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The Daily Grind: Do you join serious or goofy guilds in MMOs?
A while back in Lord of the Rings Online, I saw an ad for a guild float by that made me giggle when usually...
The Stream Team: Into LOTRO’s Ill Omens
It's been a while since LOTRO has run the Ill Omens event, and now that it is live again, Massively OP's MJ is going...
EG7 Q4 2022: Revenues are up thanks to mobile as LOTRO sees ‘mainstream resurgence’
Enad Global 7's Q4 2022 investor report dropped over the weekend, with a recap of the year for Swedish games corp EG7 and its...
One Shots: Flash, flash, hundred-yard dash
Rumor is, if you can run fast enough, you can accomplish just about anything. Go back in time? Sure. Quick dry jeans? Definitely. Continually...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why flying would have ruined LOTRO’s Middle-earth
Despite the title up there, this column isn't really about flying. I'm just getting that out of the way right here. I actually have...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite biome type in MMOs?
A while back, Pantheon posted some slides for some of its in-production biome types that caught my attention. Obviously, the mockups are slick, and...
The Stream Team: Seizing the Dawn in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Over the last few DDO adventures, Massively OP's MJ has been searching for lost/stolen/hidden planar eyes. Tonight, her search focuses on The Eye of...
Lord of the Rings Online is adding the infamous wayward rock as housing deco
One of the weirdest MMORPG stories of 2022 was the saga of Lord of the Rings Online's pet rock, a giant boulder a developer...
Perfect Ten: Ranking 10 MMORPG map designs from worst to best
When I was a kid, I loved poring over maps in our family's atlas when we went on road trips. Getting a kind of...
No, Lord of the Rings Online’s newest class won’t be the Corsair
Players are having a field day speculating about the new class coming to Lord of the Rings Online with this fall's expansion. And while...
Dungeons and Dragons Online confirms a PAX East 2023 panel that’s all about dungeon building
If you're a fan of Dungeons and Dragons Online's dungeon delves and will be attending this year's PAX East, then you'll likely want to...
Lord of the Rings Online walks players through controversial power changes
With Lord of the Rings Online's next update, the MMORPG will see some significant changes to several core mechanics of the game. Anytime an...
One Shots: Once upon a tavern…
Stop me if you've heard this before: A group of hardy adventurers arrives in a charming yet rough-hewn tavern to map out their future...
LOTRO Legendarium: Nine Lord of the Rings Online items with fun and helpful abilities
One of my favorite acquisitions in any RPG or MMO is an item that grants a special ability that adds a fun effect or...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing Update 35’s new Carn Dûm dungeons and raids
Lord of the Rings Online's first content update of 2023 is heading into testing today as Standing Stone Games puts The Return to Carn...
The Daily Grind: What’s the coziest MMO world out there?
While I've long known that I am very receptive to uplifting environments, it's only been in the last year or so that I've dived...
The Daily Grind: Why (and how) do you use your MMO house?
This is a serious question. I am well aware that lots of MMOs provide lots of reasons and methods to own housing, and I...
One Shots: Exterior design by nature
We've all witnessed plenty of examples of intriguing fantasy architecture and urban design in MMOs. But one style of design that I think is...
The Daily Grind: What MMO title are you rocking above your head?
You know, I'm just not much of a title guy. I appreciate that MMORPGs like to throw in a ton of titles as a...
