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Leaderboard: Will WildStar’s free max character influence you to play?
Eyebrows flew up earlier this week when Carbine announced it would be granting free max-level WildStar characters to players who log into the game...
Leaderboard: Will The Secret World’s relaunch entice you to play?
Last week, the MMO world was startled to learn that instead of getting an expansion, The Secret World is getting a complete relaunch as...
Choose My Adventure: The overwhelming opening of WildStar
Playing WildStar for this week's session was the first time I really felt old.
I had failed to account for two things when I got...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in WildStar
There are times when I've been away from a game for a while that I'm honestly not sure if I remember something correctly. I...
Leaderboard: If you solo in MMORPGs, why?
Solo players in MMORPGs are a strange case, chiefly because they are treated like an outlier when they aren't. The fact is that almost...
Choose My Adventure: Reconsidering WildStar, from pre-launch to now
In order to talk about WildStar, we kind of have to talk about Firefly. And no, not in the obvious way where we talk...
Choose My Adventure: LOTRO in hindsight, WildStar ahead
Writing about Lord of the Rings Online is an odd experience for me because the reality is pretty simple: I don't like the game...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up in Lord of the Rings Online
What is with me and ending this feature in slightly snowy pine-forested woodlands? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to happen twice...
Choose My Adventure: Nice things about Lord of the Rings Online
The thing about the level of Lord of the Rings Online that I'm playing at is that they are not exactly replete with choices....
Leaderboard: Where do you stand on Marvel Heroes’ massive overhaul update?
Past the downtime and the lag and the inventory snafus, how are Marvel Heroes players reacting to the "biggest update ever?"
Not well. On Steam,...
Choose My Adventure: The most depressing road trip in Lord of the Rings Online
You know, if my first exposure to Elves had been in Lord of the Rings Online, I would probably think that they were the...
Leaderboard: Did you participate in Crowfall’s equity crowdfunding raise?
Finishing up today is Crowfall's Indiegogo-based equity crowdfunding campaign, one of the first games and MMORPGs to take advantage of new 2016 laws that...
Choose My Adventure: Starting my journey in Lord of the Rings Online
If I had to guess which tabletop roleplaying game I was going to associate with Lord of the Rings Online, I really wouldn't have...
Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?
In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....
Choose My Adventure: Preparing to re-enter Lord of the Rings Online
The votes are in, and the next four weeks will be spent in Lord of the Rings Online! This one quite genuinely surprised me,...
Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running?
By design, end-of-the-year awards rollouts usually recognize the new shinies. Seldom do they honor the resilient MMORPGs, the games that solider on for years...
The best Massively OP MMO polls of 2016
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. I've had a blast taking over Leaderboard;...
Choose My Adventure: The Elder Scrolls Online in review
Back when I played through The Elder Scrolls Online's beta, I said that it was another generic fantasy MMO in a field already choked...
Leaderboard: What was the best MMO /popcorn drama of the year?
Over the weekend, we doled out our award for the best popcorn MMO -- a jump-in, jump-out game that works as a snack. A...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up The Elder Scrolls Online in Orsinium
All good things must come to an end, and in this case, my adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online are ending in Orsinium. I've...
