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Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Might and Mastery Season is looking weak for March
Pokemon Go's still in the middle of its Unova's Global Tour this weekend, but we've also been warned of the March 4th start of...
MMO Hype Train: What can Dune Awakening’s character creator teach us about the MMO?
Sometimes when it rains, it really pours around these here MMO parts. To demonstrate this, last week we not only got the official release...
Techrot Encore rocks Warframe 1999 with new music, protoframes, a pub, and a sentient guitar on March 19
Do Warframe players need more reasons to head back to Warframe 1999? Not necessarily (although where else can you hang out at a '90s...
WoW Factor: Six player-created challenges to spice up your World of Warcraft leveling
It seems almost impossible to play video games for extended periods of time and not fall into some sort of rut or routine. We...
Vague Patch Notes: Talking about power creep in MMOs
"Power creep" is a nasty term when talking about video games, and usually whenever it gets brought up, it gets brought up as a...
Perfect Ten: MMORPG adaptations we’re never getting that I would love to get
One of the things that makes Design Mockument interesting, as a column, is that it is in part a place for me to spitball...
The Soapbox: Difficulty is a means to an end in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I took a peak into Corepunk's early access build, and I promptly got my ass kicked by even the most...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Global Unova Tour
Pokemon Go's Unova Tour is going global this weekend. While I'll save my full thoughts on the LA event for later, one big thing...
Choose My Adventure: Aion Live, not Classic, is much more like the MMORPG I played at launch
After dipping some of my toe into the Aion Classic pool last week, the polls basically said to do the same thing, only with...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV is running out of Final Fantasy
It wasn't so long ago that I did a series of columns talking about the many, many references in Final Fantasy XIV to date,...
First Impressions: Monster Hunter Wilds is the apex form of the multiplayer series in practically every way
If you've been following my answers along in our weekly WRUP column, you'll know that I have been absolutely rabid for the arrival of...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways to prepare for the 64-bit server migration
The time is drawing nigh to one of the biggest events in Lord of the Rings Online's server history. And whether the thought of...
Fight or Kite: Vaultbreakers has the makings of a strong team extraction RPG
Here’s one I’ve had on my radar for a little bit: Project F4E. Well, apparently it’s been officially named as Vaultbreakers, but I didn’t...
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,...
Vague Patch Notes: How long should you wait before opining on major changes in MMORPGs?
Earlier this week, I had a column about a major change in Final Fantasy XIV's content delivery schedule that had some pretty big effects....
MMO Hype Train: Ship of Heroes’ greatest challenge is its spiritual predecessor
So Ship of Heroes is expected to launch this year, perhaps around summertime? That should be good news -- even great news -- for...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the very best soundtracks
I've long had an affection for video game music and feel content to live in an age where I can actually obtain it and...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Los Angeles Unova Tour
Pokemon GO's Unova Tour will be at the "Los Angeles" (Pasadena) Rose Bowl Stadium February 21st-23rd - if you've bought tickets, that is. After...
Hands-on with MMO dungeon-like co-op title Fellowship and its improved open beta build
The last time I got to try out Fellowship, Arc Games' and Chief Rebel's upcoming co-op title that basically offers up a trinity-based MMORPG...
Choose My Adventure: Aion Classic is nothing like I remember
I mentioned in last week's Choose My Adventure column that OG Aion created no deep memories for me, even as I was around during...
