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Hyperspace Beacon: Assessing SWTOR one week after the big server merges
Many people believe that server merges are innately bad because in games like ArcheAge (or even all the way back to Star Wars Galaxies),...
Perfect Ten: What to expect when you play World of Warcraft Classic
Are you ready to play the most anticipated MMORPG from 2004? It turns out that, yes, many of you are. The frenzy over World...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking more of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story
As promised, Flameseeker Chronicles is back with a continuation of the Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire story deep-dive I've been crafting over the last few...
Divining the details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from a Pokemon Go player’s perspective
When we first heard rumors about a Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, I said I could barely imagine what the game might be like before...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s future job from the past of the series
Speculating is fun, as I've opined in the past. We're a while away from the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, obviously, but one of...
Going clubbing with Trion in Trove’s new update
When you are invited to go to a club with Trove's devs, you'd best get ready for fun time! Of course, I mean a...
EVE Evolved: Three tricks to maximize your free-to-play EVE Online account
It's now been almost one year to the day that EVE Online officially got a limited free-to-play option, and it's certainly been a boon...
Whatever happened to Global Agenda, The Realm Online, and Mabinogi?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth fixing Legion’s many problems?
Back in May, I wrote a whole article about why I was leaving World of Warcraft behind. All of the reasons I had back...
Perfect Ten: A list of all the MMORPGs I supposedly hate
Did you know about all the MMOs I hate? I sure as heck didn't! I mean, I knew there were a few games I...
WoW Factor: What we still don’t know about World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth
There are lots of things that I'm genuinely excited about when it comes to the next World of Warcraft expansion. Battle for Azeroth has...
EverQuesting: Reflecting on EverQuest II’s 13th year
I am particularly fond of the number 13. And I am particularly fond of EverQuest II. So it is a happy convergence of favorites...
Working As Intended: Guild Wars 2’s new mount licenses are still lockboxes, but they’re not the worst lockboxes
Pretty much everyone assumed that back when Guild Wars 2 planned out mounts, it did so with its cash shop in mind. The game...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth has a weak conflict for a strong focus
The last time I saw this many people asking "why?" about a new World of Warcraft expansion was at the announcement of Mists of...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s CCP Games is gambling with the livelihoods of employees
Last week we broke the story that EVE Online developer CCP Games is backing out of the virtual reality games market, closing its Altanta...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s allied races, the knockoff factor, and future hopes
Every so often, when I can think of no better introduction, I put some genuine musing into the opening of What Are You Playing....
Guild Chat: Dealing with one bad egg in an MMO guild – without breaking the others
Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help a reader in need solve their...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining the nature of Final Fantasy XIV’s metagame
So, what's the ideal raiding composition for progression in Final Fantasy XIV right now? If you started listing off Paladin, Dragoon, Ninja, Bard, Warrior......
WoW Factor: Understanding World of Warcraft’s upcoming Heart of Azeroth system
The release of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is going to bring with it a lot of core system changes. This is neither...
The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online
The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...