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Perfect Ten: 10 MMO monsters we don’t feel bad killing over and over again
While many MMORPG players would (and probably have) beat up on the fluffiest of lambs and the cutest of otters if a loot table...
LOTRO’s Update 39 arrives with three dungeons, raid, and the spring festival
After an extended period of testing, Lord of the Rings Online's first big drop of 2024 is finally almost here. Update 39: Arenas of...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition
A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue,...
Grand Theft Auto Online’s new raid mixes chickens and trains together
Grand Theft Auto Online's once let you drive or fly pretty much any vehicle in the game up to now -- with one big...
Wisdom of Nym: So how are we going to sort out Final Fantasy XIV’s Vana’diel crossover?
There is an odd relationship between Final Fantasy XIV and crossovers.
There are, broadly, three categories of crossover that the game has engaged in. The...
LOTRO’s dungeon drop and spring festival arrive this week with the cutest snail ever
Last year the Lord of the Rings Online community lost its collective mind over a rock. In 2024, it may be for a snail.
The...
Lost Ark wants your feedback on why you quit – and how bad the bots are
Lost Ark is in a weird position right now: It's in the middle of merges with more on the way, a plague of unrelenting...
Vague Patch Notes: Sort your own MMO community, guy
One of the things I note is that every so often - not all the time, but every so often - something will just...
Massively Overthinking: Are we ‘optimizing the fun out’ of MMOs?
MMO dev Damion Schubert recently retweeted a thread penned by a user named Zarathustra that presents our Massively Overthinking discussion for the week. Now,...
Diablo IV unleashes the Gauntlet, its first PvE competitive game mode, today
Just when you think you've mastered everything about Diablo IV, the minds at Blizzard have devised its first competitive PvE challenge to keep you...
New World’s Winter Rune Forge trial includes parkour and puzzles – but no LFG functionality
Say it five times fast: Winter Rune Forge Trial. That's the formal name of New World's next 10-person endgame raid, coming as part of...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on ‘backfilling’ in instanced MMO content?
My husband and son have been playing a lot of Destiny 2 again, and a few weekends back I overheard them complaining about backfilling....
The MOP Up: Lost Skies gets downright cozy inside of its ships
Lost Skies'Â February dev blog showed off some UX work, early prototypes of its weapon damage system, and some super-cozy ship interior concepts. Also, the...
LOTRO Legendarium: Three key problems LOTRO can’t seem to solve
There's a special agony reserved for faithful fans of a franchise when they see said franchise make unforced errors, decline in quality, or fail...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Season of Wonder is evasive, but March scores critical hits
Pokemon Go's Sinnoh Tours and Season of Timeless Travels are both behind us, and we're left with... World of Wonders? Based on the latest announcements...
Diablo IV reveals a new non-linear fixed dungeon called The Gauntlet, coming next week
Last night's Campfire Chat stream for Diablo IV saw the Blizzard team reveal The Gauntlet, a "fixed non-linear Dungeon that will pit players of...
Vindictus pits players against a vampire gardener raid boss
After taking a brutal and unexpected axe to all of its PvP systems earlier this year, Vindictus is looking to shore up that self-inflicted...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Sinnoh Tour turned players into guinea pigs
Both the Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both ended, and while there are good points to be...
Casually Classic: Is it worth playing into World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm Classic?
Do you know that feeling of flipping through cable channels or endless Netflix menus only to suspect there's nothing on that would hit the...
LOTRO goes into a fourth round of Update 39 testing
Extensive testing of Lord of the Rings Online's Update 39 continues, as a fourth round of the beta activated this week. The promising news...
