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Wisdom of Nym: Looking for support in Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV does not have a support role... technically. People have been asking for a dedicated support role for years, of course; people...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NetEase’s team shooter Marvel Rivals
There are lots of Summer Games Fest embargos still in place and more coming this week, but fortunately NetEase's Marvel Rivals is something I can...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Lord of the Rings Online’s new birding hobby a flight of fancy?
My father-in-law is an obsessive birdwatcher. He took it up as a hobby a few years ago, and now he travels all over the...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s Aeternum relaunch is actually a solid update – with terrible timing and comms
After months of waiting, New World's June mystery announcement has been revealed as New World: Aeternum, a console release coupled with a rebranding and...
MMO Burnout: Cozy Caravan brings an incomplete yet instantly charming chore-filled break
One of my dream jobs in sandbox MMORPGs is to run logistics. Whether it's flying space trucks around or steering a caravan, delivering goods...
Vague Patch Notes: Chasing the metagame in MMOs isn’t the metagame at all
So a few weeks back, I did a column on what the metagame actually is in MMORPG, and then I discussed how noob traps...
MassivelyOP’s complete coverage from the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour
The next major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV launches in under a month, with early access starting on June 28th... but as is tradition,...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Questions and answers with Naoki Yoshida
Interviewing Naoki Yoshida is always a heck of a time. There are people whom I can interview about the games they run and get...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Exploring Dawntrail’s Tuliyollal, Urqopacha, and Kozama’uka zones
I'm not going to lie to you, dear readers: Getting to walk around in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail was always like catnip to me...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Hands-on with Dawntrail’s first dungeon, Ihuykatumu
The first dungeon of a Final Fantasy XIV expansion tells you a lot about what to expect from the rest of the expansion. I...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Ranged, magical, and healing job abilities in Dawntrail
To start things off, I am going to basically restate what I did in my last column about Final Fantasy XIV's existing jobs heading...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Tank and melee DPS job abilities in Dawntrail
Here's the good news and the bad news for folks going into Dawntrail: If you like how your existing job plays in Final Fantasy...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Hands-on with the Pictomancer and Viper
It's Stormblood all over again when it comes to Dawntrail because Final Fantasy XIV has once again handed us a new melee job and a...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: MassivelyOP’s coverage begins now
MOP's Eliot attended the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail Media Tour back in May. We've got half a dozen articles prepared for you all today, but we're kicking everything off with an explainer for how it works and what MMORPG gamers need to keep in mind when reading. Enjoy!
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons World of Warcraft is pure cozy comfort
There's something weird and fun that happens in my brain around this time of year, which is that I start to get into a...
Choose My Adventure: Returning to Star Citizen (and fussing with tech)
It's been a long while since I got to hop into Star Citizen. Not for a lack of desire, but mostly for a lack...
Second Wind: World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight story dragonflies right off a cliff
We come now to the third part of our four-part Second Wind series on revisiting World of Warcraft after quitting at the end of...
Wisdom of Nym: No new crafting or gathering in Final Fantasy XIV
Every new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV has increased the total number of jobs available for players, although the exact numbers have varied from...
First Impressions: Corepunk’s MOBA-esque closed alpha was fun – with lots of room to grow
I've got a pretty good poker face, especially when nobody can see my face. So I've been pretty subtle about my excitement for Corepunk...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Update 41 plans monster play reward track, birding hobby, and coop crafting event
Yesterday's Lord of the Rings Online dev stream was a particularly informative one as SSG's Orion made an appearance to talk about what's coming...
