roleplay
Leaderboard: Where do you draw the line between griefing and roleplaying?
On the Morrowind subreddit a few days ago, a player was recounting a particular roleplay-slash-griefing episode on a hardcore-roleplay Ultima Online emulator. The player...
In appreciation for post-apoc Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call 2
On the left in the screenshot above is a windmill in the town of Cragstone in Asheron's Call. On the right is, well, the...
Hyperspace Beacon: Outside-the-box Star Wars The Old Republic gameplay
For some reason, this time of year always seems to be a down time in the activity of large-scale MMORPG development. Although Star Wars:...
Hyperspace Beacon: The five sins of roleplay in Star Wars The Old Republic (or any MMORPG)
I know that I have complained quite a bit about what Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn’t have, but I still play the game....
World of Warcraft preps new site, fixes the cross-realm RP mess
The World of Warcraft site has gone through a number of changes and overhauls over the years, so don't act too surprised to see...
World of Warcraft weathers roleplay and silencing controversies
All is not well following World of Warcraft's recent pre-expansion patch earlier this week. Two controversies are rocking the game resulting from the update...
Desert Nomad: Immersion, atmosphere, and roleplaying in Black Desert
Hello friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad, your more or less biweekly source of ramblings that are almost guaranteed to be at least...
EverQuesting: The absurd number of things to do in EverQuest II, part II
Have you finished up everything there was to do in EverQuest II from last week's list? Neither have I. That first half alone is...
Hyperspace Beacon: Truly immersing yourself in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I have long been a proponent of roleplaying in MMOs. I’ve often been the roleplayer’s spokesperson on different podcasts and new media broadcasts. I’ve...
Hyperspace Beacon: The importance of pacing in a SWTOR roleplay event
Last time I talked about roleplaying in spite of game mechanics, I didn’t really get a whole lot of comments. I don’t know whether...
Guild Chat: Fitting a character to a new roleplaying guild
Welcome along to another issue of Guild Chat, my cozy wee corner of Massively OP in which we get together to help readers in...
Hyperspace Beacon: A roleplayer’s SWTOR wishlist
The dawn of a new year is a great time for many people to hit a tiny reset button on life. I’m doing that personally....
Hyperspace Beacon: The confused state of the galaxy in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I don’t write a lot about the Star Wars: The Old Republic roleplay community because I don’t usually like it to be known who...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s take the classic Bartle test
Here's something you probably didn't know: Online worlds researcher Dr. Richard Bartle didn't actually write the Bartle test.
His original research explored, analyzed, and defined the...
Sword and Bored: Pub roleplay
Mo's companion Amilya stops into the local pub to get a quick drink. Can't a woman just get a drink already?!
Chaos Theory: A whole summer of The Secret World’s player-run events
What's up in The Secret World? I'm glad you asked! If you're one of those folks who are not-quite-so-patiently awaiting the launch of the...
MMO Burnout: Why I want an Assassin’s Creed MMO
I play a fair amount of single-player stuff when I'm not playing MMOs, and at the risk of outing myself as one of those...
The Daily Grind: Do you like playing as an evil character?
In most MMOs, your moral compass and career objectives are fixed for you: You're a hero-for-hire who's only out to save the world, rescue...
Working As Intended: Sex, love, and MMOs
In the ongoing, neverending sandbox-vs.-themepark MMO debate, the folks on the side of sandboxes want one thing: more. Actually they want a lot more. They want...
Ask Mo: The trouble with roleplaying in MMORPGs
Long ago on Massively-that-was, a reader named Avaera sent in a long list of fabulous questions worth addressing. I'm tackling another in today's edition...
