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Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from Icebrood Saga to the future
The first half of 2019 was a rough time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan. It wasn’t without its bright spots, but it...
EVE Evolved: First impressions of the EVE Echoes mobile beta
EVE Online has been a PC MMO staple now for over 16 years, carving out a niche for itself as a long-term hobby with...
Here’s how Fortnite’s Star Wars scene screening event this past weekend went down
Did you happen to miss out on Fortnite's in-game event this weekend, where you could watch a scene from the upcoming Star Wars film...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2019?
Thanks to MOP reader Agemyth's suggestion way back in 2016, we’ve been debating the best new zone added to an MMO for the last couple of...
Forza Horizon 4 is adding in the Eliminator today, a 72-car online battle royale mode
We have learned through a fair assortment of failed titles that you can't just make a new standalone battle royale title and have that...
The Daily Grind: Do sealed doors in MMOs bother you?
I am well aware of the reasoning behind why there are several doors in Final Fantasy XIV on buildings you cannot enter. The point is...
Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec
Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from the layoffs to Icebrood
It’s no secret that 2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. There were some bright spots in there as well, however, and...
Final Fantasy XIV patches in more levels and more challenges for Blue Mage
It's a blue day for Final Fantasy XIV, since Blue Mage is getting 10 more levels and a mess of new spells with the game's...
The Daily Grind: How much do you mind loading screens in MMOs?
Maybe I'm showing my old-school nature here, but loading screens don't bother me all that much. I cut my MMO teeth on games like...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.15 arrives on December 10 with Blue Mage and PvP updates
It seems not that long ago that we were wondering when we would be getting an official date for the next Final Fantasy XIV patch,...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do MMOs have randomness?
If there's one concept that is nearly universally reviled among MMO players, it's randomness. Yes, pretty much everywhere. You could make a little fairy...
Richard Garriott gives RPG game developer permission to use Lord British
You may have never heard of a game called Corven, but one of the industry's most famous developers is lending his fame to put...
Dual Universe’s roadmap dates beta for summer 2020, release in 2021, and outlines post-release content
So, yes, summer 2020 seems like a long way away, but we're also literally weeks away from the new year, so the new stuff...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off more details about the Blue Mage updates and a new mount for patch 5.15
A firm date has not yet been established for patch 5.15 for Final Fantasy XIV, but we have gotten some extremely relevant new information about...
Choose My Adventure: How Citadel Forged with Fire made me like survival sandboxes in spite of its faults
So here we are at the end of my first real deep dive into a survival sandbox. Citadel: Forged with Fire is, by all...
The Stream Team: More Path of Exile map madness
Massively OP's MJ was able to try out Path of Exile's endgame map system for the first time last week, and now that she's...
Roguelike expedition sim Curious Expedition launches a massively multiplayer mode
If you've ever wondered what Oregon Trail might look like set in a procedurally generated jungle and as a large-scale multiplayer game, then you...
Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance
Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
Wisdom of Nym: Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV and what the update needs to deliver
The funny thing about Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV right now is that the only people still really mad about it are... the...
