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World of Warcraft’s freebie Feldrake mount causes fan outrage as Dragonflight’s dungeons are previewed
Normally a Twitch drop item isn't something we'd call headline news, even if that drop comes from the 500-pound gorilla that is World of...
Massively Overthinking: Would you do hard MMO content without rewards?
Are you here for the challenge or here for the shinies? That's the core question the MOP team and audience is tackling this week...
Path of Exile elaborates on the punishing handicaps that December’s Ruthless mode applies
Last week Grinding Gear Games had expounded on, among other things, a new name and initial details for Path of Exile's new hard mode...
Warframe launches Echoes of Veilbreaker November 2, delays Duviri Paradox to 2023
Warframe fans have gotten a clearer idea of what awaits for their favorite game in the immediate and semi-distant future. The game's recent dev...
Choose My Adventure: Alone in the crowd of Lost Ark’s endgame
Even at the max level in Lost Ark, I find that I'm still kind of playing alone. A little bit. Though I suppose I...
Lord of the Rings Online promotes Before the Shadow’s delvings and new soundtrack
With Lord of the Rings Online's Before the Shadow update right around the corner, there are a whole lot of things to be excited...
PSA: Guild Wars 2 is giving out free 24-slot inventory bags to newsletter signuppers
Would you like to subscribe to a newsletter from Guild Wars 2? No? What about if ArenaNet gave you a free 24-slot bag? That's...
Four Winds: Lost Ark and the refinement of MMO item enhance systems
In the last edition of Four Winds, I promised I'd cover how three MMOs utilized item enhance systems to facilitate progression, and then I...
Diablo IV begins sending invites to its endgame-focused closed beta test
Is it a breach of NDA if Diablo IV fans scramble around excitedly online over being invited to the APRG's next test? Regardless of...
Choose My Adventure: Getting into the routine with Lost Ark’s Machinist
The polling for last week's Lost Ark Choose My Adventure was pretty clear: stay in the lower levels and focus on the Machinist. I...
New World’s Brimstone Sands releases today with greatswords, improved beginner experience, and more servers
After months of rising population and renewed community interest, New World seems as though it's on the cusp of a genuine second chance. That's...
The Stream Team: Dipping into some TFOs in Star Trek Online
MOP's Chris is feeling like some time inside of a spaceship, which is bringing him in the direction of Star Trek Online once again...
Genshin Impact developer confirms it’s not focusing on making new endgame content
You've hit the highest adventure rank possible in Genshin Impact. Now what? Well, you head to the Spiral Abyss for artifacts, materials, and currencies......
Choose My Adventure: Returning to the very beginning of Lost Ark
I've been away from Lost Ark long enough that I'm effectively being left in the dust in terms of endgame - presumably, anyway -...
The Daily Grind: How many MMO toons can you juggle at once?
I may have overdone it with the City of Heroes toons.
I'm currently working on a project to level several dozen characters up so I...
Vague Patch Notes: Mandatory content and game design in MMOs
Let me tell you about my second roommate in college. He was named Kyle, and he was benefiting from the fact that I had...
Choose My Adventure: Temtem is just not for me
I'll open with a little personal opinion: I've never liked the baseline Pokemon games. It never appealed to me when it first released, the...
Wisdom of Nym: Sorting through Final Fantasy XIV’s current balance state
So right now, some jobs in Final Fantasy XIV are performing better than others. In other news, water retains its moisturizing properties. Early reports...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs push players through different content types?
MOP reader Slava recently wrote to us with an interesting question about wildly different content types and the MMOs that either nudge or force...
Temtem’s first post-launch update retools the Tamer Pass and feather drops
Kickstarted critter-collecting MMO Temtem popped out its first post-launch patch this morning, and there's quite a bit on the docket, starting with an overhaul...
