Party finders enable players to passively join groups to clear dungeons, complete quests, and defeat bosses. They streamline the group experience. And maybe that's a problem. There's a social element that's been lost in the wake of widespread party finders. There's no need to seek out similarly interested players to conquer the Wailing Caverns. Pressing the party finder icon on [...]

Picture this: You’re walking through your favorite MMORPG’s hub city looking for quests to pick up. You stop by the mailbox to grab the gold you made from a recent auction house venture and you turn around to see a giant dragon staring you in the face. Some high level beastmaster must have snuck the beast past the city guards [...]

How would you feel to find out that your level of skill in an MMO wasn’t measured by how long you’ve been playing, your character’s level, or even by how many enemy players you’ve ganked, but by the words you use when talking about the game? A recent study argues that your language—particularly your knowledge of genre-specific vocabulary—is the most [...]

Now that Nostalrius is no more I'm curious what everyone thinks about the latest Vanilla World of Warcraft server to bite the dust. Blizzard has every legal right to send a cease and desist letter, but why have they bothered? The situation raises quite a few questions and reveals a seeming disconnect between fans of Blizzard's MMORPG and the company itself. [...]