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The Daily Grind: Introducing our sponsor, Swords of Tales of Legends of Reigns of Epics of Sagas of Rhymes of Lyrics of Elflandia
Heya, folks, we're trying something just a little different this April, and we hope you'll be on board for it. Traditionally, we've avoided any...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that make you sad to play?
I've written a couple times about the way that our history in MMOs can sometimes ripple through in our play experiences, which is not...
LOTRO Legendarium: Middle-earth’s world integrity is an endangered species in MMOs
Back in 2018, Steven Spielberg adapted the popular novel Ready Player One into a film. It seemed like a great pairing: The master director...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs repurpose their old content more often?
World of Warcraft certainly provoked the raising of many, many eyebrows last week when it announced that its secret March patch ended up being...
RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores plans AFK character advancement
Ever since hearing how one of Jagex's co-founders is bringing a cozy RuneScape-like MMO to us later this year, we've been keenly interested to...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its 10th anniversary in Orc-land
I have to give some serious credit to ZeniMax: This studio isn't letting Elder Scrolls Online's 10th anniversary go by with nothing more than...
Vague Patch Notes: The limits of data in MMORPGs
Yesterday, I went on a rant about data. As you probably guessed from the various columns wherein I attempt to use data to analyze...
The Daily Grind: When has a wholesome MMO feature wound up backfiring?
A few weeks ago, the Ultima Online team released a newsletter, and its very first entry caught my eye.
"I want to address a pressing...
Massively Overthinking: Lies about MMOs we thought were true
A totally not-gaming video inspired this week's Massively Overthinking: Hank Green's video called I Believed These Four Lies. Green elaborates on a quad of...
WoW Factor: Blizzard didn’t reveal World of Warcraft sub numbers – it drew a Mystery Line
It will not surprise anyone reading this to learn that there are things which upset me. This is just part of being a human...
The Daily Grind: How long can you do the same thing in an MMORPG?
I have, it must be said, a high tolerance for grinding and repetition. I can handle a very long stretch of doing the exact...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback
It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......
The Daily Grind: Do you experience social anxiety in MMOs?
While an outmoded argument says that everyone who shows up for massively multiplayer online roleplaying games must be in the mood for socializing, history...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 463: WoW’s pirates storm the gangplank
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.
Choose My Adventure: Losing myself roaming the realms of Nightingale
This edition of Choose My Adventure might strike similar notes as last week, but I suppose that's to be expected considering you told me...
Daybreak’s EverQuest II is archiving its old forums in favor of a new forum system – today
We sure hope you didn't have any important business to conduct on the EverQuest II forums today as they're undergoing major surgery. Today. Daybreak...
The Daily Grind: What scares you about the MMO industry?
People have been telling me to stop worrying so much my whole life, but worrying is how I cope with uncertainty, and there's a...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail release dates, event dates, and philosophy
Well let me be the first to say that I can most definitely live with this particular set of revelations from PAX East, so...
Vitae Aeternum: Analyzing New World’s ‘content drought,’ comms chaos, and lack of a 2024 expansion
The always cantankerous New World community is in even more of an uproar than usual lately. Go to any of its social media, and...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most macabre thing you’ve done or seen in an MMORPG?
MJ's coverage of the new gravedigging mechanics in Path of Exile (bury corpses of whole families together for a stat boost!) got me thinking...
