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Massively Overthinking: How long are you willing to wait in an MMO queue?
New World has made headlines since the moment it launched for its excessive queues, but it's hardly the only MMO ever - or even...
Final Fantasy XI looks back on the game’s history in 2006 and continues its industry interviews
When Final Fantasy XI released its third expansion, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, the playerbase rejoiced and had a particular love of the new jobs released with...
Final Fantasy XI previews a lighter update for its October patch
October is the spookiest month of the year, but it's a lighter month for Final Fantasy XI patches this time around. The official preview of...
Wisdom of Nym: Bespoke rotations in Final Fantasy XIV as both a positive and a negative
When you get right down to it, the character specs on display in Final Fantasy XIV are some of the most limited out of...
One Shots: Looking down on the world
Do you ever get that feeling like someone else is looking down on you, but then you're like, nah, that's all in my head?...
Final Fantasy XIV recaps the many system changes revealed in the latest live letter
Let's not mince words, there was a lot of information in the most recent letter from the producer for Final Fantasy XIV. Like, a...
Final Fantasy XI asks players to come up with their own banquet for prizes
When you play Final Fantasy XI, does your mouth water at the thoughts of some of the food items you're chewing on for stat boosts?...
Final Fantasy XIV details the changes coming to high-quality items in patch 6.0
Crafting in Final Fantasy XIV is going to change a fair bit when Endwalker arrives, but maybe you missed the most recent live letter and were...
Wisdom of Nym: What the removal of high-quality items means for Final Fantasy XIV crafting
Anyone who has read my column here for any substantial length of time probably knows that one of my biggest axioms is to wait...
The MOP Up: Shattersong Online binds a universe of worlds together
Here's an interesting 2-D MMO project that's being made by some former Starbound devs. It's called Shattersong Online, and it alleges that it can...
Global Chat: Going back to EverQuest Online Adventures
While so many EverQuest fans are eagerly awaiting word of the next entry in the legendary franchise, at least one player is going back...
One Shots: Personal space
Part of being a starship captain in Star Trek Online is making shrewd decisions that outwit enemies. Part is being a momma or papa...
Final Fantasy XIV finishes its anniversary stories with a look behind the scenes in Ishgard
The tour of Final Fantasy XIV's world back through fiction finally comes to a close with today's final entry in the game's anniversary story...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster on why avatars traipsing across the metaverse are a major tech challenge
Virtual worlds... how the eff do they work? Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has an idea or two, and he's dishing them out in a...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
Final Fantasy XIV is why Final Fantasy XI didn’t get a PlayStation 3 port
If you're wondering why you never got a version of Final Fantasy XI to play on the PlayStation 3 (back in the years when the...
The Stream Team: A return to raiding in Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers
It's been a long time -- a number of years to be precise -- since MOP's Chris has done any of the raid level...
Final Fantasy XIV players memorialize Stephen Critchlow, the voice behind Count Edmont de Fortemps
The Final Fantasy XIV community is in mourning this week as English actor Stephen Critchlow has passed away at the age of 54. Critchlow...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 339: Kitchen sinks and the Tao of MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Funcom, Mortal Online 2, WoW Classic, EverQuest II, Star Trek Online, and Final Fantasy XIV, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on the direction of Guild Wars 2 and WoW and what's going on with LOTRO's dead servers.
Final Fantasy XIV details the process of deprecating belts ahead of its next expansion
Final Fantasy XIV is going to remove your belt. Not like that; get your mind out of the gutter. The game is removing belts...
