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Leaderboard: Are you concerned for the future of Guild Wars 2?

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Yesterday, we learned that ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien, who'd run the company that ushered both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 into the MMORPG genre...
Arrow'd

Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online will finally hit PC on November 5th

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Oh, thank goodness. At long last, Red Dead Redemption 2 has been announced to be arriving on PC November 5th, with pre-purchase available on the Rockstar...
Hello, peoples.

Final Fantasy XIV is adding more player housing wards with patch 5.1

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If there's one recurring complaint about housing in Final Fantasy XIV (and there is), it's that there just aren't enough houses to go around. The...
Well, it's just a phase.

World of Warcraft: Classic should be getting Phase 2 before the end of the year

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Now don't panic, folks; if you haven't gotten everything you wanted to do in Phase 1 of World of Warcraft: Classic accomplished just yet, you've...

The Daily Grind: How do you deal with multi-timezone MMO guilds?

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There was a neat thread on the MMORPG subreddit a few weeks back about how to organize MMO guilds across multiple timezones. If you...

Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO roleplay servers

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An MOP reader named Thierry recently pointed us to a brewing storm in the World of Warcraft Classic community: In a nutshell, the server...
Pictured? Not me.

Final Fantasy XI plans for Monk and Dragoon improvements in its October version update

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Isn't it nice when you get something good by association? The next major patch for Final Fantasy XI is scheduled for October, and it's bringing...
I feel a lot better about exploding here.

Elite: Dangerous puts out a patch of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements

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The latest Elite: Dangerous patch out today is all about fixing issues with the game. Some of those are bugs; for example, console players have...
hooooooboy

Vague Patch Notes: Copies, blatant copies, and plagiarism in MMOs

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So... this was honestly not the story that I had expected to have wound up coming out of Eternal Magic. I'd been expecting that "beauty...
WHAT AM I?!

Final Fantasy XIV outlines the changes being made for Mentors in patch 5.1

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You may have noticed that players with Mentor crowns in Final Fantasy XIV are... well, not necessarily the people you would want teaching new players how...
Bap-a-dap-daaaa, daaa, dap-a-bap-daaaaaa ~♪

Star Wars: The Old Republic reaches final phase of Onslaught testing, previews Mercenaries and Commandos

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It's the final countdown over on the Star Wars: The Old Republic's test server, or more accurately, the final test phase. Yes, there's still more...
This is surely not going to turn out badly.

Lord of the Rings Online warns Mac players not to update their operating system due to software compatability

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If you're happy that we are collectively moving on to 64-bit systems (perhaps you're still really anxious about the impact of the 2038 problem),...
Stop boring everybody.

The Daily Grind: What would get you to try out a battle royale title?

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Battle royale games are both the newest flash-in-the-pan and one of the oldest genres out there; it's not exactly a new idea to put...
That's not a doll, guy.

Check out this video on the history of Final Fantasy XI’s development

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Believe it or not, there was a time when the idea of having a Final Fantasy game as an MMO seemed like a radical departure...
Not pictured: condor, bounty.

Red Dead Online offers a new legendary bounty for the Owlhoot family

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It's time to hunt yourself a new bounty in Red Dead Online with the addition of the legendary Owlhoot family. This group of desperados is...
No belts

Current and former Blizzard employees congratulate the Final Fantasy XIV staff on Shadowbringers

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It would be perfectly accurate if you picture Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft as rivals, but if you think that means two gangs of...

Here’s why the Guild Wars 2 community is grumpy over build templates

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If you've dropped by the Guild Wars 2 subreddit lately, you'll notice that pretty much everyone is talking about the build and equipment templates...

Elite Dangerous addresses community petition over development ‘grievances’

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It appears that a number of Elite: Dangerous players are unhappy with the state of things in the space sandbox. In fact, they've drafted...

Astellia Online offers hefty compensation package to preorder players

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Following the official launch of Astellia Online this weekend, Barunson sparked a small wildfire among preorder players for the way it had gone about...
we's friemds

The Daily Grind: What role do you like playing in a regular MMO group?

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If you can work around the complexities of multiple people's schedules, there's a delight to be found in scheduling a regular group night every...

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