Every year the MMO hype train is followed by the disappointment express, games that failed to live up to their overemphasized expectations. I think we all have one, or two. Maybe the game's following on the coattails of its predecessor, or a marketing campaign was more impressive than the final product. Ragnarok Online 2 is perhaps the biggest disappointment in MMORPG [...]

With top tier games like Black Desert Online and Blade and Soul available, and Tree of Savior on the horizon, a lot of people are probably wondering why some publishers keep relaunching dead games. RedFox Games, a relatively new publisher, recently announced that they would take over the service for Rumble Fighter, RF Online, and 9Dragons from GamesCampus. All three of [...]

No matter what measures are taken gold sellers infect MMORPGs like a black cloud of locusts. The swarm descends on the newest game ready for harvest, chomping away until both players and farmers move on to the next field. But gold sellers are also the pond scum that lets you know life lurks beneath the surface. After all, if no [...]

My biggest gripe with MMORPGs is that I'm often left to find my own community, or strive ahead alone. Friends I play games with quickly become disinterested, preventing us from honing in on one title and sticking together. Instead, we sit in Discord playing our own games until becoming bored and reverting to a dark comedy version of Would You Rather. [...]