORPGs, Riders of Icarus, took wing into its “soft launch,” or open beta,...
The Daily Grind: Did MMOs displace local co-op?
The first month or so after I tried out my first MMORPG, my boyfriend at the time and I actually shared an account. One...
Massively Overthinking: The golden age of MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking is a serious one from our dear Patreon patron Duane. Here's the jumping off point for his topic:
"There has lately...
EverChaosing: Adapting Pokemon Go for The Secret World and EverQuest II
So there's this thing right now. It's kind of a craze. Maybe you've heard of it? Pokemon Go? Yeah, I thought so. The thing...
Perfect Ten: Older PC games that would make for great MMOs
Video games had a huge impact on my childhood and teenage years, imprinting themselves onto my psyche for all of the struggles and elation...
The Daily Grind: What’s the biggest way MMOs have affected your real life?
I am not going to lie to you, dear readers: This is a question to which I have a really easy answer. I've been...
Global Chat: Pokemon GO mania sweeps the world
What became an overnight global phenomenon certainly prompted the MMO blogosphere to talk about their experiences and opinions with Pokémon GO!
To Game for Life...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the most with death mechanics?
We die so many times in MMOs that it's lost all meaning. It's merely a pause button, perhaps with a slight penalty attached, unless you...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 74: Go Pokémon Go!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Pokemon Go, Trove, SWTOR's KOTET, and GW2 season 3, with mailbag questions on depression and ESO advice, plus an epic ad rant.
The Stream Team: Becoming a true thief in The Elder Scrolls Online
In our last joint Elder Scrolls Online stream, both Bree and Larry mentioned that they were more thieves than assassins. Perhaps it's time for them to...
Hyperspace Beacon: Wild speculation about SWTOR’s Knights of the Eternal Throne
Who else was disappointed by the Star Wars: The Old Republic presentation at Star Wars Celebration over the weekend? I had really hoped that...
