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Wisdom of Nym: Why are Final Fantasy XIV’s event quests getting worse?
As I write this, I am looking forward to the Little Ladies' Day event in Final Fantasy XIV... or more specifically, I am looking...
Warframe of Mind: How do you find the Warframe you want to play?
I've been circling around writing this column for a while because it is absolutely the most important possible thing for anyone to decide in Warframe,...
Revived 2-D cozy browser MMO Lasuni renames and revamps as Ticuto
Back in January 2024 we chronicled the upcoming return of Lasuni, a browser-based 2-D MMORPG brought back to life after a sunset caused by...
Warframe brings Lavos Prime into the game as its latest Prime offering
When a new Prime warframe arrives in Warframe, fans rejoice. They represent an apex of the form of a frame, improved and idealized. But...
Solarpunk MMO Loftia shows off work on Hanging Gardens district, an NPC, player clothes, fishing, and more
The cozy solar-powered MMO Loftia is back from the winter break and "in full-on dev mode" as it brings forth updates on several different...
Quinfall’s roadmap promises party finder, combat and crafting revamps, and more PvP
What's next for sandbox MMORPG The Quinfall in 2025? That question has been given a general answer in a Discord message from Vawraek Technologies,...
Casually Classic: Why vanilla Classic’s quest system was an industry revolution
In every retrospective covering World of Warcraft's explosive success out of the gate, there's a lot of effort spent trying to put a finger...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s February shows a little love
Pokemon Go's Dual Destiny season trudges on in February, though there is at least some reasonable progress being made in terms of "getting" the playerbase....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 502: Chronicling all the non-combat content in MMOs
Justin and Bree host the first MMO theme show of 2025 with a deep-dive into the wide range of non-combat content in our genre, plus adventures in LOTRO, WoW Classic, Stars Reach, and Aloft.
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of Echoes of Vana’diel in Final Fantasy XIV
The main problem with doing a Final Fantasy XI crossover in Final Fantasy XIV is that we've already had several, more or less since...
Final Fantasy XIV promises Clouddark Demimateria exchange coming in patch 7.16
If you have been farming the Chaotic fight against the Cloud of Darkness in Final Fantasy XIV, you probably have had a much easier...
First Impressions: Multiplayer sandbox Aloft doesn’t revel in your misery – it relishes mystery
Cozy survival sandbox Aloft has been on our radar since last year, and as of tomorrow, it's officially moving from its public demo stage...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach MMORPG is launching a Kickstarter in February – and could launch as early as 2026
Raph Koster and Playable Worlds announced during their fireside chat this evening that they're launching a Kickstarter campaign for sprawling sci-fantasy sandbox MMORPG Stars...
Co-op sci-fi farming game Lightyear Frontier preps ‘large-scale experiments’ for 2025
Does the phrase "we have plans for large-scale experiments which we'll need your help to explore and test" in regard to your online game...
Star Wars The Old Republic prepares for bounties and pirates in January
You would possibly think that if Star Wars The Old Republic is planning for some bounty hunting fun and some pirate-related fun in January,...
Warframe of Mind: Here is how to actually get started in Warframe
Warframe has one of the best tutorial setups of all time. Seriously. The first mission is great, and it immediately throws you into a...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s January dough
Pokemon Go's Dual Destiny season continues in January, and Niantic's starting the year with some new(ish) pokemon it's teasing. Some are genuinely new, like Fidough,...
Vindictus seeks to stymie RMT bots by introducing a new currency that allows for in-game gold trading
Despite the risks to game accounts and personal security, MMO players would still rather spend money with gold-farming bots than try to make in-game...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs
Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm...
Perfect Ten: The allure of a fresh start MMO server
This week, WoW Classic activated another set of "fresh start" servers -- something that it's been doing pretty much annually since 2019. Yet even...
