Yeah, I mainly go to mmorpg.com for the games list because where else am I going to find out about new games? Except I wish they would include more filter categories, particularly ones for theme park vs sandbox, 2D vs 3D, browser vs separate client, FPS/RPG/RTS, FPV vs TPV etc, open world vs instanced.
I can't remember where I found Perpetuum...it was either mmorpg.com or via people I knew in Mortal Online.
I wouldn't ever use either their reviews or their forums as a basis to decide whether to play an MMO or not. But PO having a higher profile with them certainly wouldn't do any harm, whatever reservations people have about the quality of the journalism and the community.
Some of the columns are interesting - I really enjoyed Sanya Weathers, and was disappointed when she stopped writing for them.
"...playing a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles."
Bernard Suits, 1978