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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst chat interface?
No, this piece isn't about Barrens chat or unmoderated toxicity! This is about the chat experience and interface itself. MOP's Justin recently joked that he...
Global Chat: Will World of Warcraft ever give up its raiding fixation?
MMO blog Kaylriene posted a lengthy article recently examining the state of the non-raiding scene in World of Warcraft while comparing it to Blizzard's...
Crypto WoW-wannabe Ragnarok loses $1.8M in ETH before it even gets off the ground
The crash of crypto has damaged another starry-eyed dreamer looking to blend MMORPG gaming, the metaverse, and NFTs together: Ragnarok, not to be confused...
The creation and crash of the forgotten Raph Koster MMO Metaplace
Let's ignore the fact that "decentralization" is shorthand for pyramid scheme grift nowadays and think back to how the internet was once a very...
Path of Exile’s Chris Wilson admits to not fully understanding Kalandra’s item drop changes
Path of Exile producer Chris Wilson has released his latest dev blog all about the Lake of Kalandra's extremely unpopular changes to item drops,...
Massively Overthinking: The most unusual subscriptions in the MMO space
A while back on the MassivelyOP Podcast, so long ago that I can't remember who or when, a listener asked us about unusual MMO...
The Daily Grind: Do you leave MMO global chat on or turn it off?
Ah global chat -- or world chat, as we sometimes call it. Trade chat? Whatever, it's the chat channel that goes out to everyone...
MMO Profane teases cosmetics, housing, and crafting in latest braindump
FFA PvP MMO Profane continues its refusal to create forum threads or blog posts about its development progress, choosing instead to dish out Twitter...
Path of Exile’s adjustments to item drops in Lake of Kalandra light a tinderbox of fury among players
The subreddit for Path of Exile is a particularly unhappy place right now, especially in light of a recent dev blog talking about update...
Global Chat: When you can’t ignore the MMO meta
As we kick off another column on recent MMO blog essays, Galactic Antics uses a recent situation in Star Wars: The Old Republic as...
Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W
Maybe you’ve never heard of Lineage W, a 2021 spin-off of NCsoft’s long-running franchise. But after today’s Battle Bards episode, you’ll have heard its...
Wizard101 explains its massive gear rework that’s been a year in the making
Wizard101 players are teetering on the edge of anticipation and dread as the MMORPG grows ever closer to a massive gear rework that's been...
Massively Overthinking: The real-world value of MMOs
A while back on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a wildly contentious - one might even say transparently provocative - thread declaring that "f...
Old School RuneScape outlines adjustments coming to Wilderness bosses and their lairs
Old School RuneScape is focusing on fixing a bear, a spider, and a skeleton. Not just any normal version of these three classic MMORPG...
Diablo IV talks live-service content, seasonal structure, and monetization strategy
Blizzard's latest Diablo IV dev blog has arrived this afternoon as the studio promises "ambitious" plans for the post-launch live-service game - and that...
Derek Smart promises Alganon is returning in the coming months, but in a staggered invite-only release
Just yesterday we reported on fresh news out of the long-dormant Alganon, pointing out that the game's website came back online, while the game's...
Lost Ark previews the pet ranch coming in the August 24 Arkesian Sun update
It may not be getting the constant flow of hype that we saw earlier in 2022, but Lost Ark is continuing to pull huge...
Star Stable shows off an updated and more diverse character creator arriving in a September beta
While character creation is always an opportunity to put on a totally different look to your real-life appearance, there's also value in seeing yourself...
EVE Echoes launches a Project Discovery science initiative, EVE Online preps for next Alliance Tournament
Regular players of EVE Online are likely very familiar with the game's Project Discovery "citizen science" initiatives that let players help out scientific research,...
Book of Travels elaborates on how it’s adding lore without spoon feeding it to players
Walking the Braided Shore of Book of Travels is meant to expose players to stories as they go without leaving trope-y audio logs or...
