Not to be confused with the viral influenzsa, affluena is actually "a state of extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods; also, feelings of guilt and isolation from the dysfunctional pursuit of wealth and goods." In her Forum Spotlight, Laura Genender looks at a thread that tackles this interesting concept in how it relates to MMORPGs. Posted Dec 13, 2007 by Laura Genender
In Joe Iuliani's World of Warcraft column this week, he discusses the feeling of futility that he is feeling in waiting for the new WoW expansion, and offers some suggestions to players of things to do in the meantime. Posted Dec 12, 2007 by Joe Iuliani
This week in her MMORPG.com Community Forum Spotlight column, Community Manager Laura Genender discusses a user blog involving PvP and what kinds of experiences players are looking for. Posted Dec 10, 2007 by Laura Genender
Weekly MMORPG Columnist Dan Fortier uses his time this week to gripe about naming policies in MMOs. Posted Dec 7, 2007 by Dan Fortier
In our Beyond the MMORPG column, we take a look at a game that doesn't fit into our genre and speculate about how that game could be used to positively influence our genre. This week ,Donna Desborough takes a peek at Assassin's Creed. Posted Dec 4, 2007 by Donna Desborough
In this week's MMOWTF, Dan Fortier tackles the issue of monster AI in MMORPGs. Fortier feels that monsters today just don't have the intelligence to pose a real challenge to human players. Posted Nov 30, 2007 by Dan Fortier
In this Community Forum Spotlight, Community Manager Laura Genender takes a look at whether or not the art of the journey is lost in today's mad scramble to hit max level. Posted Nov 29, 2007 by Laura Genender
In this edition of his bi-weekly column, MMORPG.com Staff Writer Joe Iuliani takes a look back at the last three years of World of Warcraft, including some of the changes and its influence on pop culture. Posted Nov 28, 2007 by Joe Iuliani
Community Manager Laura Genender takes some time this week to talk about the broader application of the WAR public quest system and whether or not, as a user blog suggests, it could be the basis of a game rather than as an additional feature. Posted Nov 26, 2007 by Laura Genender
While the average MMO has a tutorial that will teach MMO savvy people how to play, many of the currently released games don't take new players into account, new players who have never played an MMO before and who might find our worlds confusing. Posted Nov 24, 2007 by Jon Wood
This week in his MMOWTF column, Dan Fortier takes on the subject of pre-orders and whether or not we should be paying for them. Posted Nov 23, 2007 by Dan Fortier
Community Manager Laura Genender take a look at an MMORPG.com forum thread that asks the question: "Why do MMO companies think they can charge monthly for a beta game?" Posted Nov 23, 2007 by Laura Genender
In her weekly All Around Kunark column, Adele Caelia interviews players of EverQuest II in-game to find out their opinions on a variety of subjects. Today, it's the Rise of Kunark expansion. Posted Nov 22, 2007 by Adele Caelia
This week, Laura Genender looks at what can happen when players don't take the time to enjoy their MMORPG and burn out. Posted Nov 19, 2007 by Laura Genender
IN this World of Warcraft column this week, Jo Iuliani takes a quick look at patch 2.3 and gives his impressions. Posted Nov 14, 2007 by Joe Iuliani
In this week's Community Blog Spotlight, Laura Genender takes a look at a blog that asks what ever happened to feeling special and different in an MMORPG? Posted Nov 12, 2007 by Laura Genender
In his second weekly round-up, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood gives his opinion on some of the issues from the last week, namely the sale of City of Heroes and the recent announcement that a character from Age of Conan will make an appearance in Playboy magazine. Posted Nov 10, 2007 by Jon Wood
This week in his MMOWTF column, Staff Writer Dan Foriter tackles the subject of expansions to popular MMORPGs. Posted Nov 9, 2007 by Dan Fortier
This week in her Forum Spotlight column, Community Manager Laura Genender takes a look at a thread that suggests that MMOs are dying. Posted Nov 8, 2007 by Laura Genender
In her bi-weekly All Around Norrath column, Adele Caelia travels the world of EQII to speak with the players about the game. This week she asks them: “What are your hopes and expectations for the upcoming expansion Rise of Kunark?” Posted Nov 7, 2007 by Adele Caelia
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