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Atlas addresses Armored Docks and other balance issues in its latest Q&A session

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Armored docks in Atlas: Are they a good thing or a bad thing? The latest Q&A acknowledges that the answer is kind of both, and...

The Vault of Glass raid returns to Destiny 2 on May 22 with a race to world first

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The starting gun will sound in Destiny 2 this coming Saturday, May 22nd, as the looter shooter will reintroduce the Vault of Glass raid,...

So Mythic Quest is a TV show about a fictional MMO studio – how well does it represent actual MMO issues?

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As an avid MMO gamer and big fan of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, I was extremely excited to watch Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet...
Pay to lose.

Perfect Ten: Everything in MMOs that is pay-to-win

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I have stated before that I have a complex relationship with the term "pay-to-win." On the one hand, it tends to refer to something...

The Daily Grind: What should Guild Wars 2 do beyond Cantha?

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I know that a whole lot is riding on Guild Wars 2 sticking the landing for End of Dragons. It's not just that Cantha...

Which Star Wars Galaxies rogue server is for you? Here’s the best list we’ve seen

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The MMORPG rogue server industry is booming lately, you might have noticed, particularly for much-loved MMOs that were sunset for dumb reasons in the...
Video.

Path of Exile promises its graphical improvement patch is coming this week

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There isn't a way for Path of Exile to fix every graphical and display issue the game has with a single patch, but the team...
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Guild Wars 2 starts its return to Living World Season 2 on May 25

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The overall Guild Wars 2 story has been moving through a lot of Living World content since the game's initial launch, and so it's possible you...
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The Elder Scrolls Online confirms that the 12-person group limit is about performance

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Some people are not terribly happy about the 12-player group limit in The Elder Scrolls Online for understandable reasons. It makes anything you'd want to...
Faces and offs.

World of Warcraft: Classic launches The Burning Crusade pre-patch today

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Today's the day for WoW Classic players to start leveling their Blood Elves and Draenei because the game's pre-patch ahead of The Burning Crusade is...

Elite Dangerous adds further clarity on what features players of Odyssey and Horizons can and can’t share

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Earlier this month, the devs of Elite: Dangerous announced that PC players of the game would not be able to share the same instance...

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs as the designers intended, or do you go your own way?

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Today's Daily Grind topic comes courtesy of MOP's resident meme-maker, Schlag Sweetleaf, who urged me to write about this after the piece we did...
It's probably Ascians, isn't it? It's more Ascians.

Final Fantasy XIV puts out a survey about the digital fan festival experience

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This year's Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival was a new thing for the game to try. It was filled with a lot of stuff,...
We still care.

Final Fantasy XI celebrates 19 years and promises new job progression and storage options

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It's been 19 years since Final Fantasy XI first launched, and yet the game is still going strong with an update cadence the envy of...
Owliest bears.

Dungeons and Dragons Online will also end support of Windows XP

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In news that will likely be not all that surprising considering Standing Stone Games already confirmed this move for LOTRO, the devs of Dungeons...

Ashes of Creation boss criticizes New World’s business model, argues for subs and cosmetic shops

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New World's cash-shop snafu last week still has a wide swath of the MMO community up in arms, apparently. Readers will recall that a...
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Wisdom of Nym: Recapping the Endwalker reveals from Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival

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I ended the first night watching the Fan Festival a bit sad about how long it would be before Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion....
hurr da burr

The Daily Grind: How do you manage your frustration with MMO griefers?

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I was hanging out in an MMO's Discord channel a while back when I skimmed through a convo where some folks were grumping about...
Carry that water.

Final Fantasy XIV’s composer reveals he was battling cancer last year while working on the game

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Final Fantasy XIV's digital fan festival has been full of moments; plenty of game reveals, some brilliant developer dancing, and a moment where composer...

Destiny 2 brings back Future War Cult weapons, dates the next Iron Banner, and plans to sell baby Fallen plushies

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The weekly Bungie newsletter is very often a stew of various things, but this week certainly seems more mixed than most as it outlines...

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