Massively OP Podcast Episode 448: The holiday MMO rush begins
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Season of Discovery, EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara, SWTOR's Chains in the Dark, ArcheAge's big Unchained merge, and Wagadu Chronicles' early access, with adventures in LOTRO and Project Gorgon, plus 2023 awards teases and a mailbag topic on getting into MMOs with too much content.
Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
Choose My Adventure: Project Gorgon once more proves both engaging and agitating
That headline might sound like I'm about to spend a whole lot of digital ink dumping on Project Gorgon, but I am happy to...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
The Soapbox: In defence of World of Warcraft Cataclysm
When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial,...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV fans look for messages in tea leaves from trailers
If you are not on the sinking ship that is Twitter Dot Com at this point, you have, objectively, made a good decision. But...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2023?
It makes me genuinely happy that this morning's Daily Grind is contentious and has no right answer because we have so many MMOs that...
Massively on the Go: Planning your Pokemon GO December 2023 Community Day targets
Pokemon Go's upcoming Community Day round-up event from December 16th-17th is a bit daunting. It's not just because the event regularly puts a year's...
The Daily Grind: What departed and unplayable MMO do you most dearly miss?
There are eras of Final Fantasy XI's development which are gone now, but the game itself is still around. The official servers of City...
The Daily Grind: What social features is your MMO missing?
Five years into Fallout 76, I'm still crushing on it. I love getting to romp around a persistent post-apocalyptic wasteland, leveling up, and building a...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go goes to Hisui with poor timing
Pokemon Go has a lot to make up for after last month... nay, last season. The bonuses were terrible, the Research Breakthrough 'mon were dull,...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO gameplay by enhancement
A while back, I was talking in the comments of an article about how bad The Secret World's combat was. It was the game's...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO goals you want to accomplish before 2023 ends?
There are a lot of ways to set your MMO goals over the years and months, and the most obvious one is trying to...
Massively Overthinking: Penalties for failure in MMORPGs (beyond death)
MMOs generally have one big obvious penalty for failure, right? You die. Oh, usually not forever, not unless it's some niche hardcore realm, and...
WoW Factor: The story issues World of Warcraft must address going into The War Within
It's telling that we're now very much in the back nine for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and the general consensus has not shifted much...
Casually Classic: Which version of WoW Classic is right for you?
Choice is a double-edged sword: Too little of it is restricting and frustrating, yet too much can lead to decision paralysis and feeling overwhelmed....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best dev communication in 2023?
Later this month, we'll be dishing out our awards, including our award for best MMO studio. But I know as well as anyone that...
Pokemon Go’s Sinnoh Tour is headed to the Rose Bowl Stadium in California
The rumors have now been confirmed: Pokemon Go's next Go Tour - a theme-based event about a different Pokemon region held each year -...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
The Daily Grind: Should all PvP-centric MMOs offer ‘safer seas’ servers?
By now you may have heard that Sea of Thieves -- a famously PvP-centered game -- is incorporating a smaller "safer seas" PvE mode for those...
