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How could we have known this would happen, this is my surprised face.

Perfect Ten: 10 places you visit in every MMORPG

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MMOs are places of great imagination, where developers take fantastic concepts and make them real (in a sense). MMOs are also places of great...

Casually Classic: Yeah, those Burning Crusade Classic prices are stupid high

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If there's anything that Blizzard excels in doing these days, it's taking a slam-dunk publicity announcement and turning it into a hurricane of poop....

Hands-on with Amazon’s New World first expedition, Amrine Excavation

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The funny thing about our ongoing pandemic is that it didn't really change the way video game previews are done. It turns out that...
Teamwork.

Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s digital fan festival

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I had this dream the other night wherein somehow, we had the digital fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV but didn't learn any new...

Stick and Rudder: Phase 4 impressions and overall thoughts on Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey expansion

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Well, the alpha testing has concluded. Frontier Developments have presumably collected all the metrics and opinions they could want, and Elite Dangerous is heading...

The Soapbox: If you want innovation in MMOs, stop worshiping polish

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Gamers often lament that the world of MMORPGs lacks innovation. It's a frustration I share; this a genre that could be much more than...

The Daily Grind: Do you even like classless MMOs, bro

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Let's talk about classlessness. A few years after World of Warcraft took off, there was a push in the MMO industry to revive earlier...

Jukebox Heroes: Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga soundtrack

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It's been far, far too long since I've dipped into Guild Wars 2's soundtrack. I feel deeply shamed for this neglect, especially considering how...

One Shots: Collect flowers 1/9000

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"I think there’s a storm brewing above the land of halflings," Lethia said. "I started playing an ungodly amount of Lord of the Rings...
Story-based.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite sound effect from an MMO?

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We tend to pay a lot more attention to music than sound when it comes to MMOs, which is odd because both of them...

The Game Archaeologist: Jumpgate and Jumpgate Evolution

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Historically, space-bound MMORPGs have not had as easy of a go as their fantasy counterparts. For one thing, there are proportionally fewer of them...
Hats

Betawatch: Elyon’s western closed beta has finally begun

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Ah, the day finally came! Elyon kicked off its closed beta on this side of the ocean at long last, and as you would kind...

First impressions of Elyon’s western closed beta: Day one and a dungeon run

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I can't believe I'm actually playing Elyon on local servers. People have been excited for this game since it was called Ascent: Infinite Realm, and just...
No, saying that you don't care is not actually an answer.

Massively Overthinking: Is there an MMO you’d never be caught dead playing?

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So today's Massively Overthinking question is entirely the fault of fanny packs. I don't care how hard retailers and fashion gurus push fanny packs...
Should or shouldn't?

Storyboard: The back-and-forth of roleplaying

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The other night (Tuesday), I had a pretty terrible roleplaying experience. I don't want to go into too much detail, only note that it...
Kerspear.

The Daily Grind: Should international MMOs have global servers or regional servers?

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My first experience with MMOs was Final Fantasy XI, and so it was weird to me when I started getting some experience in the wider...

Desert Oasis: The best Black Desert quality-of-life changes

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I wasn't there at launch, but I've played Black Desert long enough to see some major changes in the game. And since the game just...
Balance.

Vague Patch Notes: Checking your bias when it comes to MMOs

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What are your biases when it comes to MMOs? It's all right, you can be honest about them here. Maybe you're biased against games...

Choose My Adventure: MapleStory insists on getting in the way of fun

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I am mightily surprised I'm having such a bad time with MapleStory - especially considering how much I enjoyed the sequel, which you'll recall was...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Recapping the entire Guild Wars 2 The Icebrood Saga

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When looking back on Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga, I think the most noticeable feature was its many ups and downs. If I’m...

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