Columns

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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...

Fight or Kite: Foxhole is the ideal sandbox military war simulator for MMO gamers

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I have played a ton of games that attempted to capture the effort and feeling of playing in a virtual war, but none of...
We have Clive at home.

Wisdom of Nym: What we actually know (vs. what we assume) about Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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So what's going to happen to Nocturnal Sect? We don't know yet. I put that front and center because it is one of the current...

Global Chat: Destiny 2’s horrible, no-good, very bad transmog

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Hey kids, Destiny 2 is finally getting a cosmetic system! And it looks to be as user-friendly and appealing as having your mother dress...

One Shots: Phantom of the choppera

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Last week's community challenge to represent music from MMOs in picture format was picked up in a variety of interesting ways, including this one...
Can't keep it up.

The Daily Grind: What’s your least favorite mechanic in an MMO you like?

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It's not a surprise to anyone who reads this that I like Final Fantasy XIV. That having been said, there are also things I really...

LOTRO Legendarium: Six essential LOTRO store purchases for new characters

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In my Lord of the Rings Online career, I have started way, way too many brand-new characters. It's just something I do every so...
All right, then.

Betawatch: Enlisted opens its closed beta in the Battle of Berlin

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Ready to take part in the closed beta for Enlisted's Battle of Berlin? It's out there and active right now, if that's what you're eager...

Why I Play: Monster Hunter Rise is still worth it one month later

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It's been over a month since Monster Hunter Rise was released to the public. I was feeling good about the game during the press...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: What we really learned from the World of Warcraft Hazzikostas interview

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The problem with writing about World of Warcraft right now is that there's actually less to write about than you might think. Sure, we've got...

Massively Overthinking: The terrible hot-mess MMOs we have fun in anyway

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Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...
Oh look,

Vague Patch Notes: The win state of MMOs

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So how do you win an MMO? The general consensus is that you don't. The whole point of an MMO that this is an...
I realize that in this article I raise the prospect of someone liking the combat in any version of The Secret World, which is really quite funny.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO ‘reboot’ was the worst idea?

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I've talked before about how a lot of fans have seemingly taken the wrong lessons away from Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, clamoring for a...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s May events look fairy good

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Pokemon Go’s finally getting back into the swing of things. While mini-events have been on offer in the past, May looks to be returning...

Perfect Ten: Why I’m a sucker for MMO collector’s editions

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If you've ever wondered what kind of naive sucker would plunk down a semi-thick wad of perfectly good cash on an overstuffed MMO collector's...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Judgment world boss, Dragonstorm

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Judgment is upon us, friends, in this edition of the Flameseeker Chronicles: The fourth and final chapter of Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga:...

Choose My Adventure: RIFT was fun before, wasn’t it?

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My time in RIFT this past month has left me confused, frankly. Primarily because I remember genuinely enjoying this game more than I did. That’s...

Not So Massively: Checking up on multiplayer RTS Iron Harvest 1920

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Last fall, this column covered Iron Harvest 1920, an alternate history RTS with a strong multiplayer emphasis and surprisingly poignant story-telling. Once I got...
Unshocking.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues

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All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...
fight fight fight

The Daily Grind: How important is an MMO’s combat to you?

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Today, we don't want to talk about whether you prefer tab-targeting gameplay or action combat. It's not important if you prefer harder fights or...

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