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The Daily Grind: How many players constitute a proper MMORPG raid?
Back when Amazon first announced its New World Aeternum rebranding, I noticed an interesting comment about the planned raid. Longtime reader Squid opined that...
Pokemon Go’s Meteorite bait-and-switch isn’t helping Go Fest hype
Niantic is not heading into 2024's Go Fest on great terms with the Pokemon Go playerbase, owing to a string of problems: a sales...
Global Chat: Tarisland’s controls, WoW Classic permadeath, and Dawntrail tips
The Ancient Gaming Noob doesn't mince words in a recent essay: He found Tarisland pretty annoying right from the start. One key complaint? The...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July spread is basically just marking time until Go Fest
It's not particularly surprising that, once again, Pokemon Go isn't really sharing a lot of details about what's in store for the month of...
WoW Factor: MMORPG raiding is not special
You all remember The Incredibles, right? I know that these days the hot take is to try to spin the film as some sort...
Raph Koster’s new MMORPG is called Stars Reach, and yes, it’s basically Star Wars Galaxies 2
It's June 26th, Star Wars Galaxies' 21st birthday, and I'm sitting on Google Meet talking to none other than MMORPG founding father (and SWG...
After a delay, WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 4 targets July 11
It might've taken a little while longer than expected to get here, but WoW Classic's next Season of Discovery phase is slated to arrive...
Massively Overthinking: How ‘massively multiplayer’ do we expect MMORPGs to be?
Earlier in June on the MOP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering the age-old question of what, exactly, constitutes an MMO....
Vindictus’ latest seasonal episode, Desperate Deterrent, is live with a new raid and 120 level cap
I'm not sure why I always get a smile on my face when I hear Vindictus is getting new content - something about the...
Vitae Aeternum: A new theory on what went wrong with New World’s 2024 plans
The New World fanbase is still reeling from the fallout over the announcement of its soft relaunch on consoles as New World: Aeternum. Something...
Wizard101’s Cabal’s Revenge patch is live with a new raid for endgame guilds
Happy patch day to Wizard101 friendos: Cabal's Revenge is officially live in KingsIsle's family-friendly MMORPG as of this morning. The update pits players against...
The Stream Team: Bunny-based roguelike raiding in Rabbit & Steel
MOP's Chris and his best friend had such a good time in Rabbit & Steel last time that they're back at this raiding-centric roguelike...
Tarisland opens its first 10-player raid boss, readies a new instance and bug fixes in next patch
We are now officially into the post-launch content patch season of Tarisland. Even as the MMORPG has initially unimpressed our staff, Tencent is pushing...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
Wisdom of Nym: MOP’s last-minute prep checklist for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
You have two days left to get your prep work done for Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, and in case there's some stuff you...
First Impressions: Tarisland’s interesting gameplay isn’t enough to surmount shoddy temport quality
When we issued our 2024 predictions for the MMORPG genre during our annual year-end articles, I said that Tarisland would be a sleeper hit,...
Throne & Liberty KR showcases updates to progression, new activities, a new region, and artifact system
Earlier this week, NCSoft brought a four hour-long smorgasbord of information out of Throne & Liberty's Korean version, with devs hosting a TL meet-up...
‘Single-player MMORPG’ Erenshor adds cloud saves, improved friendly AI, and Steam Deck support to its demo
Near the middle of last year we started reporting on Erenshor, a game that attempts to recreate the experience of playing a classic MMORPG...
Co-op raiding roguelike Rabbit & Steel adds a toybox mode that sets the table for mod support
Who wants to crack open a toybox in the fascinating and flashy raid boss roguelike Rabbit & Steel? That's just what's being offered as...
Raph Koster’s nine Playable Worlds teasers (so far) hint at the MMORPG sandbox you always wanted
As we covered earlier in the week, Raph Koster's studio Playable Worlds has been tweeting what appeared to be a countdown accompanied by a...
