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Tamriel Infinium: Six takeaways from Elder Scrolls Online’s High Isle announcement
I love me a good MMO roadmap, especially when it's about a game that you are enthusiastically playing. Elder Scrolls Online wrapped up its...
The Daily Grind: What will be your top three most-played MMOs in 2022?
A week ago, I asked you folks what your top three most-played MMOs of 2021 were. This week, I want to take a page...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s in Final Fantasy XIV’s February live letter?
It is not quite February yet at the time you read this, but it's not as if February is some distant future that we...
Vitae Aeternum: The rent in New World is too damn high!
The wonderful thing about video games is that they let you experience impossible things that could never happen in the real world. Like buying...
The Daily Grind: Do you put too much hope in MMOs that are far out?
I'll be up front with you all: I absolutely love anticipating, rooting for, and buying into the hype of upcoming MMORPGs. I know it...
Massively on the Go: February Pokemon GO events are a love/hate relationship
Some things are staying the same in Pokemon GO this February: weekly 1 coin Remote Raid Passes, the return of old Mega and Tier 5 raid pokemon, a...
The Daily Grind: Have publisher changes ever had good results for an MMO?
I may be the only person who cares - and I don't really care that much - but I don't have high hopes for...
The Game Archaeologist: The history of Hi-Rez’s Global Agenda
This past week, former Global Agenda players woke up to a surprising reality: Their game, which went offline in 2018, suddenly was back. Hi-Rez...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite upcoming Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite spec?
Last week, ArenaNet blasted Guild Wars 2 players with an email infographic purporting to show their play stats for the End of Dragons betas....
WoW Factor: What could World of Warcraft’s next expansion do to save the game?
You know what I miss? Writing about World of Warcraft as a fun game to play. Not writing about the latest iteration of sexual harassment...
The Daily Grind: What the best character title in an MMO?
The other day I was wandering around Bree-town in Lord of the Rings Online when I saw an Elf race by with a ridiculously...
Atlas expands and bosses multiply in Path of Exile’s Siege of the Atlas expansion, launching February 4th
In Path of Exile's history of consistent, regular updates, sometimes there is a larger focus on the league, and sometimes its on the expansion...
Perfect Ten: Genuinely fun MMO minigames
Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that...
Vague Patch Notes: Why play-to-earn is a garbage idea
Good afternoon, readers. Do you remember not so long ago when I talked about the fact that MMOs are perfectly fine as just games...
The Daily Grind: Which 2021 MMO do you think has the best shot at revitalizing itself?
The good news for 2021 in our genre was that there were a lot of MMOs that made it to release. The bad news is...
Tamriel Infinium: A look back at Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor
When Skyrim came out in 2011, everyone knew it was going to be big -- but even within the already massive Elder Scrolls fandom,...
Fight or Kite: Starting a journey in Mortal Online 2
Throughout the past year and even longer maybe, we’ve seen near biweekly updates from the team over at Star Vault as it's been developing...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer having your own solo adventuring party?
One of my secret gaming delights is when I can finagle it in an MMORPG to effectively have a small party of adventurers all...
Choose My Adventure: Dungeons and Dragons Online is fun but would be better with friends
Once more, I’m reminded that Dungeons and Dragons Online should be part of my regular MMORPG gaming diet, primarily because this game lets me...
The Daily Grind: Does Guild Wars 2 need a classic or progression server?
A few weeks back, we had MOP's Colin on the MOP Podcast, and naturally we took the opportunity to talk about Guild Wars 2....
