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Recently, EverQuest Lead Producer Holly Longdale spoke to the rumors and general silence revolving about the continuation of the franchise, saying that Daybreak is...

Look, you've probably heard this before, but it bears repeating now: Don't pre-order that game. Pre-ordering games is a bad idea. And this week,...

I have alts in Final Fantasy XIV. This is absurd for two reasons. First, the statement makes it clear that I have alternate characters...

There was always something that bothered me about City of Heroes, and it took until the point that the game actually introduced its crafting...

Back in my classic Guild Wars days, I was so happy to have the scrimmage system. It was a great way to solve arguments....

I could definitely write a Why I Play on Astroneer (and maybe I still will!) because there are so many reasons this game just...

We've certainly kicked around the topic of player housing in this space before, but a lot of the division and disagreement I've seen on...

The thing about being a superhero that almost nobody tells you is that there are personal stories involved. Sure, the big picture is what...

It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...

This past week Crowfall patched in update 5.100 (that’s right - we’ve gone from 5.9 to 5.100, as one does), which wiped existing characters...

There's a wide-open space for storytelling in Final Fantasy XIV with the conclusion of the 5.0 MSQ, a lot of different ways that the...

On Saturday, president of ZeniMax Online Studios Matt Firor and creative director of The Elder Scrolls Online Rich Lambert took the stage at Quakecon...

Throughout the course of my MMO play, I've found that some loot I've craved is simply never meant to be. Sometimes it's an expensive...

There's an interesting cycle with a lot of free-to-play imports which I dubbed "temports" many moons ago. Players stay away because they're sure that...

I've long held the opinion that one of the most underrated elements of effective MMORPGs is a really good sound design. I'm not just...

I used to watch Spongebob religiously. I loved the days when I could put on Nickelodeon and have Spongebob on for hours. One of...

While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...

First of all, let's just get this out of the way right off the bat: It is possible that this column will contain spoilers...

I have long held that Wakfu offers the most original and indeed truly unique classes across the entire span of the MMO genre, but...

People who have read my work for a while know that I really like tabletop roleplaying, and I have copies of two of my...