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The Game Archaeologist: City of Heroes’ launch history and the Marvel lawsuit
In our first part of this series looking back at the stupendous history of City of Heroes, we saw how the idea for this...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s market saturation and the pull of vague memories
Here's something a little different: Usually, before I write a World of Warcraft column (or any column), my assumptions and data are pretty firm...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO features that deserve widespread adaptation
You know what gets me excited about upcoming MMOs? It's certainly not the list of expected systems and features that have since become standard...
Massively on the Go’s guide to returning to Pokemon Go: Focus on community
I've noticed a bit of a renewal for Pokemon Go thanks to large improvements by Niantic starting with Generation 3. With raids, quests, real-world weather affecting...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV’s role actions didn’t work
Tucked away in the latest live letter was a bit of information that seems like it's more relevant than its rather humble placement would...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Lord of the Rings Online aging well?
By now, to me, Lord of the Rings Online is a comfortable, well-worn friend that always offers a very predictable and enjoyable experience whenever...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever had an MMORPG-related dream?
A real dream, not just a dream to top the raid leaderboard.
MOP reader CamelotCrusade submitted today's whimsical Daily Grind topic. "The other night I...
EVE Evolved: A furious supercapital war is raging in EVE Online
This year kicked off with a bang for EVE Online as rumblings emerged of impending war on a scale that the gaming world had...
EverQuesting: Returning to EverQuest II’s Guk (for the first time)
In my last EverQuesting, I mentioned that I had not participated in much -- if any -- of EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey content. I've...
WoW Factor: There’s no fixing this Battle for Azeroth story
Let's be totally clear about something: There is no twist waiting for this World of Warcraft story. It doesn't exist. There's no way that...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR is testing huge changes for the Rishi stronghold
I know I took more than a moment to explain why I liked the new Rishi stronghold coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic...
Why I Play: Trove’s Geode changed me from a visitor to a player
Trove's Geode expansion has been a game-changer - and I mean it in more ways than one.
The latest update/expansion to the colorful voxel-based game...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s housing issues (other than availability)
When we talk about issues with Final Fantasy XIV's housing system, the first issue that's going to be brought up - invariably - is...
The Game Archaeologist: Digging up the history of City of Heroes
For the longest time in the early 2000s, MMORPGs scared me off. They looked too obtuse, too grindy, too ugly, and too unapproachable for...
WoW Factor: Dissecting the dumb plan in World of Warcraft’s War of Thorns
There's a lot to be upset about with the World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth prepatch. There's stuff that just doesn't feel good any more...
Hyperspace Beacon: Making roleplay events deeper in SWTOR (or any other MMORPG)
From time to time, I like to break from talking about the latest news from Star Wars: The Old Republic to talk about what...
Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs
Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
EverQuesting: Ranking our favorite EverQuest II expansions
I was recently asked which EverQuest II expansion was the best. The best! I didn't know how to answer that really: I am not...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV gets to hunt some monsters
It hardly needs to be said at this point that the new way of doing things with Final Fantasy XIV's live letters has proven...
