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Aion Classic celebrates its first birthday in Europe this week with boosts and freebies
It might be cheating to count anniversaries for different versions of an MMORPG, but are you really going to complain if it means more...
The Daily Grind: Are there any standard MMO UI elements you consider ‘optional’?
Back in February, MMO YouTuber MarleMMO reminded me that Ashes of Creation is planning to obscure enemy health bars during PvP - a concept...
One Shots: From sunrise to sunset
When the sun peeks over the horizon and another promising day is upon the MMORPG traveler, certain protocols are to be observed. Potions are...
Final Fantasy XIV highlights Fruity Snacks, a player who is all about fishing
There's more to Final Fantasy XIV than just emotionally charged fights against birds with depression, and there's more to the behind-the-scenes elements of the...
WRUP: Come to Botulism Dave’s, your one-stop shop for shipping containers edition
Hey there, fine folks of What Are You Playing! Do you need shipping containers? Then come on down to Botulism Dave's, where we've got...
The Daily Grind: How important is music to your MMO experience?
It's hard for me to fathom going anywhere or doing anything without music as part of the background of my life. That's certainly true...
My Little Pony fan MMO Legends of Equestria is closing its European server
Last year, we did a Daily Grind asking about interest in a My Little Pony MMORPG, and y'all reminded me that we actually have...
WoW Factor: The strange excitement split for World of Warcraft’s The War Within
There's an interesting aspect I've observed about World of Warcraft as we slowly creep toward the release of The War Within. No one who...
Star Citizen pushes back alpha 3.23’s new hangars and cargo missions, adds in water physics instead
For the past several weeks, Star Citizen has been talking up the features of its upcoming alpha 3.23, often calling it one of the...
The Daily Grind: Do alternate and classic servers risk alienating existing MMO fans?
Back in December, Guild Wars 2 boss Josh Davis told fans that "alternate servers and hardcore modes aren’t a priority for ArenaNet," as the...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs and ‘fresh piece of gum’ syndrome
Back in March, MOP reader Exarch Cathedra posted a comment to a Daily Grind about daily logins and sticky MMOs that caught my attention,...
Sea of Thieves marks 40 million players to date as it preps its PlayStation 5 launch
Many live service games would give anything to see success numbered in the tens of millions, which makes Sea of Thieves' current accomplishment that...
Post-layoffs, Palia is celebrating its alpha anniversary with a new buyable bundle
We've all been figuratively holding our breaths to see what would happen with Palia after the last month of mess, and now the game...
City of Heroes Homecoming unveils huge community-driven base building initiative
If you've been enjoying our tours of our favorite City of Heroes supergroup bases and portal hubs on the officially licensed Homecoming servers, then...
Vague Patch Notes: Getting meta in MMORPGs
This week, MOP's Chris ran afoul of the MMO meta when he was going through New World. Only he... didn't, not really. He ran...
Kickstarted MMORPG Legends of Aria is relaunching as Legends of Aria Classic on May 9
When last we looked in on Legends of Aria, it was fading fast into unfortunate obscurity. The Kickstarted MMORPG - originally known as Shards...
Casually Classic: Four lessons we’ve learned from WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery so far
As I write this, we're still a long way off from the end of WoW Classic's Season of Discovery. A final stretch of leveling...
The Daily Grind: What are the most intimidating bears in MMORPGs?
Last week I was in Montana to go fly fishing, and I was told that it was bear season. All the grizzlies and black...
Choose My Adventure: Battling New World tank builds, the wider meta, and personal stubbornness
New World is getting under my skin.
I'll better explain myself soon, but before I do, I want to point out that this sudden frustration with...
Gigantic hands out goodies and preps a double XP weekend as compensation for server issues
Last week, the shooter MOBA Gigantic promised a compensation package for fans as an apology for its rickety relaunch. This week, those fans now...
