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EverQuesting: EverQuest II’s 14th anniversary retrospective, from Columbus Nova to Chaos Descending
During last year's anniversary retrospective for EverQuest II I dared to say things were too quiet. Big mistake! Why would I tempt fate like...
Epic MMO Battles of History: World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King vs. Legion
It was just a couple of days ago when Bree was sharing that I felt like Wrath of the Lich King was the best...
The Daily Grind: What MMO offers players the best tutorials?
Let's face it, MMOs are pretty bad at teaching players about what they're supposed to do. I can't recall the last time I needed...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
The Survivalist: Conan Exiles’ Picts, pets, and pokey arrows
In a world where no game is perfect, I continue to be pleased with the progress Conan Exiles keeps making. I'm also happy that...
The Daily Grind: What makes a game feel like an MMO to you?
Bethesda is at it again. Years after its subsidiary bent itself over backwards to protest that Elder Scrolls Online wasn't an MMO, the gaming...
Wisdom of Nym: How many antagonistic sides do we have in Final Fantasy XIV?
One of my favorite moments from Order of the Stick (which is excellent anyhow) is when one of the villains makes it clear to...
BlizzCon 2018: What the heck happened?
Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite some...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest you’ve ever played a WoW expansion?
During BlizzCon this weekend, Eliot and I were chatting about an article series he's working on different periods in MMORPG history. I mentioned 2009...
The Daily Grind: What wildly implausible settings would you like for an MMO?
If you had told me before it happened that we would get an MMO based on the works of Tad Williams, I wouldn't have...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways to prep for legendary servers
With progression servers on the way for... sometime... this month, many players (myself included) are planning out their brand-new adventures through Middle-earth. There's certainly...
The Daily Grind: What makes for a satisfying MMO dungeon crawl?
When I cast my mind back to my childhood, the word "RPG dungeon" conjured up very specific images of being trapped far underground with...
Vague Patch Notes: The meaning of ‘meaningful’ in MMORPGs
Ironically, the term "meaningful" has a long history of not meaning much of anything with MMOs.
Back in 2015 I did a Perfect Ten about...
The Daily Grind: Do you even have any expectations left for BlizzCon?
So. Today's the first day of BlizzCon. Normally, we take the opportunity to ask our community about their expectations and predictions for BlizzCon. But,...
Working As Intended: The gamification of the workification of games
Last weekend, my husband made the bold choice to let our young son play The Stanley Parable. I am not entirely sure the kid...
Hyperspace Beacon: Five tools to up your roleplay game in SWTOR
As you all know, I like to roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In fact, creating characters and creating struggles for them within...
WoW Factor: When long-term progress in World of Warcraft isn’t
"When even the vanishingly tiny playerbase of your game that you've been catering to for years is getting tired... what's going to happen to your game?"
The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt personally let down by an MMO?
MMOs are not my life. My interaction with them starts and stops with me as a player and a journalist. I evaluate them, I...
Perfect Ten: Compliments to MMOs I don’t play
Back in September, Bree posed a Daily Grind question that I thought was genuinely intriguing. You know, for once. Just kidding, Bree! She asked...
The Daily Grind: If you had one more day in a closed MMO, what would you do?
Sometimes I get accused of prodding old wounds when it comes to discussing closed MMORPGs. I'm not out to make people feel bad; it's...
