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The Daily Grind: How should MMO end-of-life care play out?
Nonameplease recently sent us a concerned email about the future of MMOs, specifically Star Trek Online. "I have spent a ton of money on rare...
First impressions of Dauntless’ new sword and revamped Ramsgate, live today
The old Ramsgate is dead and gone. Destroyed by some sort of cataclysmic event, and with only the mysterious orb from the Umbral Deeps...
First impressions: Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout is a battle royale game for people who hate battle royale games
Is anyone here familiar with Wipeout? It was an obstacle course game show where contestants had to avoid some pretty plush yet hard-hitting goofy...
The Daily Grind: What’s one thing you love and hate about your favorite MMO?
Back when I ran youth groups, one question that I liked to kick off our meetings with was to ask the teens what was...
The Soapbox: Powercreep in MMOs sucks – so how do we solve it?
We all love multiplayer, persistent world online games, don’t we? Players stay for the familiarity, nostalgia, and potential for years of enjoyment. Studios love...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about
Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
The Daily Grind: When should MMO studios compensate players for downtime?
Been playing Lord of the Rings Online lately? That's a little gallows humor for you, right there; logging into LOTRO has been a well-documented...
Shroud of the Avatar is working on a queue system for PvP
If you're looking for a fight in Shroud of the Avatar, then you'll soon be able to take a number thanks to an in-development...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 281: A Steamy summer
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.
Flameseeker Chronicles: First Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Jormag Rising, live today
Just two short months ago, Guild Wars 2 introduced us to the Drizzlewood Coast, flashpoint of the civil war between the Charr United Legions...
Choose My Adventure: How Dungeons and Dragons Online became my new favorite MMO
Week after week in this round of Choose My Adventure, I've been finding little things to love about Dungeons and Dragons Online and this...
The Daily Grind: Do you try to become ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Let's talk about money! Pretend money in video games, that is. I've been thinking about this a bit lately since realizing that I use...
Fight or Kite: Return of the PvP in Star Wars The Old Republic
With the launch of SWTOR on Steam this week (and totally, completely, not a beautiful coincidence), I finally reclaimed my account and rejoined the...
Wisdom of Nym: Everything we learned in Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.3 live letter
It's not exactly a secret to people who follow my presence on various feeds that I'm not doing great right now emotionally, but the...
The Daily Grind: Do you share any craft skills with your favorite MMO toon?
I've heard of folks out there who intentionally pick crafts in MMOs because they're already experts at them - like the real-world politician who...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO activities are like a security blanket for you?
Sometimes you just want something in an MMO that feels like chopping wood. It's productive, it's engaging enough that you don't dislike it, and...
Global Chat: Your complete LOTRO wedding guide
Is your mind whirling with all of the things to do with Lord of the Rings Online's new Midsummer Festival and the associated wedding...
The Daily Grind: If you had to start over with a new MMO account, what would you miss most?
Over the past month, I've been chronicling how I started adventuring on a brand-new World of Warcraft account after gifting my old one to...
LOTRO Legendarium: What we have here is a failure to communicate
If this year has taught us anything, it's that clear and boosted communication is vital to handling a crisis. Having information and a message...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt robbed in an MMO?
The title of this Daily Grind can go in a lot of directions, can't it? We could be talking here about an actual thief...
