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Massively Overthinking: How do you stop MMOs from feeling like (or becoming) a part-time job?
In last week's Choose My Adventure, MOP's Chris penned a perfect paragraph summing up the paradox of MMORPGs - it doesn't even matter what...
Vague Patch Notes: What is good meaningful leveling in MMORPGs?
All right. So we are here at long last, at the end of Leveling Month, although it's actually more like Month And A Bit....
Destiny 2’s Revenant episode launches today – here’s the new trailer
Today is the day when Destiny 2 can go from Guardians to Slayer Barons. The newest episode/season for the shooter, Revenant, is going live...
Final Fantasy XI’s October update improves gamepad support
If you want to play Final Fantasy XI on your PlayStation 2 right now... you can't. The game has been only supported on the...
Destiny 2 details Revenant’s updates to gear, shares new seasonal goodies, and highlights hurricane relief
The Revenant season/episode/update is nearly here in Destiny 2, which means Bungie is continuing its long-standing tradition of spilling all of the beans it...
New World’s latest Aeternum trailer is a primer for the MMORPG’s gameplay arc
The avalanche of New World videos ahead of the launch of Aeternum later this month just keeps on rumbling down the hill, as this...
Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...
Vague Patch Notes: The dark side of meaningful MMO leveling
We've been in Leveling Month over here in Vague Patch Notes, and I had intended for this particular column to close off that discussion...
Destiny 2 offers information about features for October 8 Revenant episode and Frontiers’ armor revamp
Yesterday was a pretty meaty day for fans of Destiny 2 as Bungie took to Twitch and YouTube in order to share update details...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you bring a whole squad of pets and minions
Pet classes are not really my jam. I don't want my companion to be doing the tanking or damage or healing or whatever, and...
Destiny 2 maps out updates to raids and dungeons arriving with its Codename Frontiers releases
The top of September saw Destiny 2 outline its broad strokes plan for content over the next two years, couching the whole thing under...
Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads update live letter
I can't believe that after we've gone so many different places, at long last, Final Fantasy XIV is going to have Soken do a...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off patch 7.1, Crossroads, including a new alliance raid difficulty and new housing options
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, with patch 7.1, Crossroads, scheduled for a mid-November launch. As is tradition, producer...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry more or less about an MMO when it runs a sale or free trial?
This Daily Grind was technically inspired by Diablo IV, but it could really apply to lots of online games. Blizzard just finished up with...
Destiny 2 discusses Revenant episode’s changes to rewards and subclass abilities
Tuesday, October 8th, will mark the start of Episode: Revenant in Destiny 2, and that means there will be some changes coming to the...
Wizard battle royale Spellbreak survives as a free version after Blizzard buyout
When you're a game that's been served a death sentence, you'll take a win anywhere you can get it. Spellbreak was a wizard-themed battle...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO memories we never want to repeat
A random quote I saw buried in the comments on the MMORPG subreddit a while ago really hit hard. Extra_Midnight wrote,
"Some of my most...
Vague Patch Notes: When slow leveling is a problem in MMORPGs
Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I talked about leveling. At the very end of the column, I mentioned that slow leveling or fast...
Overwatch 2 joins Xbox Game Pass and launches World of Warcraft collab today
It's a big day for Blizzard shooter Overwatch 2, as it expands its reach into the Xbox ecosystem and leverages its sibling relationship with...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on the future of the next Final Fantasy XIV level cap increase
First and foremost, if you are about to scarper off to the comments to share the obvious answer to the question, please know that...
