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Wisdom of Nym: Taking a spin in Final Fantasy XIV’s Heaven-on-High
Heaven-on-High is not quite the same as the Palace of the Dead. That is not surprising; they're different places with different lore and slightly...
EVE Evolved: Improving EVE Online’s organisational tools
Throughout most of EVE Online's lifetime, players have developed their own third-party applications (and yes, spreadsheets) to help organise and enhance their gameplay. We've...
Jukebox Heroes: Six more groovy tunes from MMOs you’ve never played
As an MMO music collector, I've gathered some really obscure soundtracks over the years, including ones from games that people don't even remember existing,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Are the new seasonal instances a win or a whimper?
Let us travel back to 2009, when Lord of the Rings Online released its second expansion pack, Siege of Mirkwood. This pint-sized expansion seemed...
Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...
The Survivalist: Yes, ARK Survival Evolved actually does have a story
Survival -- or more? You might be surprised. When I first started playing ARK: Survival Evolved at the launch of its early access, it...
Tamriel Infinium: All the lore you need to know for Elder Scrolls Online’s Wolfhunter DLC
Lycanthropy has been a part of the Elder Scrolls lore since Daggerfall, even if it did kind of skip Oblivion. Elder Scrolls Online introduces...
Perfect Tenception: Our ten perfectest Perfect Tens (since last year) – 2018 edition
Last year on the Fourth of July, I posted up a Perfect Ten that was a list of my favorite Perfect Tens Justin and...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s beast tribes ranked, the middle rankings
We're continuing our tour through the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV, and as I move through these rankings I can't help but notice...
The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online
The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
Chaos Theory: A year in the life of Secret World Legends
We've talked all about Secret World Legends' first anniversary party, but now it's time to talk about the game's first year. Fans can easily recall...
Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs
Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going.
While I...
The Soapbox: The western port of Bless Online feels like a curse
To say that the development of Neowiz’s high-fantasy MMO Bless has been somewhat beleaguered would be an understatement. Since the Korean import’s Western release...
Hyperspace Beacon: Memorable moments in Star Wars Galaxies, the original Star Wars MMORPG
Yesterday, the game that solidified my place in the MMO space would have turned 15 years old, and MJ, Bree, and I took a...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Our preview of Guild Wars 2’s Long Live the Lich, now live
We've waited out the short delay, and today's the day when we get our hands on the third episode of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV beast tribes, bottom ranks
I have mentioned before that I'm a big fan of the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XI, too; there's a charmingly...
EVE Evolved: Will EVE Online’s Abyssal Deadspace ever be expanded?
EVE Online's recent Into the Abyss expansion has managed to grip me in a way that few expansions have, providing a challenging new solo...
Whatever happened to Tibia, The Realm Online, and Meridian 59?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Chaos Theory: A guide to Secret World Legend’s first MEGAversary
Next week marks one year down for Secret World Legends, but the party has already started! From June 20th through July 17th, 2018, players...
