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The Daily Grind: If you were made into an MMO class, what would you be?
I hate to break it to you, but I am not a ninja. I tried to learn when I was a kid in the...
Old School RuneScape tests run energy changes and shares community server dev progress
Old School RuneScape is positively flush with information this week, with Jagex kicking out multiple dev blogs about what it's got cooking across the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs be blocking election content from chat?
Yesterday, I saw a wild thread on the Fallout 76 Reddit in which a player claimed he was banned for posting a political message...
Massively Overthinking: How much does gross monetization really affect your MMO play decisions?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several MMORPG tiffs over pay-to-win claims in our games. DC Universe Online just straight up added...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO world you don’t control
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I attempted to lay out my thesis for what it means when we say MMOs require other people....
MMO Hype Train: Is Corepunk really ready for prime time?
Whenever I'm looking at a new MMORPG, there are two important hurdles it must cross to be of interest to me. The first is...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs went out on a high note?
I don't hate the Voracious Resurgence in Final Fantasy XI, but I kind of dislike it just because it makes the game's previous narrative...
Perfect Ten: 2024’s MMO soundtrack themes ranked from worst to best
Try not to whip your head around all suspicious-like to check out the past 10 months, but 2024 has been a bonanza for MMO...
The Daily Grind: Which upcoming MMOs do you hope will be released next year?
The other day, for some random reason, I was reminded that Hello Games announced Light No Fire late last year, got us all hot...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 490: What’s old is new again
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Wayfinder, Pax Dei, Tarisland, DDO, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, New World, WoW, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on solo vs. group MMO play.
Choose My Adventure: The final push to level cap in Throne & Liberty
This is probably one of the few times in my personal history with Choose My Adventure when I hit the level cap in the...
Not So Massively: ZeroSpace is the last hope for multiplayer RTS fans
All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now.
A bit over a year ago, I...
The Daily Grind: What very un-you-like MMO content do you play anyway?
Guild Wars 2 has somehow gotten me into fishing again. I generally have less than zero interest in fishing, in video games and in...
Wisdom of Nym: The dark side of role quests in Final Fantasy XIV
I haven't been shy talking about liking the role quests that are currently available in Dawntrail. Indeed, I think that Final Fantasy XIV has...
The Daily Grind: How detailed should MMORPG character creation sliders be?
A few weeks back, there was a fabulous thread on Twitter that dug deeply into the concept of character creation in video games, specifically...
Stick and Rudder: On CitizenCon day two, Star Citizen talked MMO design and full 1.0 release
Sure, we've had one day of CitizenCon, but what about second day? The weekend event for the 12 year-old sci-fi sandbox Star Citizen has...
The Daily Grind: Do you fight wipes or try to reset in MMO group content?
So a mechanic just turned half of your group from being participants in a fight into rapidly expanding clouds of vapor. There are two...
Stick and Rudder: Star Citizen talks tools, gear, social features, and Squadron 42 at CitizenCon day one
It's that time of year again for fans and followers of Star Citizen to come together in-person and digitally to see what's next in...
LOTRO Legendarium: The rise and fall and rise of Mines of Moria
With Lord of the Rings Online's Angmar and Mordor progression servers looking forward to entering the first expansion sometime in December, thoughts have once...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a weekly MMO routine or are you more freeform?
World of Warcraft's "weekly reset" on Tuesday eventually became the anchor point around which entire routines were built, including mine. I like the predictability of...
