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This is a bit of an unusual case. I can't think of any patch in recent memory that's been so split between the quality...

Bhagpuss over on MMO blog Inventory Full recently penned a piece about an experience mechanic in EverQuest II that I had completely forgotten existed:...

For some games, the key metric to brag by is the total number of players that have come in through one's doors. And if...

While I let you chew on that slightly clickbaity title there, I urge you to check out an essay on Bits & Pieces about...

So Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch literally broke the ability to visit players on other servers, which is sort of an inauspicious start when...

I know that whenever I head into an MMO for the first time (or after a long absence), I always make it a priority...

The whole that made up the second phase of Elite Dangerous Odyssey's alpha testing could easily be broken up into two parts: Frontline Solutions...

While fans of the Elder Scrolls series patiently await any scrap of information pertaining to TES6, players of The Elder Scrolls Online continue to...

MMO builders, this Daily Grind is for you. And I don't mean people who build MMOs; I mean people who build in MMOs. And...

Early this week, I saw a mainstream gaming headline in my feeds about how we should all just give up on 2021 since it's...

I've heard people say that the idea of "extroverts" and "introverts" isn't really all that accurate to the way that human beings actually behave,...

Playing at least one or two early access games is just kind of part of the nature of playing video games these days, especially...

I remember the first time I got hit hard by the powerhouse slugger known as "burnout." It was during my second stint in World...

We talk about mounts an awful lot in this space, but what about the other ways that MMOs help us get around? Most all...

Justin and Bree discuss MMO Kickstarters, Path of Exile 2, Global Agenda 2, Dual Universe, and Wizard101, with adventures in WoW Classic, Fallout 76, Diablo 2 Resurrected, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on Steam and FOMO, Diablo 3, and No Man's Sky.

This week, I traded my shepherd’s cane for a big honkin’ sword in RIFT and found that… well, there’s not too much different here,...

Even more so than they are in retail World of Warcraft, WoW Classic's capital cities are the central bustling hub of commerce and staging...

Its seems as if we've been fielding a lot of email and podcast questions about season passes the last month or two. Paid season...

Part of me has never been altogether clear on why I am so enthusiastic about seeing the fresh set of patch notes for Final...

Inevitably after a couple weeks in a new game, you've learned a few things that you wish you'd known from the start. For me...