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The Daily Grind: Would you play EverQuest Next or Landmark if Daybreak revived them?
I know the big buzz for the EverQuest franchise is the potential for EverQuest 3, given that EG7 has been pitching it to investors....
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest time you’ve endured an MMO you dislike?
Disliking an MMO is not inherently a commentary on the MMO itself. It's possible for a game to be very good at what it's...
The Daily Grind: Are you rocking an aging MMO gaming PC?
In looking back through my records the other day, I was shocked to realize that my main home and gaming PC was purchased back...
WoW Factor: For Khaz Algar!
This is not really a column about Khaz Algar in World of Warcraft, or at least not in the sense that you might expect...
LOTRO Legendarium: Are we ready for LOTRO’s Corsairs of Umbar?
They say that as you get older, time seems to pass by much more quickly. Perhaps that explains why 2023 feels like it's been...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually decorate your MMORPG houses?
I say the MMO playerbase can be divided into two groups: those who decorate their MMO houses and those who don't. It's sort of...
Vague Patch Notes: Why people can’t just ignore things they don’t want in MMORPGs
As I often do, I'm going to start this column with a bit of history. But in this particular case, it's a bit of...
The Daily Grind: Who or what is the least-effective Big Bad from an MMO expansion?
Over the various expansions World of Warcraft has had, there have been a number of different Big Threats in each expansion. Some of them...
Perfect Ten: The delicate balancing act of designing MMORPGs
MMORPGs are complicated. We all know that. But one of the things that I think is easy to overlook is how and why MMORPGs...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs send you into choice paralysis?
Does it ever feel that despite having more entertainment options than we've ever had in the past, it's incredibly hard to choose what to...
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s guilds, story quests, and pay-to-win gacha mechanics
I’d be lying if I said my game time over the last several months hasn’t been completely upended by Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. It’s...
Choose My Adventure: What weapon goes best with New World’s new Angry Earth flail?
There's always this little buzz before an MMORPG gets a major content release or expansion drop. People are flitting around doing their final checks...
The Daily Grind: How do you want to be remembered in MMOs when you’re gone?
Last weekend, it became public knowledge that a prominent - probably the most prominent - player on my Lord of the Rings Online server...
Wisdom of Nym: The packed October for Final Fantasy XIV following patch 6.5
Tomorrow, patch 6.5 will be live for Final Fantasy XIV. That's the last patch of the Endwalker cycle, which means the first part of...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of shapeshifter classes in MMOs?
Albion Online's upcoming Wild Blood update includes a new weapon with a unique attribute: It allows players to shapeshift into specific critters. Also golems....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite disquieting MMO zone?
As a whole, horror is a rather underserved genre in MMOs in general because it's hard to be particularly horrified in a game where...
The Soapbox: The real cost of breaking trust with gamers
There's a quote going around these days in gaming spheres about trust being like a broken vase that can be fixed but will never...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to get into No Man’s Sky?
Alongside Starfield turning our attention to the gaming cosmos this fall, No Man's Sky is enjoying a nice resurgence of popularity. And you know...
WoW Factor: If this is the state of World of Warcraft, why talk about it?
The other day, I was talking with a friend about another MMO altogether. It doesn't actually matter which one it was because the important...
LOTRO Legendarium: It’s OK that LOTRO’s remaster isn’t going to happen
The pricey Lord of the Rings Online remaster is officially dead, and its console port is now on the "backburner." It is, depending on...
