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Sword and Bored: Nerfs
Mo falls asleep and awakens to some unexpected patch changes. Farming goblins will never be the same.
Wisdom of Nym: The leveling dungeons of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Final Fantasy XIV takes you on quite a ride on the way to level 60. There are indisputably fewer dungeons than there are from...
Chaos Theory: Guide to The Secret World’s third anniversary celebration
Are you ready to party? Because it's birthday time! The Secret World is celebrating its third year, and you're invited to a two-week bash...
MMO Mechanics: Four inspiring indie developments worth watching
The MMO genre has immense sticking power in terms of tenure, staying relevant to players for decades despite such fluid and rapid development in...
The Game Archaeologist: The 4th Coming
Over the years that I've been writing The Game Archaeologist, I've received more than a few requests to cover a game that was completely...
Perfect Ten: The 10 dev stages of every new MMO class
Any game with classes adds new classes over time. It's almost axiomatic. I don't know why absolutely every game cannot be designed with the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Exploring Guild Wars 2’s new Lion’s Arch
Good morn-noon-ning (hell, I don't know what timezone you're in!) readers, and welcome along to another instalment of Flameseeker Chronicles! Be warned:Â This edition will...
Hyperspace Beacon: The SWTOR community divide over Knights of the Fallen Empire
The past couple of weeks have been kind of strange for me. For five years, I've written about Star Wars :The Old Republic. I've...
Sword and Bored: Troll bridge
Mo's favorite antagonists, the underwear ninjas, demonstrate how to properly guard the exit from the PvP zone.
Chaos Theory: ‘Never say never’ for The Secret World housing
I have to admit, so many dreams were shot down this past week when the news came out suggesting that personal housing would never make...
Wisdom of Nym: The 60 climb in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
As of this writing, I'm not quite 60 yet in Final Fantasy XIV. Thanks to real life, I'm a bit behind the curve, to...
Perfect Ten: Weirdly specific quests we keep encountering in MMOs
You know how you wince whenever you think of typing /played into your MMO and realize just how many hours you've given to a...
Ask Mo: If Star Wars Galaxies is so smart, why ain’t it rich?
Star Wars Galaxies would have been 12 years old this week, had it lived a day past Star Wars: The Old Republic. That makes...
Marvel Heroics: How to get the most for free in Marvel Heroes
One of the questions that I received after my debut Marvel Heroes column was, "Can you explain how to play this game for free?"...
Tamriel Infinium: The restoration of Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium
Bethesda, the parent company of ZeniMax Online studios, had an amazing showing at E3 this year, but unfortunately, no one from the Elder Scrolls...
Sword and Bored: Teleport
Mo's companion demonstrates the proper way to deal with AFK grinders in their MMO.
Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s early access
Thursday was a long day. So was Friday, but in very different ways.
Playing Final Fantasy XIV over the past few days has been a...
Guild Chat: Taking down the dominant guild leader
Welcome along to Guild Chat, our comfy place for discussing all your guild dramas in a fun, frank, and empathetic way. You know the...
The Game Archaeologist: Seven MMOs operating on borrowed time
Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for...
Perfect Ten: MMO terms that have overstayed their welcome
My original plan for this week - during the few moments that I was capable of coherent speech rather than just babbling about the...
