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Vague Patch Notes: Being there or getting there in MMORPGs
Here's an interesting fact to consider: It took me ages to hit the level cap in Final Fantasy XI. Absolute ages. And no, it's...
Tamriel Infinium: How ZeniMax should fix Elder Scrolls Online’s combat
As much as there can be a consensus on anything in MMORPGs, it's generally -- but not universally -- agreed that something is rotten...
Perfect Ten: 10 franchises that deserve another shot at an MMO
Some experiments are attempted once and fail, and it's not hard to figure out why that didn't work. We don't really need to take...
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street leaves Riot – and the Runeterra MMO he was spearheading
Greg Street aka Ghostcrawler, formerly of Blizzard and World of Warcraft fame and lately of Riot Games, has apparently decided to leave Riot -...
Wisdom of Nym: How is Final Fantasy XIV going to end?
A long while ago, I wrote an article about how your favorite MMO is going to die. This is because your favorite MMO is...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six unpopular opinions about Lord of the Rings Online
Just because you're a fan of a particular franchise or game doesn't mean that you always concur with the larger groupthink. It's always a...
Lawful Neutral: What MMO gamers need to know about Section 230
You might have seen something in the news last week about a thing called Section 230 and lots of panic over the "end of...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I’m anticipating Blue Protocol
My anticipation for Blue Protocol is something that I cannot adequately explain because at the end of the day it's more based around a...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft is just coasting down the mountain
In November 1994, Marvel Comics launched a new comic book spin-off from the main X-Men series. Generation X, written by Scott Lobdell, was in...
Perfect Ten: 10 small Guild Wars 2 details that make it special
I find that there's this special window of time that happens when you return to an old favorite MMO that shouldn't be missed. It's...
Meet Pax Dei, a well-funded open-world social sandbox built to ‘true MMO scale’
Back in 2021, we caught wind of a new Microsoft-backed MMO called Pax Dei from studio Mainframe Industries, which had been busy raising huge...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s What Lies Beneath, the next End of Dragons story, has launched
Happy anniversary to Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons expansion! Can you believe it has been a whole year? In some ways I feel...
WoW Factor: Does World of Warcraft need more classes?
So how many classes are there in World of Warcraft? There are wrong answers, but there's more than one right answer.
If your answer was...
Wayfinder begins closed beta next week, plans no-wipe early access for May
MMO-inspired but smaller-scale co-op PvE hack-and-slasher Wayfinder wormed its way into our hearts last year with its familiar visuals and splashy combat, and now,...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO events are not for the high-level playerbase
Let me start with a statement of fact: I actually really like limited-time events in MMORPGs. I don't like them as a means of...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I really dislike about Final Fantasy XIV
Sometimes, when I have a series of columns planned, I start off by saying, "Hey, here's a series of columns I plan." And sometimes...
Vitae Aeternum: Previewing New World’s first season and updated 2023 roadmap
Last week, Amazon Games invited members of the press to a presentation where it unveiled its plans for a new seasonal content model for...
Amazon Games will publish NCsoft’s Throne & Liberty in the Americas, Europe, and Japan
The rumors were true: Amazon Games is publishing NCsoft's Throne and Liberty in the west. The companies announced the partnership early this morning.
"Amazon Games...
Gamigo is granting 15 free days of sub time to new and returning RIFT players
Has Gamigo abandoned RIFT? Given the lack of updates and massive layoffs and tiny population, you might think so, and we've certainly been wary...
EG7 Q4 2022: Revenues are up thanks to mobile as LOTRO sees ‘mainstream resurgence’
Enad Global 7's Q4 2022 investor report dropped over the weekend, with a recap of the year for Swedish games corp EG7 and its...