roleplaying

It started with my character saying one word. "No." Both men on the bridge were surprised to hear it, least of all from someone who...

Not everyone who enjoys tabletop roleplaying enjoys roleplaying in MMOs. This is fine because they are different things and you are under no obligation...

The terms of service for MMORPG titles is such an enormous wall o' text that most people tend to understandably hit the "accept" button...

When Guild Wars 2 launched, there was a contingent of people who were very, very annoyed about Trahearne. There were a lot of players...

Back around the time when the game's first expansion was a going concern, there was a post on the World of Warcraft forums about...

There's an interesting element to a lot of games where you have places where the layers of gameplay break down. Your character in World...

Do you know why tabletop roleplaying games use dice? Every game designer ever will lie about the reason. The reason cited is to create...

You may or may not feel that The Wagadu Chronicles as it currently exists in its playable state is delivering on its premise. We're...

For the past few years we've been peeking in with hopeful looks at Nexus Forever, the rogue server project for WildStar that we first...

A few months ago, I discovered the world of Red Dead Online roleplay. The possibility of interacting with other players and discovering mechanics in...

Everyone who has at least passing familiarity with stories, whether they be in MMOs or elsewhere, roleplayed or canonical, realizes that stories need stakes....

So we've had some fun with talking about MMO stories that are player-driven and MMO stories that are pre-scripted. Both of them have advantages...

Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...

What is the right way to tell a story in an MMO? That is a silly question, like asking what the right way is...

For some people, your avatar in an MMO is a collection of stats, gear, and abilities first and foremost. They do not see their...

So the other day, a friend and I were talking about villainous schemes in MMO storylines. Specifically, we were talking about why World of...

The other night (Tuesday), I had a pretty terrible roleplaying experience. I don't want to go into too much detail, only note that it...

Now that Elite: Dangerous has once more brought back community goals, it's time once again for players to pick sides to unlock rewards and...

Perhaps you feel that Blizzard is either taking too long to kick off the events leading into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. or maybe you...

Earlier this week, we covered the launch of the Kickstarter for a new MMO The Wagadu Chronicles. Built by diversity-minded developer Twin Drums and...