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Choose My Adventure: TERA and the argument in favor of ‘just OK’ gaming
When TERA was voted as the choice for this past month's Choose My Adventure subject, I pretty much went in to the game with...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs allow players to alter how other characters appear in their client?
Yesterday, PC Gamer posted a positively scathing article about Mordhau, the online knights-and-castles action ARPG. While the overall article is about the game's (and...
Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes
Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...
Fight or Kite: One specific update would make Crowfall worth playing every day
The past couple of weeks I’ve been having a fantastic time romping through Crowfall’s campaigns. When you have a good group of players by...
LOTRO Legendarium: Which Lore-master pet should you use?
Ever since the first year of Lord of the Rings Online's operation, I've always been head-over-heels for the Lore-master class. Everything about it seemed...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers made early access a luxury
First and foremost, I want to note that this is not going to be my official first impressions of Shadowbringers because that's going to be...
The Daily Grind: How do you avoid MMO burnout?
If you've been playing video games long enough, you've probably bumped up against burnout at some point. But for MMO players who are invested...
EVE Evolved: NPC invasions wreak havoc across EVE Online
When CCP Games released a new EVE Online expansion named Invasion at the end of last month, players were readying themselves to battle limited...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Atlantica Online’s soundtrack
When you think about it, Atlantica Online is positioned in a great place for a diverse soundtrack. After all, it takes place in a...
MMO Cartographer: Visiting Runes of Magic for its 10th anniversary
Runes of Magic turned 10 earlier this year, and when I saw a 10-year-old screenshot come up in my Facebook memories, I felt as...
The Daily Grind: Two months in, have you tried the resurrected City of Heroes?
So I spent a bunch of time over last weekend playing City of Heroes again. The game died seven years ago, but like any...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends celebrates its second birthday
It's a surprise party and you're invited! Secret World Legends has made it to its second birthday. This rebooted version of our favorite conspiracy...
The Daily Grind: Are MMOs inherently ageist?
I don't like throwing "isms" around that often in conversation (it's a different story with "sims"), but a recent office discussion over Black Desert's...
Lawful Neutral: TUG’s Nerd Kingdom is the Real Slim Shady
I hate being disappointed. I doubt I'm alone. In general, I try to temper my expectations and accept negative outcomes just as much as...
WoW Factor: Three thoughts on the latest WoW Classic stress test
It's hard to find a whole lot to say about World of Warcraft: Classic at this point. Not in a bad sense, mind you;...
Massively Overthinking: Always be achievin’ (in MMOs)
A while back, my husband and I were idly chatting about MMO achievements. Neither one of us is much of an achievement hunter, or...
The Daily Grind: Do you want to see WoW’s factions dissolved?
World of Warcraft's latest cinematic has a lot of WoW fans in a frenzy right now because it's dropping some big hints about a...
The Survivalist: Conan Exile’s underwater dungeon rises above expectations
A dungeon is a dungeon, right? And adding a single dungeon to a game is not really a big deal. In most cases, that...
First impressions: Astellia is acceptable – not astonishing, but certainly not atrocious
There was a certain something that remotely intrigued me about Astellia Online before we reached the closed beta phase, so like any sensible human...
Video essay attempts to identify how MMOs lost their way
Is the MMO genre dead, or has it simply lost its way? In a recent video essay, YouTuber TheHiveLeader makes the argument for the...
