Category: Columns
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Ways To Prepare For Endwalker With Your Two Extra Weeks
We have a list of productive things to make sure you’ve done in FFXIV to stay warmed up before Endwalker’s release.
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Indie MMO Spotlight: Cooking, Kensei, And Puddles
As I started prepping for this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight, it seemed like it would be a light news week. Considering the first IMS only had seven entries, the 16 items (including two new games) I gathered up aren’t so bad after all. While some news ite…
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The RPG Files: Roleplaying Is Hard, Y’all
Bradford had his first of in-person role-playing in Dungeons & Dragons earlier this week in 20 years, and it reminded him that it’s both hard and that there was a reason he stopped trying in the MMORPGs he played.
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Indie MMO Spotlight: Broken Ranks, Broken Chat, And Unbroken Promises
We’re nearing the end of the year and the Indie MMO news just keeps on coming. With winter right around the corner (or already here depending on where you live), there’s no better time to hunker down and play some MMOs.
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MMO ReRoll – Secret World Legends
Mitch played The Secret World when it first launched, though wasn’t all that taken with the MMO. However, he’s jumping back in to give it another shot with Secret World Legends in this latest MMO ReRoll.
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Indie MMO Spotlight: Smelting, Plague Island, And Toxic Communities
Happy Halloween everyone! This week’s Spotlight isn’t as big as the last few, but it’s still quite the indie treat. Speaking of treats, it’s time to go raid my kid’s candy stash, so let’s get started with the Indie MMO Spotlight.
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The Eorzea Prospect: Tales From A Habitual FFXIV Returner (And Why This Time Is Different)
Robin, our resident World of Warcraft expert, has dove headlong into FFXIV. Again. Only for some reason this time feels different.
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The RPG Files: Prepping For My First D&D Game In 20 Years Has Me Longing For Baldur’s Gate Again
Growing up, Baldur’s Gate was one of the formative RPGs for Bradford. A birthday present from his parents in high school, BioWare’s epic RPG set the stage for the PC RPG nerd he’d become. However, it’s not a desire to clear out backlog that has him yea…
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Do Graphics Matter To You In An MMORPG?
MMORPGs, especially with their origins in text-based MUD games, aren’t always associated with the bleeding edge of graphical fidelity when talking about the greater games industry. Yet in recent years, realistic graphics have been more and more at the …
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Indie MMO Spotlight: Halloween, Halloween, And More Halloween
Fall is in the air, and that means Halloween is right around the corner. There are in-game Halloween events popping up in online games everywhere, and the indie MMO devs are following suit. This week was a little quieter than the last few, but we still…