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Perfect Ten: The accursed MMORPG dungeons of no return
So it came to be that I did face my Judgment, and I sat between that greatest of all Game-Masters o'er all the online...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Seekers of Eternity story content
Let's start at the very beginning, as The Sound of Music informed me that is a very good place to start: This column will...
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
The MOP Up: Actual astrophysicists will headline EVE Fanfest 2025
At EVE Fanfest this May, CCP Games will continue its focus on smooshing science into the sandbox: It's announced that astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst...
Final Fantasy XIV previews its spring-themed Hatching-tide event, which begins April 9
We've been informed by reliable sources that these days eggs are a big deal, which makes it an even bigger deal that Final Fantasy...
Design Mockument: Which of the healthiest 2025 MMORPGs have space for a sequel?
Every year, Justin and I write all of our End-of-Year Eleven posts, and every year one of those is for the healthiest games going...
Massively Overthinking: The things that broke us from old beloved MMORPGs
Last week, MOP's Chris and I were discussing his husband's obsession with Sea of Thieves; he runs with a set crew that generally leaves...
Vague Patch Notes: What’s so hopeless about horizontal progression in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, I talked about power creep when it comes to MMOs in general, and one of the things I mentioned as...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off its North American PvP tournament on April 18
Before the addition of Crystalline Conflict to Final Fantasy XIV, the game's ranked PvP content was a matter of dropping two groups into an...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s Seekers of Eternity content
Here we are again with a new Final Fantasy XIV patch, and while there is a lot of interesting stuff happening on the story...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XI is worth a second look after two decades
The second part of an interview with famed manga artist Mamoru Nagano is out, in which he talks about what he likes about Final...
The Stream Team: Tuning and training for the next Final Fantasy XIV raid
MOP's Chris and his crew are coming back to Final Fantasy XIV, but some of them are not quite ready for the recently added...
One Shots: Neon to the max!
I certainly hope you weren't looking for a neutral color scheme that will go great with those IKEA cabinets and chairs you bought last...
Final Fantasy XI looks forward to balance adjustments in a very behind-the-scenes April update
The past several updates to Final Fantasy XI have definitely been calmer and smaller, but that's a trend that the upcoming April version update...
Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMO you play isn’t always the MMO that was designed
There was, for a brief period of time, a window when World of Warcraft was moving toward a more deterministic gear structure that de-emphasized...
Final Fantasy XIV fan claims to have reverse-engineered the same ID info used in the blacklisted doxxing mod
Among the many other changes made to Final Fantasy XIV with the launch of patch 7.2, one of the subtler ones was meant to...
