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The Daily Grind: What’s the most important example of death spiral development in MMOs?
A couple of weeks ago, Justin reminded me of a Guild Wars 2 panel from many years back where ArenaNet addressed Charr armor clipping.
"A Charr...
Wings Over Atreia: Awakened Legacy could be Aion’s rebirth
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of Aion, the facts of Aion!
There's...
Wisdom of Nym: How we missed storyline overload in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
One of the things that I mentioned back when I was reviewing Heavensward in its totality was that for all the praise I give...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has frustrated you the most with trading restrictions?
There's a good reason why the rewards for the Doman Reconstruction in Final Fantasy XIV cannot be directly traded; specifically, it's so that players...
LOTRO Legendarium: Wistmead surprises and progression servers
What a week this has been! Originally I was all gung-ho to talk about nothing else than all of the new Halloween content that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO character title do you proudly wear?
I'm not a title guy in MMOs. I understand that they're a small outlet for personal expression and something else to chase, but when...
Wings Over Atreia: Awakened Legacy is Aion’s NGE gut punch
Woah! WOA is back! It's only fitting: Wings Over Atreia debuted when Aion launched as a new game, and now it is back for...
WoW Factor: We’re all farming Nature Resistance gear now
First and foremost, I'd like to note that I am writing these columns consecutively and immediately, so all I can do is hope that...
The Daily Grind: Are you planning to give LOTRO’s new progression server a try?
When Lord of the Rings Online announced its new progression server plan earlier this week, the LOTRO community immediately went into a state of...
Hyperspace Beacon: Obtaining the Masterwork armor in SWTOR Update 5.10
I'm torn on this new armor achievement system in Star Wars: The Old Republic. On the one hand, everyone can get the armor eventually....
Vague Patch Notes: There’s more to Skinner boxes in MMOs than mere repetition
As I started watching the latest World of Warcraft video to whip people into a furor, I very nearly turned the thing off as...
The Daily Grind: Which of Trion’s MMOs are you most worried about in the wake of its buyout?
The whole Trion buyout feels like it came completely out of left field, and we've spent the past couple of days just staring and...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of skill in MMOs
Everyone has a very strong opinion about player skill in MMOs. This is understandable. Furthermore, I've met a lot of different people with different...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you worry might sunset before you can play it fully?
There are only so many hours and only so much interest one can pour into MMOs on any given day. That means that some...
Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s soundtrack
As a fan of video game music, I get ridiculously excited when it comes time for World of Warcraft to release a new expansion....
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you were wrong about your snap judgment of an MMO?
This weekend I finally got to dig into MapleStory 2 beyond the character creator, and I have to say my initial reaction was oh...
Massively on the Go: The key MMO features in The Walking Dead Our World
As a franchise, The Walking Dead is probably past its prime, but I'm admittedly still a bit of a fan. In fact, I was playing...
Wisdom of Nym: Evaluating Final Fantasy XIV’s job gauges
The biggest problem with job gauges in Final Fantasy XIV was always conceptual because there were two jobs built from the ground up to...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO zone transition of all time?
OK, stop me if you've heard this one: You're going along in a new MMORPG, happily zipping across verdant landscapes, doing quests in a...
The Daily Grind: Do you use Steam for MMOs?
Steam took a hold of my PC lifestyle so gradually I barely knew it was happening. I installed it when a friend bought me...
