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Wisdom of Nym: What the hey is up with Final Fantasy XIV’s Xbox pricing?
In another theoretical timeline, there's a place where Final Fantasy XIV really would have stepped in it when it subtly noted that the game's...
LOTRO Legendarium: How to walk away from LOTRO (for a while)
Even when you love an MMORPG a whole lot, it's rarely feasible to play it as steadily and at the same intensity over the...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market
I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases
A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...
Into the Super-Verse: What’s wrong with City of Heroes’ Incarnate system?
It hasn't been all that long since I said that what City of Heroes needs to focus on right now is not endgame content,...
Fight or Kite: Ravendawn has a great class system, but gameplay needs polish
As an avid gamer of the '80s and '90s, I’ve got a real soft spot for all things retro-inspired. A lot of my favorites...
Working As Intended: City of Heroes macros and popmenus for noobs
In my first braindump on City of Heroes for this column, I tried to ease superhero fans into the world of modding the 20-year-old...
Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two
Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
Not So Massively: Stormgate isn’t delivering a revolution (yet)
Stormgate's marketing is laser-focused on studio Frost Giant's plan to deliver an "RTS revolution." With StarCraft II still popular but slowly waning as it...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references in the world of Final Fantasy XIV
There's a fan theory circulating that Final Fantasy XIV is the nexus of the franchise multiverse. Essentially, the idea is that Hydaelyn and Zodiark...
Into the Super-Verse: Early SOs pose a perplexing problem in City of Heroes Homecoming
Last week, I talked a bit about how to gear yourself up in City of Heroes. Just yesterday, Bree gave an example for how...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Los Angeles Sinnoh Tour
Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour is coming to Los Angeles February 16th-18th, but despite its already being sold out, Niantic is still dangling some key...
Vague Patch Notes: Why we drift away from MMORPGs we still love
Why did I stop playing Star Trek Online? Was it because there was some change made to the game that made it no longer...
Working As Intended: Yes, you can make money as a newbie in City of Heroes
Something I've heard over and over from commenters and even newbies in City of Heroes Homecoming ever since the official license was announced is...
Perfect Ten: Why MMOs should never ditch text chat
If you ever want to feel what an MMO is like without any sort of text chat, then spend a stretch of time in...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO shows little love for February
Pokemon Go's roadmap for February is out, but once again leakers have deflated some of that potential hype Niantic tends to squander anyway. While...
Choose My Adventure: Genshin Impact is a perfectly lovely single-player RPG
Before I begin, I want to point out that I promise I didn't write that headline just to get anger clicks. I don't want...
The Soapbox: Casuals and soloers need challenging MMO content too
In a recent press Q&A around the announcement of Elder Scrolls Online's Gold Road chapter, Zenimax creative director Rich Lambert appeared to dismiss the...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Adaptive Evolution Bundle in our S31 Both Worlds giveaway
Last week, Star Trek Online fans on PC were treated to the game's first big update of the year in the form of Season...
Wisdom of Nym: The franchise references for jobs in Final Fantasy XIV
There is not a single game in the history of the franchise that has not been referenced in some capacity by Final Fantasy XIV....
