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The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to stop playing an MMO?
It's possible I just haven't played a large enough number of MMOs, but I'm relatively certain that there are no games which pop up...
EVE Online puts players to work sorting through new exoplanet data
The space explored by players in EVE Online is far beyond our own solar system, but here in the real world we're still struggling...
RuneScape is on the Switch (using the Rainway app)
If you're one of the small army of people wondering when you can play your favorite MMOs on the Nintendo Switch for some reason,...
The Daily Grind: If you could reboot any currently operating MMO, which one would you pick?
It probably won't surprise you to know that we spend a lot of time in work chat behind the scenes of Massively Overpowered discussing...
The Ex Inanis faction offers new loot for currency in Defiance
The Ex Inanis have arrived in Defiance! Gasp! Shock! This is unexpected! Partly due to the fact that we don't know who the Ex...
An EVE Online player tried (and failed) to send CCP Games a big bag of tallywhackers
Sending someone a message containing the phrase "eat a bag of dicks" may feel good to type, but it raises a number of logistical...
The Daily Grind: Are e-sports worth the effort for MMO developers?
I spend a lot of time thinking about e-sports. This is, of course, through the eyes of someone who doesn't much like e-sports as...
Final Fantasy XIV is temporarily logging everyone off once a day to keep login queues moving
Nobody likes having to sit through a queue to log in to a game. Absolutely no one. Part of the reason Final Fantasy XIV...
Skyforge is looking for new players to become Elder Guardians
Do you want to be the face representing Skyforge to others? Then you might want to look into joining the game's Elder Guardian ranks....
Transformers Online moves to open beta in China
3Are your primary complaints about Overwatch the fact that it doesn't exclusively star giant robots while being a Chinese-only title? Because that's exactly what...
Wisdom of Nym: Currencies in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
You know, I was going to talk about the end of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood MSQ this week, but I decided against it....
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes
Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing...
Call of Duty: WW2 will feature a shared social space
Everything about Call of Duty: WW2 seems like it's going to be peak Call of Duty, doesn't it? It's World War 2, which is...
The Daily Grind: How should studios handle overpopulated servers in MMOs?
It doesn't matter how many servers you have for your MMO, some of them are just going to be more popular than others. That's...
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind soundtrack is now available digitally
Did you enjoy the music of The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind? Then there's good news, because you can now fill your ears with it...
Em-8ER funds on Indiegogo and adds new stretch goals
If you were worried that Mark Kern's Em-8ER (properly pronounced "eem-eight-er" for those willing to die upon snarky hills) wouldn't fund on its latest...
Wild West Online asks players what sort of gambling they want to see
It's just not right to think of the stereotypical wild west without including some gambling. Based on movies on the subject, cheating at poker...
E3 2017: Hands-on with mobile MMOs Lineage 2 Revolution and Durango
With Pokemon Go trying to avoid explicitly calling itself an MMO, Massively OP once again has room for a top contender in the realm of mobile...
Star Wars: The Old Republic explains how the developers listen to community feedback
Feedback is important for every MMO, and that includes Star Wars: The Old Republic. But where does feedback come from? If the developers never...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you play on different platforms from your normal gaming?
When I'm playing an MMO, I'm playing it on my computer. My PC may be getting a bit older, but it's still a very...
