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A dispatch from the days when I bothered.

World of Warcraft adds in Legacy Loot mode for Legion raids and dungeons

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As the saying goes, it's better late than never. Adding in Legacy Loot for World of Warcraft's prior expansion (Legion) certainly feels late at...
Got to know free.

Blue Protocol starts its Japanese closed beta testing on April 23

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The beta test for Blue Protocol had to be delayed a little bit before based on COVID-19, but it was always just a delay....

EverQuest bungles new overseer system, infuriating fans

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Sometimes, Daybreak's just gotta Daybreak, and there's nothing we can do but shake our heads and laugh mirthlessly. A black cloud is spreading over EverQuest's...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever paid for MMO-related services like coaching?

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A few weeks back, MMO veteran dev John Smedley posted a tweet about paying for, of all things, coaching in a video game, and...
Pictured? Not me.

Final Fantasy XI offers a small April update and an egg-hunting event

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Is there anything more on-brand for Final Fantasy XI than apologizing because this month's update is a bit smaller than usual? Probably not. According...
Oh hi survey.

Champions Online surveys players, preps Serene Abyss, as Star Trek Online boosts mark acquisition

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Would you like to take a survey? Champions Online would like you to take a survey. It's a survey about the future development of...

Twitch Aid 2020 brings together gamers, musicians, and celebs for COVID-19 charity

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The lineup isn't quite as wild as the bands that raised $127M to fight African famines at Live Aid in the '80s, but the...
Years and years.

The Elder Scrolls Online starts celebrating six years of operation on April 2

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It's been six years since The Elder Scrolls Online first went live, and as is largely tradition in the MMO space, most of the...
Cutty cut.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is arriving on Nintendo Switch in the spring

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Generally speaking, games being ported onto the Nintendo Switch are games that are now becoming more portable than they were before. Not so in...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The stages of the MMO life cycle

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To this day, no one has a quote as useful on the subject of life and death as E. B. White: "We're born, we...
That was a real laugh!

Vague Patch Notes: Ambition is not delivery in MMOs

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So Chronicles of Elyria is dead in the water. Or... wait, that's not actually accurate; let me start again. Chronicles of Elyria has admitted...
WHAT AM I?!

Final Fantasy XIV shows off the sound design that went into Shadowbringers in a new video

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The sound design of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers was a strong part of the expansion from the moment the first trailer showed up at...
yay sure

Shroud of the Avatar extends an olive branch to Chronicles of Elyria’s community

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With this week's announcement of the collapse of Chronicles of Elyria's studio and development, you can bet that there are a whole lot of...
Boldly gone.

The Daily Grind: What made you drop a daily routine in an MMO?

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I like Star Trek Online. I really do. I like the whole meta-event stretching through its event that lets you pick up a free...
Song by Placebo.

OrbusVR is adding climbing and treasure hunts while bringing back escort quests

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Since OrbusVR is a virtual reality game, there are certain limitations to jumping. After all, if you start jumping around in real life you...
But in world form.

World of Zenonia announced as a new mobile MMORPG

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If you aren't familiar with the Zenonia franchise, we understand. Not everyone has time to keep track of every mobile RPG, after all, but...
I am not Iron Man.

PlanetSide 2 deploys Desolation tweaks and upgrades its east coast servers

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Remember those previewed changes for PlanetSide 2 from its weekend test server? That was just a couple of days ago, but they were planned...
Now we remembered!

Blade & Soul launches the Forgotten Souls update today

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Gosh, don't you hate when you're going from the Earth Realm to the Spirit Realm and you forget all your souls? Has that never...
She stab.

Ascent: Infinite Realm hints at major shake-ups coming to its combat mechanics

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Those of us who were fascinated by Ascent: Infinite Realm's initial reveal and promise of steampunk MMORPG bliss have long since accepted that the...
Goodbye dignity.

Phantasy Star Online 2 alters the rewards of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks

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If you'd somehow managed to miss this fact, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently live in North America as an Xbox One exclusive. That...

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