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In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the options RPers have when dealing with the old MMORPG standby - the expansion pack.

MMO worlds are stagnant. They have cardboard cutout monsters and NPCs that stand in their assigned space. Players knock the monsters down like a fantastical shooting range, but after a few minutes, the pulleys whir, the monsters stand up, and the world reverts to its static state. On a micro level where thousands of players are sharing the same game space, this is to be expected. The problem is that it also exists at a macro level and constantly echoes in the background, "This world is not real... this world is not real..."

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at the difficulties of scheduling RP events with an established group, and some of the solutions involved.

Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival '08 (say THAT five times fast...) will be held in Hollywood, California on December 5-6, 2008. Grab the link and a few details after the jump.

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at different ways to roleplay with weather effects in-game.

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno continues his look at character alignment in MMORPGs - this time focusing on how in-game factions make characters "evil" (or not).

In this week's examination of Clausewitz "On Gaming," Jonathan Steinhauer looks at what victory and defeat mean ... to NPC monsters.

In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the standard D&D concept of alignment, how it works in roleplaying, and how it's applied to MMORPGs.

Final Fantasy XI devs sent out word that the September update is well underway with some interesting updates. Included in those is the implementation of new features in Dynamis and Limbus...

According to Silicon Alley News, Final Fantasy XI and Square Enix have to revamp their account cancellation policy thanks to Illinois legislator Frank Edwards. See what brought this on...