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The Daily Grind: Do sealed doors in MMOs bother you?
I am well aware of the reasoning behind why there are several doors in Final Fantasy XIV on buildings you cannot enter. The point is...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2019
Everyone is healthy! Good news! Every game is super healthy and absolutely no one has a terminal playerbase disease that may result in the...
Warframe of Mind: Previewing Empyrean and Railjacks with Digital Extremes
Last Friday's dev stream showed off more about Warframe Railjack - more as in flight and in fights! The devs detailed the new systems...
The Daily Grind: What place in MMOs you wish you could explore – but can’t?
I don't know how high I'd rate on an MMO explorer scale, but I have been known to go off-track and wander around in...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from the layoffs to Icebrood
It’s no secret that 2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. There were some bright spots in there as well, however, and...
The Daily Grind: How much do you mind loading screens in MMOs?
Maybe I'm showing my old-school nature here, but loading screens don't bother me all that much. I cut my MMO teeth on games like...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s crafting class utility
There are eight crafting classes in Final Fantasy XIV, and in all likelihood we're always going to have eight crafting classes at this point....
Not So Massively: Kingdom Under Fire 2 is ambitious, unique, and deeply flawed
When I first heard about Kingdom Under Fire II by publisher Gameforge, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd heard that it combined elements...
The Daily Grind: What MMO deserves its own movie or TV show?
In going through our annual posts ahead of our December awards and whatnot, I noticed a bunch of stories about movies and TV shows...
The Daily Grind: How much does value matter to you in MMOs?
Value is a weird concept. It makes sense at face value; for example, it's pretty easy to sit down, list exactly the features I...
LOTRO Legendarium: Second breakfasts and the importance of food
Here's an esoteric tidbit for you today: Way back in 2010 when I took over the Lord of the Rings Online column at old...
The Daily Grind: What is the worst-designed MMO quest?
The other night I was working my way through a fairly typical quest in Lord of the Rings Online in which I had to...
Warframe of Mind: First impressions of Railjack (plus our guide to building your own)
When Digital Extremes first teased Codename: Railjack back at TennoCon 2018, it was exciting to say the least. Fly through space itself in Warframe?!...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do MMOs have randomness?
If there's one concept that is nearly universally reviled among MMO players, it's randomness. Yes, pretty much everywhere. You could make a little fairy...
The Daily Grind: What MMO will change its business model dramatically in 2020?
It used to be our tradition around the end of the year to speculate on which MMORPG that hadn't yet gone free-to-play would be...
WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft
Huh. You know, I really thought I'd written about the whole Corruption system in World of Warcraft's upcoming 8.3 before now in a format more...
The Daily Grind: How much does raw graphical power matter to you for MMOs?
Graphics matter. It's really appealing to go with the general approach of being above simple graphics informing your opinion about a game, but we...
Desert Oasis: A critique of Black Desert’s upcoming Tamer succession
Well, it looks like successions are finally here. This month's going to be a pretty big month for Black Desert's western audience with the...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever pick a human skin tone other than your own in MMOs?
If we may tread lightly around the topic of race this morning, I'd like to ask an honest question to elicit honest answers. Assuming...