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The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that make you sad to play?
I've written a couple times about the way that our history in MMOs can sometimes ripple through in our play experiences, which is not...
Tarisland looks at the Misty Forest in its latest map preview
Full marks to the Elves of Tarisland, they live in a place called the Misty Forest. That's it. Most Elves, they'd be calling the...
World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are coming
If you're a World of Warcraft player looking at Plunderstorm with some combination of bafflement and trepidation about the possibility that every further "experimental"...
Final Fantasy XIV confirms the most important element of its Final Fantasy XVI crossover
From the moment that Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed that he had finally made peace with Final Fantasy XVI producer...
The Daily Grind: How long can you do the same thing in an MMORPG?
I have, it must be said, a high tolerance for grinding and repetition. I can handle a very long stretch of doing the exact...
CBU3 previews everything you can grab in the Final Fantasy XIV x Final Fantasy XVI crossover event
It's just over a week until Final Fantasy XIV players get a chance to find their flame with the Final Fantasy XVI crossover event,...
Dual Universe’s new Mesh Exporter lets you 3-D print your own designs
We are sorry to report to you that however easy it is to make fantastic future technology via the crafting engine in Dual Universe,...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer risky or reliable strategies in an MMO?
Back when I cut my teeth on MMORPG play in Final Fantasy XI, there were accepted strategies for gaining levels via normal leveling. You...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion is launching on July 2 following June 28 early access
Final Fantasy XIV has announced the launch date for the game's next expansion, Dawntrail, after it was actually avoided during this year's fan festival...
World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while promoting its forum posts on the new mode
Hey there, World of Warcraft fans! Do you want to talk about Plunderstorm? The developers want to talk about Plunderstorm. Look, we're talking about...
Final Fantasy XIV has officially launched on Xbox Series X|S
We are sorry to tell you that playing The Most Expensive Version of Final Fantasy XIV does not confer additional benefits on you like...
EverQuest II brings GU125 to the beta server on March 26
Did you know that if all of EverQuest II's game updates were chicken eggs, this latest one would be the 125th egg? That's a...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs where you feel finished?
The very nature of any given MMO means that as long as the game is still running, you'll never truly be done. Sure, rogue...
Pantheon shows off its Season One test phase in video form
Are you curious what the gameplay looks like in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen during its Season One test phase, but you aren't a...
Final Fantasy XIV clarifies the pricing structure for players on Xbox Series X|S
If you were still harboring some distant hope that Final Fantasy XIV's subscription would in some way be rolled into Game Pass for Xbox...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite underappreciated MMORPG?
It can be hard to judge what quite constitutes an underappreciated MMORPG in any given context. It's easy to say that you feel like...
Craftopia releases its spring update with future technology, mithril, and more
It really would have been easy to just sort of kick Craftopia into the dumpster when Pocketpair had an actual runaway success on its...
Final Fantasy XIV starts cross-region data center travel testing on March 24
It's increasingly easy to pair up with people around the world in Final Fantasy XIV, but as it currently stands data center travel is...
Final Fantasy XI’s developers talk about the process of creating the Voracious Resurgence
The Voracious Resurgence was already the post-coda story content for Final Fantasy XI. After the game had already received its last story update, we...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst about constantly re-inventing itself?
For years now there has been a recurring chorus among World of Warcraft fans of not wanting to re-learn how to play the fan's...
