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The Daily Grind: Do you get a bigger rush from healing or killing in MMOs?
Ahh, that sweet hit of dopamine. Consciously or not, it's something that we chase in our MMORPG journeys. There's nothing quite like the rush...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 460: The crafting episode!
Justin and Bree focus discuss all things crafting in MMORPGs in this theme show: our personal experiences with crafting, the real purpose of crafting, MMOs that did things differently, the impact of survival games, craft gating, missing crafts, the future of MMO crafting, and much more.
Choose My Adventure: Starting on the road to success and self-reliance in Nightingale
A lot of the first few hours of Nightingale are tutorial. That's probably not terribly surprising considering survival sandboxes need some guidance (and it's...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on ‘backfilling’ in instanced MMO content?
My husband and son have been playing a lot of Destiny 2 again, and a few weekends back I overheard them complaining about backfilling....
Wisdom of Nym: What people don’t really get about the Warrior of Light in Final Fantasy XIV
Not so long ago, I saw a very foolish comment complaining about Final Fantasy XIV from someone who did not play or think about...
Fight or Kite: Myth of Empires’ early gameplay is classic survival fare, but not as amazing as the trailer
A title like Myth of Empires rolls off the tongue like a turtle running down a flight of stairs: You can’t imagine how that...
Destiny 2’s Guardian Games event will give everyone a sweet hoverboard March 5
The Guardian Games event in Destiny 2 is about a lot of things - medals, bragging rights, friendly competition - but this year's event...
The Daily Grind: So who thinks Camelot Unchained is really launching next year?
Unchained Games fka City State Entertainment is one of the rare few studios that gets a standard disclaimer in our posts, and for those...
RuneScape offers a deep-dive into its latest general combat improvements arriving March 4
When RuneScape put out its Necromancy skill, it did so alongside some specific combat updates that were so well-received by the playerbase that gamers...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs in which you’d like to play a roguelike mode?
Let's be clear about something: The MMO genre does not have zero overlap with the roguelike genre. I mean, the Diablo games exist in...
LOTRO Legendarium: Three key problems LOTRO can’t seem to solve
There's a special agony reserved for faithful fans of a franchise when they see said franchise make unforced errors, decline in quality, or fail...
The Daily Grind: How far do you think Tarisland will go in today’s MMO climate?
There are certainly a lot of developing MMO projects to keep tabs on these days, but one that stands out to me as a...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes shows its flexibility with how I’ve changed
When City of Heroes waved farewell in 2012, I had an army of alts who were, at most, in their mid-30s. And I loved...
Diablo IV reveals a new non-linear fixed dungeon called The Gauntlet, coming next week
Last night's Campfire Chat stream for Diablo IV saw the Blizzard team reveal The Gauntlet, a "fixed non-linear Dungeon that will pit players of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you kept installed the longest whether you play it or not?
A few weeks back, I asked y'all about the MMOs that have a permanent place on your device, the ones you'll never uninstall. I...
Massively Overthinking: Always-online vs. offline modes in multiplayer games
The Nightingale team's admission that players are clamoring for an offline version of the game - and that Inflexion is now planning to do...
Old School RuneScape shares additional details of undead pirates’ arrival to the Wilderness
The Wilderness zone of Old School RuneScape is looking to get a little more wild and smell a lot more like zombies and sea...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Sinnoh Tour turned players into guinea pigs
Both the Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both ended, and while there are good points to be...
Massively Uplifting: Dragon Con and The Game Awards demonstrate the rise of awareness, accessibility, and inclusion
It is not uncommon to spend the beginning of a year reflecting back on the old while looking forward to the new. That's something...
Vague Patch Notes: The day I deleted a character in anger in Final Fantasy XI
Today, I'd like to tell you about how your characters in MMOs aren't real, and you know that, but I want you to think...
