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Stick and Rudder: So let’s talk about those Elite Dangerous pre-built ships
Over the past couple of days, I've been watching and writing about the fun little tire fire that Elite: Dangerous ignited when it announced...
Into the Super-verse: Why the resurrection of 20-year-old City of Heroes is worth celebrating, even if you don’t play
There's a certain poetry to the fact that this year, on the 20th anniversary of City of Heroes, we can all play the game...
WoW Factor: Exit BlizzCon, for good this time?
Back in 2021, we learned that there was not going to be a BlizzCon 2022. This did not surprise me, and I penned a...
Vague Patch Notes: When MMO designers build traps for players
So last week, I spent a whole lot of words talking about what "the meta" actually means when it comes to MMOs. Put very...
Tamriel Infinium: Will Elder Scrolls Online Gold Road’s spell scribing be a gamechanger?
All the way back in 1996, Bethesda introduced an interesting feature with its second Elder Scrolls RPG. Daggerfall included "spellcrafting," a system that allowed...
Perfect Ten: Great MMO April Fools’ Day pranks from back in the day
There are two types of people on April 1st: those who are annoyed and indifferent to the tomfoolery going on all around them, and...
Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?
For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....
Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online makes a play to be my second home MMO
When it comes to MMORPG games, most of the time I hold just one home title -- an MMO that I stay subscribed to...
Wisdom of Nym: Does Final Fantasy XIV not have enough minigames?
Based on a wholly out-of-context reading, the headline for this edition of Wisdom of Nym might sound completely ridiculous. Final Fantasy XIV is not...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back and ahead at LOTRO’s 17th birthday
At the start of Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo Baggins famously celebrates his 111th birthday (alongside Frodo's own 33rd birthday). He looks back at...
WoW Factor: The strange excitement split for World of Warcraft’s The War Within
There's an interesting aspect I've observed about World of Warcraft as we slowly creep toward the release of The War Within. No one who...
Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule
I'm pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don't like, and charging for early access is...
Vague Patch Notes: Getting meta in MMORPGs
This week, MOP's Chris ran afoul of the MMO meta when he was going through New World. Only he... didn't, not really. He ran...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO rotation
Rotations! They're not just just for your tires any more; they're in your MMORPGs, determining what order you should press the shiny buttons on...
Choose My Adventure: Battling New World tank builds, the wider meta, and personal stubbornness
New World is getting under my skin.
I'll better explain myself soon, but before I do, I want to point out that this sudden frustration with...
Fight or Kite: Gigantic is a fantastic MOBA, but it’s missing a bit of Q and A and TLC
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been keeping a cursory eye on the development and release of Gigantic: Rampage Edition - another resurrected...
Wisdom of Nym: Benchmarks, better graphics, and bountiful schedules for Final Fantasy XIV
What kind of deal does Final Fantasy XIV have with the Yo-Kai Watch people? For some reason this event keeps not just re-running but...
WoW Factor: What’s a Mists of Pandaria remix and why is World of Warcraft doing it?
In hindsight, I feel like I was gentler toward Season of Mastery than I should have been. World of Warcraft has turned everything into...
Into the Super-Verse: What to pick for your Incarnate powers in City of Heroes
Last week in Into the Super-Verse, I offered a quick explanation for how you can get started with the process of sorting out the...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that earned a notorious reputation
Nobody wants a bad reputation. I mean, you can't make everyone everywhere approve of you, but you also don't have to go out of...