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The Daily Grind: Do you worry more or less about an MMO when it runs a sale or free trial?
This Daily Grind was technically inspired by Diablo IV, but it could really apply to lots of online games. Blizzard just finished up with...
The Daily Grind: Which maintenance mode MMORPG have you still played the longest?
Maintenance mode is a weird thing even just as a concept. Some games claim to be in maintenance mode while still receiving regular updates,...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s five least-played classes – and why you should play them
In gaming, I'm often fascinated by "paths less traveled." Maybe it's a leveling expansion everyone ignores, a race that's never picked for a kickball...
The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred MMO combat playstyle (as opposed to class or role)?
MMO classes don't merely have to be divided into the traditional tank/DPS/healer categories. There are plenty of other ways to separate classes and even...
Storyboard: Understanding character goals in MMO roleplaying
Not everyone who enjoys tabletop roleplaying enjoys roleplaying in MMOs. This is fine because they are different things and you are under no obligation...
The Daily Grind: What are the best ways to recapture inactive MMO players?
Today's Daily Grind is inspired directly by the "you've been touching too much grass" meme. Obviously, the powers that be want us back scrolling...
Vague Patch Notes: When slow leveling is a problem in MMORPGs
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I talked about leveling. At the very end of the column, I mentioned that slow leveling or fast...
The Daily Grind: What MMO class or archetype do you personally identify with?
I've done a few tongue-in-cheek Perfect Tens about common class archetypes from Warriors to Rogues to Bards, but jokes aside, not every MMORPG has...
Perfect Ten: 10 Blizzard games that everyone forgets existed
So by this point I think it's fair to say that most of our readers are aware that I love weird rabbit holes that...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing five years from now?
Hey all, it's September 2029! We're just a few months away from the new decade, and against all odds, we're alive and still playing...
Choose My Adventure: Guided adventure, multiplayer hijinks, and pantslessness in Once Human
I'm going to be honest, I'm a bit surprised at just how on-rails Once Human is so far. Chalk that up to another assumption...
The Daily Grind: Are you immune to any specific MMORPG features or tricks?
One of my favorite MOP readers, Aldristavan, recently joked about his new life skill: being immune to big ol' cute minipet eyes.
"Something that I...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s new PvP mode Push actually has a lot of potential
This past weekend, I spent a solid amount of time battling in Guild Wars 2’s PvP, surprising even myself since it’s been a couple...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of the next Final Fantasy XIV level cap increase
First and foremost, if you are about to scarper off to the comments to share the obvious answer to the question, please know that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most nostalgic newbie experience in MMORPGs?
Amazon ran a second beta for New World's Aeternum over the weekend, and I didn't have time to play - but fortunately, MOP's Tyler...
LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO’s cosmetic system should be overhauled
Here's a fun bit of trivia for you newcomers to Lord of the Rings Online: Did you know that for most of the first...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO overhauls were actually worse than the NGE?
The NGE - that is, Star Wars Galaxies' New Game Enhancements, the patch that basically broke SWG, drove out most of the playerbase, and...
The Daily Grind: Do you avoid MMO hype until it launches for real?
The cancellation of Blue Protocol, while not unforeseen, still stings. It seemed to have potential and was a pretty hefty new MMO in a...
Storyboard: Who gets to be the hero of an MMORPG?
When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...
The Daily Grind: Which class or archetype have you spent the most time on across MMOs?
Earlier this summer, MOP reader PaJamas noted that he'd been maining a Paladin tank for something like 10 years (and alted it before that)....
