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Ship of Heroes asks fans to sound off on what makes raiding fun
The last couple of weeks have probably felt a bit weird around the Ship of Heroes offices thanks to the legal revival of City...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO to play while you’re sick?
As a kid, you kind of always hoped for a sickness that left you just sick enough that you could stay home from school...
Tarisland outlines balance plans based on closed beta feedback – including raid loot
So the good news for people looking forward to Tarisland is that the developers have consolidated the major feedback from the game's closed beta...
World of Warcraft’s Seeds of Renewal update is set to go live tonight
The epilogue for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is here... in many ways. Sure, today's Seeds of Renewal update literally includes an epilogue for the...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle your playtime for multiple MMOs?
Playing more than one MMO can be tricky. Not just in terms of trying to remember what all of the systems in various MMOs...
EverQuest II releases dank normal-fi game soundtracks for you to relax and study to on music services
It's a known fact that the music in several MMORPGs is a certified bop, and we even have a whole column that exists solely...
Peeking into everything coming in World of Warcraft’s patch 10.2.5 next week
On January 16th, World of Warcraft's next major patch arrives, and there have already been a few articles previewing the upcoming content. But maybe...
The Daily Grind: Do you take a break from an MMO before an expansion?
There is always a period for any MMO between an upcoming expansion (or major update, in some cases) and the last major update where...
Final Fantasy XI’s latest version update accounts for the Vana’Bout event with some apologies
The preview of the January update for Final Fantasy XI comes with an apology. No, not for the size of the update; by this...
EverQuest II fixes item errors and allows research cancellation with its latest patch
You set a researcher to work in EverQuest II, but because of a totally innocent could-happen-to-anyone mistake, you wound up sending her to research...
World of Warcraft opens player votes for tier set appearances and bonuses
There is to be a fourth season for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, and that means that players will still be chasing the dragon of...
Final Fantasy XIV will run 24-hour maintenance ahead of patch 6.55 starting on January 15
If you want to get things done in Final Fantasy XIV this week, you should make sure to do so before Monday, January 15th....
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite piece of MMO memorabilia?
Square-Enix always offers some swag to media when we do our preview tour of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, but the Endwalker one...
Albion Online previews the Crystal Weapons arriving with Crystal Raiders
Have you found yourself going through your swords in Albion Online only to throw them to the ground in disgust as you proclaim that...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer and director confirms that 2024 will feature fewer content updates
The amazingly active maintenance mode that included an entirely new storyline appears to be quietly ending for Final Fantasy XI. Producer and director Yoji...
World of Warcraft’s next patch, Seeds of Renewal, arrives on January 16
It's a new year, but just like last year, World of Warcraft does not care one whit what the words "this week" mean. Proof?...
Final Fantasy XIV offers a New Year message ahead of its Fan Festival this weekend
Let's be real, it's not as if Final Fantasy XIV fans are going to be waiting ages after the New Year to hear from...
The Daily Grind: What MMO-related thing do you want to remember from 2023?
I did not have a good 2023. (Trust me, unless you're a personal friend, you don't know the half of it.) But now the...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs did you actively play in 2023?
This truly awful year is almost over, and that means it's time for all of us to look at what happened over the past...
Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday
The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...
