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There are two sorts of cheating in MMOs. One of them, which is outright hacking the game, is capital-b Bad. Back in the days...

One of the first things I did in Shroud of the Avatar was get kind of lost. The last week's activities were largely similar....

The Destiny 2 beta on PC has thus far allowed you to explore things like "shooting" and "further shooting" and "yet more shooting, how...

There are a few times in my life where I've stopped playing MMOs not because I'm tired of the game, but because of the...

Last month in an Overthinking topic, Massively OP's Andrew Ross issued what I thought was a provocative opinion: "I'd argue Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone,...

For a variety of reasons, I do not have the ability to remove people from the universe at a whim. I cannot simply make...

We've heard a lot recently about huge territorial wars raging in EVE Online with thousands of pilots taking part, which some consider to be the ultimate endgame...

I have a very difficult time doing group content without group finders. This may come as a surprise to readers, but I'm actually a...

Online games are just plain better with friends. Trove aims to make it a little easier to get your friends into the game with...

Late last year, I published on Massively-that-was a set of articles addressing current research on the relationship between shyness and online game friendships, including a...

Playing well with others is important when you're playing online games, and Skyforge is indeed an online game. Fortunately, a new round of tips...

This week's Massively Overthinking topic from an anonymous Kickstarter donor asks us to set aside our criticisms of the social environment of MMOs and...

I've mentioned before that my most stalwart MMO partner is my wife, who has stuck by me through thick and thin. When we move...

The last time I was asked where the social aspects of MMOs went, I was pretty directly snarky: They're still there. And it's true, but...

You know, folks, I am all about getting my dungeon ride on in Final Fantasy XIV. I'm a roleplayer, to boot. I like being...

Are you doing big things in World of Warcraft that the whole world urgently needs to know about? Maybe not. Do you want to...