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Vitae Aeternum: What new and returning players need to know about New World Aeternum
Tyler F.M. Edwards - September 24, 2024 0
The long wait is almost over. In just a few weeks, New World's soft relaunch as New World: Aeternum will be live. With so...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Battles’ rollout shows Niantic is stuck in 2019
Andrew Ross - September 23, 2024 0
The Pokemon Go's fall 2024 seasonal update, Max Out, has brought players a new feature: Max Battles. Max Raid Battles were the Pokemon series' first mainline...
LOTRO Legendarium: The easiest LOTRO virtues to get as a low-level character
Justin Olivetti - September 7, 2024 2
One of the most important yet easiest to overlook parts of your character's growth in Lord of the Rings Online is investing into virtues,...
Casually Classic: The five World of Warcraft mods I use as a non-modder playing The War Within
Justin Olivetti - September 4, 2024 6
Generally, I don't use mods for MMORPGs. Or most video games. It's not that I take some high-minded principled stand against them; I have...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Out season brings a little hype back
Andrew Ross - August 30, 2024 1
The Pokemon Go fall seasonal update, coming September 3rd, is called Max Out, and if you haven't kept up with the main series of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How to gear up in Guild Wars 2 in 2024 – without breaking the bank
Colin Henry - August 30, 2024 4
Gearing in Guild Wars 2 is simultaneously really nice and also very frustrating. It's nice because there is no uber tier of stats locked...
Perfect Ten: Underrated MMOs that deserve a second look in 2024
Justin Olivetti - August 29, 2024 24
We've all been there at one time or another. We've been playing the same-old favorite MMO for a long time and then suddenly feel...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 10 easy Guild Wars 2 builds for solo play in 2024’s Janthir Wilds
Colin Henry - August 28, 2024 16
While most MMORPGs offer a variety of ways to play a character, Guild Wars 2 offers a huge variety of builds for each of...
Pax Dei on surviving the sandbox as a solo player: ‘Playing solo does not mean playing alone’
Bree Royce - August 16, 2024 4
So here's the tricky thing about MMORPGs: Their greatest strength lies in their massively multiplayer nature, and yet sometimes we just don't want to...
LOTRO Legendarium: My six-month leveling plan for Lord of the Rings Online’s fresh legendary server
Justin Olivetti - August 3, 2024 4
If all goes well, the new legendary servers -- the first in three years -- will roll out this week for Lord of the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
Andrew Ross - July 26, 2024 0
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways you can prepare for the new legendary servers
Justin Olivetti - July 13, 2024 4
With brand-new legendary servers coming soon to Lord of the Rings Online, the allure of a fresh start, lower lag, and the Ringwraith ruleset...
Massively on the Go: MOP’s planning guide for Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2024
Andrew Ross - July 10, 2024 0
It's almost time, Pokemon Go trainers: Go Fest 2024 arrives July 13th to 14th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time each day,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July spread is basically just marking time until Go Fest
Andrew Ross - June 28, 2024 0
It's not particularly surprising that, once again, Pokemon Go isn't really sharing a lot of details about what's in store for the month of...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Eliot Lefebvre - June 26, 2024 27
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
Wisdom of Nym: MOP’s last-minute prep checklist for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Eliot Lefebvre - June 24, 2024 5
You have two days left to get your prep work done for Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, and in case there's some stuff you...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO enters its Shared Skies season without sharing much info
Andrew Ross - May 31, 2024 0
We're entering the summer season in Pokemon Go, and this one is called Shared Skies. If you ignore the repeat info from the upcoming...
Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO guides you find in the wild
Eliot Lefebvre - May 29, 2024 10
Look, folks. I'm a simple man, but I figure out how to handle my own things. I put my pants on one leg at...
Fallout 76 vs Fallout 4: Which is better to play in 2024?
Justin Olivetti - May 17, 2024 30
Growing up as a computer gaming geek, I've been quite the Fallout nerd since 1997 (and, arguably, since Wasteland in 1988). Other than Tactics,...
Wisdom of Nym: How to prep for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail right now
Eliot Lefebvre - May 6, 2024 8
The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is not that far off. Sure, we're at the start of May, and it's not launching into...