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Vague Patch Notes: Lore is not an excuse for bad MMO design decisions
In a previous column, I wrote about how gender-locking classes is bad. This is because it is bad. It is bad in all conceivable...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO armor is completely ridiculous
This is probably a rant best saved for another day, but I want to know when it became completely acceptable not to demand that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you’ve missed if you haven’t played Guild Wars 2 since Path of Fire
There are a lot of great MMORPGs out there, and even if you enjoy Guild Wars 2, maybe it's not your main game. Maybe...
Black Desert PC announces Mountain of Eternal Winter expansion for April 2022
Just because February isn't already absolutely packed with MMO news, here's one more big one: Black Desert PC is prepping a huge new expansion...
Wisdom of Nym: Everything we learned from the February Final Fantasy XIV live letter
So what did we learn from the latest Final Fantasy XIV live letter? A lot, and most of it good, although some of it...
Final Fantasy XIV’s live letter explains future patch plans and graphical upgrade plans
After a decade of operation (a little more, actually, but even producer and director Naoki Yoshida admits to rounding to a decade because it...
Vague Patch Notes: The metaverse doesn’t exist and isn’t a good idea either
You can't swing your arms at this point without hearing about "the metaverse" in some capacity, which is supposedly the reason why Facebook changed...
Hyperspace Beacon: A measured response to SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith backlash
So Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are exploding on the internet about the franchise's latest expansion, Legacy of the Sith. As a player...
Lord of the Rings Online releases Update 32: Rangers and Ruins
What's that, February? You're already full to the gills but you can't stop chowing down on new MMO content? Well then, open up and...
Why I Play: Examining why Lost Ark has me so hooked
Lost Ark has hooked me pretty deeply. I’m just over 30 levels and five or so days into the game right now, which sometimes...
SWTOR’s Legacy of the Sith expansion is live today – here’s the new ILM cinematic trailer
Star Wars The Old Republic's Legacy of the Sith expansion won't be delaying again: It's finally launching today. And to usher in the first...
Lost Ark promises to manage server limits and queues as over 1M players arrive for free-to-play launch
As those who have been following along already know, the free-to-play launch of Lost Ark was an unsurprisingly bumpy ride, with a multi-hour delay,...
Just months after supposed angel investment, indie MMO TitanReach has ceased development – again
Raise your hand along with us if you saw this one coming: Indie MMO TitanReach has apparently ceased operation just half a year after...
Lost Ark’s launch has been mired in delays and issues, but it’s live now
(We're updating this post with the latest news on the delay and the launch as it happens. The original article follows!)
Yesterday, we noted that...
Perfect Ten: Ten reasons your MMORPG creates a bad first impression
While MMOs may ask us to experience them for the long haul, first impressions still count. And if those impressions aren't favorable right out...
Over half a million people showed up at the same time to play Lost Ark’s headstart last night
In spite of its rocky start on Steam, Lost Ark has already rocketed to (almost) the top of the charts, even before its free-to-play...
Choose My Adventure: Zenith opened me to new dimensions of MMO interactivity and weirdness
After picking up an Oculus Quest 2 in the interest of expanding our coverage (and as a present to myself and others in my...
Hands-on: Lost Ark is a solid MMO that falls just short of true greatness
After years of waiting, the MMOARPG Lost Ark launches in the west today, at least for those who bought founder's packs. The rest of...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons’ newly unveiled jade bots mastery
With the launch of Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons less than a month away, and the release date finally revealed, ArenaNet has held...
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs taking inspiration from one another is not a bad thing
Back when Guild Wars 2 announced the Bladesworn elite spec for Warriors, I had a little fun with the idea because... well, let's not...
