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The Daily Grind: What expansion launch day still generates your fondest memories?
You might be surprised to learn this, but not only does my fondest expansion launch day memory not relate to an expansion that has...
LOTRO Legendarium: Should LOTRO players also check out Dungeons and Dragons Online?
You know what's always fascinated me? The connection between Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online. These two MMOs are very...
The Daily Grind: What small thing brings you great joy in your MMO?
Sometimes it really is the small thing that can bring you an absurd amount of joy or contentment. It just has to hit you,...
Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?
Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...
The Daily Grind: How often do you do blind runs of new MMORPG content?
Last year, in response to a Daily Grind question about MMO new-content traditions, an MOP reader named Kelly said her tradition was to do...
Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs
Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore adds ironman modes, visual updates, inventory improvements, and leaderboards
It's time once again for our semi-regular check-in on Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, the sandbox MMORPG that keeps up its plucky updates and efforts...
Fight or Kite: The myth is still real in Myth of Empires’ latest Persian DLC release
Call me a fool because once again I’ve duped myself into playing the latest DLC content that was released for Myth of Empires. Based...
Vague Patch Notes: What’s so hopeless about horizontal progression in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, I talked about power creep when it comes to MMOs in general, and one of the things I mentioned as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is your most frequent ‘hop’ destination?
As a general rule, I tend to be committed to the MMOs I'm playing. When I hop in one, I am there for a...
Perfect Ten: The wild MMORPGs that came out in 2011
Not every year sees equal releases in the MMORPG genre. We've had years of starvation and years of plenty. Every so often it's fun...
Choose My Adventure: A sense of confusion and curiosity mark the return to Nightingale
It's pretty frequently noted by this point that when I return to a game, I tend to do so with a little bit of...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMO expansion that you never, ever want to play again?
Not every MMORPG expansion can be a winner, of course, but it does seem that there tends to be one or two that becomes...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever met a famous person in an MMO?
If they're playing their cards right, then yes, you've met a famous person in an MMO, and you'll never know it because they're enjoying...
The Daily Grind: How should MMO studios punish cheaters – and what behavior merits a ban?
Ever since we covered how Epic Games sued a Fortnite cheater and forced him to apologize on a video, I've been thinking again about...
The Daily Grind: Does your favorite MMO have in-world enemies or mobs that you find unsettling?
I do not care for spiders. They seriously unsettle me, and so the fact that so many MMOs I like are awash in giant...
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...
