The List

The List this week features a look at some of the ugliest races ever to grace the hallowed pixels of our favorite MMOs. Bill Murphy has pulled some mirror-breaking folk from expected, and maybe a few unexpected, places. Check out his list and then add some uglies in our comments section below.

In The List this week, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy tears a page from the 'better late than never' playbook and discusses the top five MMO things for which he is thankful. He runs the gamut from investors to players to in-game travel options. Check it out and then leave your thoughts in the comments below.

In The List last week, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy revealed his top five choices for hero mentors in DC Universe Online. This week, Bill flips the coin and discusses his Top 5 Villain Mentors. Included in Bill's list are Black Adam and the Riddler. See if you agree with Bill's list of the uber villains and then add your choices on our forums.

In The List this week, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy points out the top DC Universe Online mentors. Mentors are characters that will interact with characters as they level and that will play an integral part in the story. There will be three mentor characters for good and three for evil included in the game. Bill has a few ideas about other DC heroes/villains that would be terrific mentors. See if you agree with Bill's choices or if you have other ideas. Let us know!

The mere mention of 'cash shop' in today's MMOs elicits strong reactions from many people. The old 'pay to play' statement usually comes out fast and furious. In Bill Murphy's The List column today, he takes a look at the best things found in item shops. See if you agree with Bill's thoughts and then add yours to the forums.

The List this week features a few thoughts from MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy about the recent announcement of Tribes Universe. In case you missed it, the Tribes IP has been purchased by Hi-Rez Studios, developers of Global Agenda. See what Bill thinks about the announcement of Tribes Universe and then add a few of your own on our forums.

In today's The List column, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy shares with us seven (tongue planted firmly in cheek) reasons that Cataclysm, the third expansion to Blizzard's massive World of Warcraft, could actually suck.

In today's The List column, MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy takes a fond look back at some of his favorite MMO bad guys. From EVE's Goonswarm to Everquest 2's Curt Schilling, these are the baddies we love to hate. Check out The List and then add a few of your own on our forums.

The List today features a look back at some of the Easter eggs that Blizzard has slipped into World of Warcraft, daring intrepid gamers to find them if they can. MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy brings some of his favorites back into the light and challenges readers to add to The List.

The List this week focuses on our favorite MMOs and the learning curves employed. How long it takes a player to pick up and play a game largely determines how long their tenure will be. Find out which games MMORPG.com's Bill Muphy thinks make it tough on the newest players and then add your thoughts on the forums!

MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy has a few ideas for the games he believes might go free to play in The List this week. Some of the games may surprise you to find on The List, others not so much. Either way, the trend for so-called premium games going free to play is now established with DDO, LOTRO, EQ II and PotBS all going that route in the last several months. See if you agree with Bill's assessment of which games might (or should) go free to play. Let us know what you think!

Over a year ago, I wrote one of the first ever MMORPG.com lists on the subject of the shortest lived MMOs. In it, we covered the top four titles with the shortest time between release and cancellation. Normally, we don’t resurrect articles but after today’s events, there is a fifth to not only add to the list, but to add to the top of that list: APB.

Yesterday, MMORPG.com featured an exclusive look at the online 'play date' site called GameCrush.com. In today's The List column, Bill Murphy takes a look at the premise behind GameCrush.com. He wonders at who would use it, the folks who offer themselves for 'play dates' and even whether or not he should sign up his betrothed. Check it out!

MMORPG.com's Bill Murphy spent time at PAX last week and has a new The List column for our readers today. This time, Bill takes a look at the five types of people who haunted the halls of PAX. Everyone from the Celebrity Hound to The Swag Rat falls under Bill's microscope. Check it out!

As the MMORPG.com team readies itself to head off to PAX, columnist Bill Murphy has a few ideas about what we all should learn from our favorite game developers during the conference. See if you agree with Bill and add any other thoughts you might have on our forums!