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Storyboard: The future of MMO roleplaying in the new decade

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Here we are in a brand-new decade! (If you feel the urge to pedantically correct this, you are wrong, it's a new decade, hush...
Not riding a dinosaur.

Fun fact: Google search trends don’t tell you bupkis about MMO popularity

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You know what the surest sign of an MMO's popularity is? Whether or not World of Warcraft fans are defensive about its popularity. That apparently...

Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2020?

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It's become a bit of an unhappy tradition here on MOP to take stock of Daybreak at the start of every year, due in...

The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2020?

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I ask you guys this every year. And every year I get the same wary replies. Everyone's sick of Kickstarter. Nobody trusts Kickstarter games....

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2020

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All right, 2019. We're done with you. We're moving on. We're in a whole new decade. We've got a brand-new year full of new...

Elite Dangerous clarifies a misunderstanding regarding its Arx cash shop currency

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Cash shop currency purchases are always a pretty sensitive thing, understandably, so when an Elite Dangerous player reported that deleting a character wiped out...
A moon ride to the... er... also moon.

Trove kicks off the Renewus event through January 14

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It's been a busy couple of months in Trove since the latest patch dropped toward the end of November, followed by Snowfest 2019 last month....
Boom, crash, new year, explosions.

TERA runs bonus reward events as its winter events wave farewell

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Gosh, we really hope you got everything taken care of in TERA's holiday events. The Yule War has concluded. Wintera has concluded. The Golden Beetle...
FAT CHOCOBO DOT DOUBLE U EMM VEE

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2019: Fat chocobos and daddies

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Today we're working through our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2019! Coming in at #3 on our list is... FFXIV players stuff themselves...
When the light

NCsoft follows up City of Heroes code copyright filing with fresh trademark application

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Do you folks remember last summer when we learned that NCsoft had filed copyright documentation for the City of Heroes game code? The June...
It's neverending.

Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI offer new year’s greetings

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The new year has arrived once again, and for fans of Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI that means letters from the producers of both...
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Albion Online takes a look at its 2019 and shares a mid-season report on the Avalonian Invasion

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It's time to look back at the past and report on the present of Albion Online, as the devs have written up a couple...

Star Wars comes to Star Trek Online thanks to some creative use of the character builder

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Sometimes, we have to thank those who have too much free time on their hands, especially when it turns out fun things for others...

Classic Guild Wars 1’s December patches are apparently still causing lag and crashes

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Classic Guild Wars players know better than to look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to patches. After getting some significant...
Oh, COME ON, what did that accomplish?

Vague Patch Notes: How to make your corner of the MMO space more pleasant

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It's 2020, people - let's do this. What do I mean by this? Unscrew our MMO living space. That one's a lot more fun...
NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU, BUT EVEN IF THEY DID YOU SUCK

The Daily Grind: What gaming lessons from 2019 are you bringing forward in the new year?

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We're into 2020 now, and that means it's the year of hindsight. (That is also the last time I'm allowed to make that joke, so...

Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited

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It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...

MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2019: The vizzoyages of the starship Compton

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2019! Coming in at #4 on our list is... Snoop Dogg has a giant...
Hold your breath and count to ten, fall apart, start again.

Leaderboard: Are you onboard with the online gaming industry’s new take on sequels?

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Overwatch 2 and Path of Exile 2 being announced in such close proximity, plus rumors of an Anthem reboot in the weeks and the...

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2019

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I feel like a broken record saying this, but the success of a blog is not just about page views or ad impressions or...

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