Opinion

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The Daily Grind: Can you ever forgive MMOs?

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The other day I was watching through a YouTube channel of an MMO player who loves lists as much as I do. And while...

Marvel Heroics: Rating Scarlet Witch and Rogue

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I'm back with another installment of rating two Marvel Heroes characters that I've leveled up to 60. Last time I looked at Squirrel Girl...

Leaderboard: Have you tried Albion Online?

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There's something about Albion Online that appeals to me. I like the top-down perspective and the stylized visuals, and of course I love the...

The Daily Grind: How would you mix MMO features to create the best one ever?

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Today's Daily Grind question -- more like command! -- from Massively OP Kickstarter donor Tim is short and sweet: Mix features to create your perfect MMO. It...

The Stream Team: 12 Days of TOR, Day 10

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We can see the finish line fast approaching! Today's adventures in Star Wars: The Old Republic will lead MJ to the end of Belsavis...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: MMO systems that could be great (but I haven’t seen it yet)

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Before I start this column, I want to say two important things. First, my experiences do not extend outward to the limits of the...

The Daily Grind: Has a single screenshot ever made you want to play an MMO?

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I don't often look at a screenshot and think to myself, hmm, I should play that game. Yesterday I did exactly that, though, thanks...

Choose My Adventure: Unearthing the mysteries of WildStar’s Levian Bay

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure. Last week, you fine folks voted on whether my pwecious wittle Chua Spellslinger would continue his...

Massively Opinionated: Which is the best open-world PvP, WvW or FFA?

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It's a real battle to the death when Larry Everett invites Tina Lauro and Brendan Drain to debate WvW and FFA PvP.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most toxic community?

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I ran across a weird thread on Reddit  a week or two ago from a poster asking about toxic MMO communities, not because he...

Stick and Rudder: The best bits of Star CitizenCon 2015

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Wow, so, where to start with this week's Stick and Rudder? I guess I picked the wrong time for a vacation, and shame on...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 33: Ascent’s James Hicks

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Justin and Bree fête Ascent's James Hicks discussing Star Citizen, Wurm Online, Ultima Online, WildStar, Daybreak's mystery game, Elite: Dangerous, RIFT, and Funcom.

Tamriel Infinium: Orsinium makes me forget the things I don’t like about ESO leveling

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Anyone reading this column regularly understands that I have a bit of a tiff with ZeniMax because of the way it's handled the leveling...

The Stream Team: 12 Days of TOR, Day 9

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Chapter 2 of Star Wars: The Old Republic has been completed. MJ's Imperial Agent is free from the brainwashing programming of Imperial Intelligence. But a...

The Daily Grind: What should Funcom do?

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Man, every time we hear a Funcom report I get so incredibly depressed. I'm no financial expert, but it seems as though the studio...

Sword and Bored: Ready check

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Mo joins his first raid. The first boss fight has been explained and everyone is ready, right? Right?
It's not just me, right?

Wisdom of Nym: Surpassing Final Fantasy XIV’s cross-class legacy

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In one respect, Final Fantasy XIV is an incredibly flexible game. You are never actually locked into a single role or job; even if...

The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Squadron 42?

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A whole bunch of Star Citizen-related stuff happened this past weekend, and I've got a lot of catching up to do since I missed...

MMO Mechanics: Three ways non-MMO IPs could create great mechanics

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I really enjoy being a guest on Larry Everett's video series Massively Opinionated, a series in which MMO enthusiasts answer some tough questions and...
No one liked Warlords. ANd let's be clear, that's because it was bad.

The Daily Grind: What MMO characters have you stuck with for years?

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The header picture is of my Shaman in World of Warcraft. I made her with the launch of The Burning Crusade because of course...