Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most kludgy MMO system you’ve encountered?
The other day I was watching MMO players have a good-natured discussion about transmog systems among various titles. A few FFXIV players lamented how...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 453: Massively minds of the roundtable
Justin, Bree, Chris, and Sam sit for a roundtable to discuss the MMOs we've been playing, our highlights for 2023, the MOP awards, and the state of the genre.
Choose My Adventure: Returning to Genshin Impact in 2024
I'm irritated to admit that this week's edition of Choose My Adventure was more like a misadventure thanks to technical issues, to my surprise,...
The Daily Grind: Do you stay in any MMORPGs out of a sense of loyalty?
At the top of the year, MMO YouTuber MarleMMO offered a reminder for MMO players: that new MMOs often suck compared to games that...
Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story
In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
Wisdom of Nym: Dreaming about Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.55 during the day-long downtime
Somehow, the final Endwalker content patch has arrived. All right, maybe you could argue that's just the tiniest bit premature; technically we've still got...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle your playtime for multiple MMOs?
Playing more than one MMO can be tricky. Not just in terms of trying to remember what all of the systems in various MMOs...
LOTRO Legendarium: Brainstorming new hobby ideas for LOTRO
April 24th, 2008. That was both the first and last time that Lord of the Rings Online added a hobby to the game --...
The Daily Grind: Do any MMO class themes turn you away from playing them?
Last weekend, FFXIV announced that one of its upcoming jobs (classes) will be a Pictomancer -- a mage that flings paint all willy-nilly. As...
Betawatch: SMITE 2 encourages you to smite what has already been smitten
So, who had SMITE 2 on their watchlists for this year? Probably not many people, but Hi-Rez Studios has announced that the game is...
Vague Patch Notes: The real question every MMO has to answer
Why am I here?
A lot of times I will slow-roll my column and lead to something unexpected, something that I am sure you are...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating at the top of 2024?
I feel a bit bad about my picks for today's Daily Grind, as their inclusion here isn't so much that I don't want the...
Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
This might be one of the most important Massively Overthinkings we do all year, and it's a pretty salty one. We always come away...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2023?
It's no secret that whenever somebody declares a GOTY, somebody else is going to say that game is overrated. Heck, we cover some major...
Four Winds: Catching up with Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis
I believe it was Napoleon Bonaparte that once said "SEGA better release Phantasy Star Online 2 stateside or I'm going to conquer France." Unfortunately,...
Into the Super-Verse: Rediscoveries I made diving headlong into City of Heroes Homecoming
Last week, I wrote about how my game came back. It was a big deal to me to know that City of Heroes was...
The Daily Grind: Do you take a break from an MMO before an expansion?
There is always a period for any MMO between an upcoming expansion (or major update, in some cases) and the last major update where...
