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Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion brings the noise
There has been a question that has kind of been bubbling in the background of the entire premise behind Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and...
TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes
With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...
WoW Factor: The mulligan problem in World of Warcraft’s narrative
In World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Illidan Stormrage gets killed. This isn't actually a surprising end for the character. Illidan as a person...
Ultima Online previews New Legacy’s themepark stylings in its new gameplay video
I need to warn you before you click on this trailer: If you played original Ultima Online back in the day, the opening notes...
Path of Exile’s Settlers of Kalguur tackles real-time mechanics with city building
The Grinding Gear rooster has crowed, signifying the dawn of a new expansion and league. And what might they be? Welcome to Path of...
Vague Patch Notes: How widespread free-to-play impacted MMORPGs
In 2009, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play, which was a pretty big deal at the time. It was especially important to me, since...
Former Blizzard and Funcom dev Craig Morrison is working on a cozy true crime MMORPG backed by NetEase
Cast your mind back to summer 2021, and you might recall that was when World of Warcraft's Craig Morrison - best known to MMORPG...
Perfect Ten: Why World of Warcraft’s Legion was a top-tier expansion
While a lot of long-time World of Warcraft players will point to Wrath of the Lich King as the high point of the MMO,...
The No Man’s Sky Worlds ‘universe refresh’ is why you’re playing No Man’s Sky this weekend
You know that whenever Hello Games and Sean Murray start dropping cryptic teasers so they'll trend on Reddit, a new No Man's Sky update...
Choose My Adventure: Slipping back in to the simple pleasures of Elite Dangerous
Last week's original Choose My Adventure plans took a backseat to my Soapbox on Dawntrail, so thank you for bearing with me on that,...
Not So Massively: The problem with The First Descendant’s character unlock mechanics
The First Descendant has made quite a splash since it launched earlier this month. Nexon's looter shooter, dubbed "Warframe with waifus" by the greater...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s delightfully light role quests
Something that happens sometimes with Final Fantasy XIV is that it takes the team a couple of tries to get a new idea right....
WoW Factor: Blizzard started listening to World of Warcraft players for a reason its leadership doesn’t want to say
I have a few different conflicting thoughts when it comes to the most recent interview with World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas, or...
Vague Patch Notes: Yes, tutorials are a good thing in MMORPGs
For those of you who haven't been reading the site for a while or just don't keep this in your head, I'm going to...
Crowdfunded MMORPG Pantheon Rise of the Fallen is launching early access in December
Who had this one on the ol' 2024 bingo card? Pantheon is gunning for an ambitious early access launch in December - yes, that...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with weirdly defensive fanbases
I do not have nice things to say about RuneScape. I have never had nice things to say about RuneScape. I also do not...
NetEase’s post-apoc survival MMO Once Human is live – and already tearing up Steam
NetEase has been extremely busy the last few years, cranking out games and picking up studios to make more for what it apparently thinks...
The Soapbox: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, mortality, remembrance, and last chances
Earlier this week, at least at the time of this op ed's writing, I completed the main story for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, and...
Wisdom of Nym: Spoiler-free impressions of Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail’s leveling dungeons
The funny thing about Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail's story is that in some ways spoiling it feels pretty minor. Like, it's not unconscionable to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ideas LOTRO totally should steal from other MMOs
It's only natural for people who play multiple MMOs or are aware of what's happening in other titles to foster a sense of envy....