Speedrunning has seen an explosion of popularity over the past couple of years. The bi-annual Games Done Quick marathons easily reach over 100,000 viewers and the amount of money they raise for charity continues to grow each year. Speedrunning events typically focus on offline games and to my knowledge there hasn’t been an MMO appearance yet—and probably with good reason, [...]

Guilds are typically a large feature in any MMORPG. They can greatly enhance a user’s experience of the game: opening the door to a social circle of like-minded players, allowing you to easily find groups to complete content and make friends along the way. At it’s core a guild is a community, but with any community problems can occur. I’m [...]

MMORPGs are famous for overwhelming amounts of content. It's one way developers create the illusion of a living world: too many activities for one person to conquer. Quests sit outside every village hut, asking players to collect berries, deal with ravenous wolves, and steal candles from confused Kobolds. More isn't always better. If accepting and completing every single quest isn't the [...]