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MMO Hype Train: Is there any hope – or hype – left for Camelot Unchained?
If there's any developer alive who knows realm-vs-realm MMO design better than Mark Jacobs, I haven't met him or her. Jacobs and Mythic Entertainment...
The Daily Grind: Do you stop collecting mounts when you find your ‘the one and only?’
Mounts are a powerful reward in most MMOs, offering not only a faster way to get to your destination but also a fashion statement...
Warframe of Mind: Full impressions of the Temple ‘frame experience
As much as I would like to be known as an absolute grinding machine when it comes to Warframe - and I absolutely can...
The Daily Grind: Would you rather an MMO be over or underpopulated?
I was hanging out in Lord of the Rings Online this past weekend and saw an interesting conversation: While some folks are lamenting the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt introduces the Huntress, rogue exiles, a mount, and heaps of support gems
With Path of Exile 2 being in early access beta instead of launched, I was unsure whether Grinding Gear Games would be keeping to...
WoW Factor: Evaluating World of Warcraft’s allied races seven years later
At the tail end of an exciting expansion cycle, World of Warcraft: Legion saved one last big surprise for the community. In 2018's Patch...
Black Desert adds a five-player boss fight to Orzekea on PC and a solo arena on mobile
Oh, did you think that last week's addition of Atoraxxion: Orzekea for the PC version of Black Desert was all that the instance had...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO you play isn’t always the MMO that was designed
There was, for a brief period of time, a window when World of Warcraft was moving toward a more deterministic gear structure that de-emphasized...
The Daily Grind: How much research do you do for your MMO builds?
Within the larger MMO community, there are three basic stances regarding guidance for builds online. The first group believes that ever acknowledging that Thing...
Perfect Ten: The challenges of running challenge servers in MMOs
So there has been a bit of a kerfuffle over in the World of Warcraft world, which is a bit like saying that the...
The Daily Grind: Are you allergic to certain art styles in MMOs?
Art and aesthetics are some of the most subjective areas of an MMO, and it's never assured that what appeals to one person will...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 511: Heroes shall arise
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening's monetization, Guild Wars 2 expansion delay, Marvel Heroes' rogue server, the decline of extraction RPGs (and demise of Seekers of Skyveil), and new MMOs Crosswind and Spirit Crossing, with adventures in LOTRO, World of Warcraft, and Sims 4.
Choose My Adventure: Bots and dungeon blocks douse enthusiasm for Blade & Soul NEO
"I've heard of DPS queues, but this is ridiculous."
Imagine that being said while I tap on a fat cigar and waggle my bushy eyebrows....
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate brutal honesty from MMORPG devs?
A few weeks back, the few remaining Might and Delight developers admitted in print that Kickstarted MMO Book of Travels is basically in maintenance...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about phantom jobs in Final Fantasy XIV
At this point, we don't have a full list of the phantom jobs that will be available in Final Fantasy XIV's new field exploration...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to handle MMO economy errors?
Back in February, Amazon raised all the eyebrows when it clawed back a range of drops from innocent Lost Ark players. According to the...
LOTRO Legendarium: The virtuous world of Middle-earth
There are plenty of fantasy brands out there to suit any preference. If you arranged them on a spectrum, you might start at cozy...
The Daily Grind: Which of your favorite MMO’s patches had the least aesthetic appeal?
So it is not exactly a secret that I like Warframe a lot, and thus you are probably aware that I am entirely on-board...
The Daily Grind: Are you an MMO spring festival fanatic?
As I type this, the weather abruptly shifted from shivery winter to the warmth of spring in the span of a week, with flowers...
