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Gigantic’s Eternal Dawn update begins rollout February 23
Gigantic's so-called "first major update," Exile in the North, went live just a few weeks ago, but PWE and Motiga have way more in...
Leaderboard: Where do you stand on Marvel Heroes’ massive overhaul update?
Past the downtime and the lag and the inventory snafus, how are Marvel Heroes players reacting to the "biggest update ever?"
Not well. On Steam,...
Leaderboard: Did you participate in Crowfall’s equity crowdfunding raise?
Finishing up today is Crowfall's Indiegogo-based equity crowdfunding campaign, one of the first games and MMORPGs to take advantage of new 2016 laws that...
Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?
In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....
Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running?
By design, end-of-the-year awards rollouts usually recognize the new shinies. Seldom do they honor the resilient MMORPGs, the games that solider on for years...
The best Massively OP MMO polls of 2016
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. I've had a blast taking over Leaderboard;...
Leaderboard: What was the best MMO /popcorn drama of the year?
Over the weekend, we doled out our award for the best popcorn MMO -- a jump-in, jump-out game that works as a snack. A...
Leaderboard: What’s the most overrated MMORPG in 2016?
This year -- like every year -- players in the comments of our award post for Most Underrated MMORPG of 2016 asked for the mean girl...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 PvP league changes explained
Guild Wars 2 fans had a strong inkling that some significant, much-needed changes would be a large part of the PvP League's season 5 launch, and...
Warframe pushes The War Within to consoles alongside a gaming giveaway
It has been a month and a day since The War Within, one of Warframe's most-hyped content releases to date, arrived on the PC....
Leaderboard: How judgmental are you about MMO chat grammar?
MOP reader Arsin Halfmoon recently wrote to us with an unexpected story. He's an English teacher in the real world, but far from being a...
MMO Mechanics: 2016’s MMORPG mechanics in review
The holiday season is finally upon us: My decorations are resurrected from their dark corner of my storage closets once more, Jack Frost is...
The Daily Grind: How do you like to compete in MMOs?
Do you thrive on competition? Is the only time that you truly feel alive is when you're pitting your wit and skill against another...
Leaderboard: What made you quit your last MMORPG?
As the subscription MMORPG continues to dwindle and be replaced by free-to-play games (where players come and go without notice) and buy-to-play games (which...
Leaderboard: How would you rate BlizzCon 2016?
During this past week's podcast, Justin, Eliot, and I debated the overall tenor of BlizzCon 2016 -- and found it more or less lacking....
Leaderboard: How much do you expect to pay for the Diablo III Necro pack?
Diablo's 25th anniversary announcements at BlizzCon have been welcomed by some players and blasted by others. While a significant portion of the content --...
Leaderboard: Elder Scrolls Online vs. Skyrim HD
You might think this a biased Leaderboard for an MMORPG website to craft, but truthfully, I was an Elder Scrolls fangirl before I was an...
Leaderboard: Will Blizzard ever port World of Warcraft to console?
This past summer in a Daily Grind, we were discussing the issue of "dumbing down" in MMORPGs, specifically in World of Warcraft, when a...
Leaderboard: Will Blizzard announce Diablo 4 at BlizzCon?
We've now seen plenty of rumors of Diablo 4 floating around the internet, but there's nothing definitive at all. Blizzard is working on at least one...
Leaderboard: How many subs do you think WoW has right now?
This past week, Blizzard denied a quote from a Polish print magazine attributing a post-Legion 10.1 million subscription count for World of Warcraft to...
