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The Daily Grind: How do you define ‘solo’ in MMORPGs?
When I played Guild Wars, I mostly did it solo. I'd go to towns, load up on my henchmen, and then go out and...
Perfect Ten: Weird ways we heal each other in MMORPGs
One of the most important implications of the virtual worlds we visit is that they all boast medical care far above and beyond anything...
Tamriel Infinium: The Elder Scrolls Online’s High Isle brings new story, new lands, and a new card game to Tamriel
It’s spring. The birds are chirping, the pollen is flying, and a young person’s thoughts turn to another major chapter release for The Elder...
The Daily Grind: How do you get over feeling like it’s too late to start an MMO?
Maybe I get inside my own head too much, but I always experience inner turmoil when I start or come back to an MMO...
Choose My Adventure: The long-awaited and slightly bumpy return to Final Fantasy XI
So as you can see, I got Final Fantasy XI working. More specifically, I got the help of our resident expert on all things...
Fight or Kite: Absolver is the greatest martial arts melee brawler you never played
I’ve been wanting to write about Absolver for the better part of my time here at MOP. In fact, it’s been rolling around the...
The Daily Grind: How much does an MMO’s population influence your perception of its success?
A few weeks back, there was a flurry of panic on Reddit over the realization that Final Fantasy XIV's Steam counts had fallen 70%...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s new season Goes back to the biggies in June
It's always hard to be a Pokemon GO player. On the one hand, the upcoming stalker app, Campfire, shows us that someone at the...
Wisdom of Nym: Reconsidering Final Fantasy XIV’s Primals
Back in the early days of Final Fantasy XIV, Primals were kind of a big deal. Not the biggest deal in the game's lore...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most unique hybrid class in an MMO?
Back in the long long ago, the idea of "hybrid" classes and skills sets was a big deal. Classic EverQuest, for example, borrowed from...
The Daily Grind: What system in your main MMO have you just never been interested in exploring?
Look, I'm sorry, I know there's a lot of interesting stuff going on with gardening in Final Fantasy XIV. I know that this system...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 helpful tips to improve your LOTRO experience
Recently, my 12-year-old daughter began playing Lord of the Rings Online for the first time after having watched the movies and read The Hobbit....
The Daily Grind: What is your MMO pet’s name — and why?
The other day in Lord of the Rings Online, I learned something I never knew before: How to re-name your cosmetic pets. Unlike combat...
WoW Factor: So let’s talk about World of Warcraft’s Evoker
I should have more of an opinion about Evokers than I actually do.
Maybe that's an overreaction at this point; the newest hero class being...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO gear enchanting system is the least annoying?
MOP reader Leiloni recently alerted us to an interesting discussion over on the Ashes of Creation forums, where Intrepid is trying to get the...
Vague Patch Notes: The specter of MMO persistence in single-player games
Recently, we got a great letter from a listener asking about an issue that he'd been having with single-player games compared to MMOs. Essentially,...
The Daily Grind: Has an MMO ever frightened you?
If any game has ever aimed for frightening the living daylights out of players with more focus than The Secret World, I don't know...
Four Winds: Remembering TERA’s wild start and in-game politics
Well, the TERA sunset thing caught me off guard. I don't play TERA, but I was always under the impression that the game was...
Perfect Ten: 10 great ways to lose new players from your MMO
MMOs require new blood. Not exclusively or anything; you can keep an MMO going for quite some time on existing happy players. But existing...
The Daily Grind: How cluttered or clean is your MMO user interface?
Growing up with MMORPGs, it's only natural to get used to the often cluttered interfaces. The other night I was playing LOTRO and forced...
