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LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at LOTRO’s run in 2024
How do we sum up the entire year of Lord of the Rings Online? That's always a hard task, but if I had to...
The Daily Grind: Do certain seasons of the year bring you back to MMOs?
As the years start to flicker by faster, I've observed that certain seasons tend to bring out different gaming desires and habits in my...
Design Mockument: What should Guild Wars 3 look like?
We know that Guild Wars 3 is happening... probably. I mean, we have no specific details about Guild Wars 3, other than the fact...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best console or mobile experience in 2024?
There was a time not all that long ago when this question would've been inane since we had so few top-notch MMORPGs on console...
Massively on the Go: Planning your Pokemon GO December 2024 Community Day targets
As previewed thus far, Pokemon Go's upcoming Community Day round-up event from December 21st-22nd is bit of a letdown this year. Yes, Dynamax Beldums...
Not So Massively: Deep-diving ZeroSpace’s factions and final thoughts on the beta
We've reached the third and final piece of Not So Massivey's extensive impressions from the recent open beta of multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace. In my...
Vague Patch Notes: EVE Frontier’s blockchain foundation makes it a worse MMO
It is a mark of pride for our readers that basically none of you are having CCP Games trying to play around with the...
Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s unusual gift of time
When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling!
Earlier this year, I...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you see yourself trying in 2025?
I have friends who are super excited for Path of Exile 2 but have not yet picked up the game. Not because they don't...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
The Daily Grind: If you had a free week, would you rather travel or play MMOs?
Getting a good chunk of time off for vacation is a wonderful luxury that I don't often know how to handle. The question usually...
Choose My Adventure: Tiny ship takes on big battles in Star Trek Online
I didn't have a whole heap of time to myself in Star Trek Online this week, but considering that I was basically told to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best fashion in 2024?
Fashion is the true endgame of MMORPGs, unless you've fully embraced your inner murderhobo. And personally, I have a very specific aesthetic in MMOs....
Wisdom of Nym: Good aim and bad for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail predictions
We're approaching the end of the year, and that means once again looking at my prediction history for the year, which remains at around...
Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island
We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphics as of 2024?
So listen, I know that MMORPG graphics are in the eye of the beholder. I'm asking you to be the beholder today. Some people...
The Daily Grind: In which MMORPGs do you have the worst friend list cruft?
The opportunity cost for adding someone to your friend list in an MMORPG is pretty low. Like, it doesn't take a great deal of...
The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy, tolerate, or resent silliness in your MMOs?
One of my early favorite movies was Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, so I guess you can say that I've long been a fan...
Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability customization in MMORPGs
I will never know who it was working behind the scenes at City of Heroes who first had the idea to let players customize...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best combat as of 2024?
Are you a tab-target person or an action-combat or somewhere in between? Maybe you're a rogue and you're about to chime in with turn-based...
