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Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity

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Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second season of crafting PvP

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Let's call this side of Ishgard Restoration what it is, yes? This is Final Fantasy XIV giving people another form of PvP in competitive...

Last Oasis addresses its thinning numbers with a promise to continue with development

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There's been a recent update to Last Oasis that primarily is about the recently announced Exosuit, a framework of wood, pulleys, and gears that...

World of Warcraft polls players about the game’s next free sparklepony

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Citing a "spirit of unity" with World of Warcraft players through a difficult year, Blizzard announced on the site that it is going to...

The Daily Grind: What real-world critter do you wish were in more MMOs?

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The other day, my family was having a discussion about why more of the animals they've seen on TV zoo shows are never represented...

One Shots: Bow before Zuul!

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We've all certainly met plenty of kings, queens, and other rulers in MMOs, and as a greater community, we've come to one unified opinion...
Let's set up shop.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best for playing alone (not just solo)?

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No, I didn't mean "solo." I meant alone. Because there's a difference. There are many games I play where I have friends, established groups of...

Battle Bards Episode 176: Orchestral RuneScape

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In 2018, RuneScape put out an official orchestral album to highlight some of the best of its remastered and re-recorded soundtrack. From delicate tunes...
THE FINAL DOOT

WRUP: Things you could do if you had twenty fingers on each hand edition

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Thing the FIRST: Play the piano really well with way less hand movement. Thing the SECOND: Play a flute really well. Thing the THIRD: Play two...
Different kitty.

The Daily Grind: What lessons hath WoW Classic taught us?

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You might have missed it, but WoW Classic just celebrated its first anniversary this past week. It was a huge and slightly messy launch...
Finally.

Betawatch: New World promises lots of content in its November test

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People seem to have generally been rather pleased with the New World preview event this month, huh? It's winding down today, but the promise made...
Welcome to the Heist.

Path of Exile answers a host of player questions regarding the Heist expansion

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With the recent unveiling of the Heist expansion for Path of Exile and its various new mechanics, players of the ARPG understandably have questions....
We all haven't memory-holed The Sims Medieval so deep that we forgot the town called Crafthole, have we?

Craftopia has entered early access on Steam

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When is a launch not a launch? When it's early access, naturally. However, the idea of things being a bit rough around the edges...
We represent the short-term planning guild!

World of Warcraft Classic’s smaller servers are not getting the help they need for the Ahn’Qiraj War Effort

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The next phase of World of Warcraft Classic content updates will bring in Naxxramas, which is something you would like to have following the opening of...

Global Chat: New World might be worth the wait

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One opinion I've seen echoed across many corners of our community is that New World is actually shaping up to be a pretty decent...
Bad guys. Duh.

Vague Patch Notes: Apple vs. Epic is not good vs. evil

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So Epic has really gone all-in on fighting against Apple here, huh? The company is using Fortnite as a wedge in hopes of bringing down...

Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning’s second weekend of Twitch drops is about to begin

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Funny ol' world we live in where an MMORPG rogue server is having another round of Twitch goodies dropping on its fans. Warhammer Online...

WildStar’s composer creates a brand-new music track for terminally ill player

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For those of you who traveled in WildStar's orbit back in the day, you may remember a guy named Avidguru. Avid hosted the WildCast...

Massively Overthinking: How we deal with burning out of MMOs

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Back in August, MOP's own Justin wrote a piece on his Bio Break blog about moderation in gaming that resonated with me. He described...
House.

Neverwinter answers Redeemed Citadel player questions, announces the campaign’s console launch date

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With the unique new Redeemed Citadel campaign firmly in the hands of Neverwinter PC players, the time was about right for one of the...

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