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WRUP: College roommate problem form

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Hello, and thank you for contacting the school's department of housing assistance. We understand that you're having some problems with your roommate. Please anonymously...

EVE North: Tune in to EVE North today on the EVE Online Twitch channel

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The EVE Online world tour is on the road again following three successful events in Amsterdam, St Petersburg, and Sydney (or is it Sidney?)....

The Daily Grind: What are the most nostalgic MMO music tracks for you?

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As one of the hosts of Battle Bards and the writer of this site's Jukebox Heroes column, I obviously hold great affection for MMORPG...
I mean, you know what it looks like.

World of Warcraft will not split up its Classic servers based on language

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If you're a European fan of World of Warcraft eager for the Classic servers to arrive, you'd better brush up on your linguistic skills....
Busy town.

Final Fantasy XIV offers up a new album ahead of its Shadowbringers maintenance

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Early access for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers begins on June 28th at 5:00 a.m. EDT, but anyone who's done the early access dance before...

Xbox’s Phil Spencer elaborates on community controls in the works to make Xbox Live less toxic

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Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit" provided us with the phrase "Hell is other people," and if you've dared to leave your mic or chat...
Herp to the derp.

WoW Factor: Blizzard’s schizophrenic view of levels

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So it was just last week when I did a whole column asking whether Blizzard does, in fact, have a plan when it comes...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends is working on Felucia – a new planet with new houses, player cities, and space zone

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The upcoming addition of true Bespin content to Star Wars Galaxies rogue servers like the NGE-based SWG Legends has been a big deal for...

New RIFT team letter discusses release cycle changes and the game’s future

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Ever since Gamigo acquired Trion Worlds back in October 2018, RIFT players have been left in a sort of limbo in regard to what...
That's something like a relief.

EA CEO on Anthem: ‘I feel like that team is really going to get there with something special and something great’

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We don't want to say that the mood of the Anthem fanbase is fatalistic at this point, but it's certainly not predicting that all...
Eyes cream.

World of Warcraft offers up a survival guide for next week’s Rise of Azshara launch

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The next major World of Warcraft patch has been in testing for so long that we can hardly blame anyone who just opted out...

The Daily Grind: Do you care whether MMORPGs have seasons and diurnal cycles?

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In a recent One Shots, MOP's Justin asked readers to offer up their screenshots of MMOs with diurnal cycles - that is, games with...
Arrow'd

It’s the final week for Red Dead Online players to earn a care package by ranking up

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If you'd like to get yourself a package stuffed with valuable... well, stuff in Red Dead Online, you should start getting to work on...
Roll some dice to see if I'm getting drunk!

Outlaws of the Old West finally allows you to be drunk and disorderly

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If your game is offering players a chance to have an adventure in the Old West, it really ought to include the ability to...
Well, we've got an idea.

Into the Super-verse: A quick-and-dirty guide to picking the right City of Heroes archetype – Blueside edition

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What's amazing about the unexpected City of Heroes revival (and does that ever feel good to type) isn't just that old players are eager to go...
Ohhh snap.

Star Wars: The Old Republic is easing restrictions for free-to-play and preferred players

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It can be difficult to play Star Wars: The Old Republic without paying; the game has some pretty strict restrictions in place for free...
Unembraced.

Final Fantasy XIV is removing the FATE entries from its challenge log in Shadowbringers

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Here's a bit of a surprise for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion: Two of the game's Challenge Log entries are being outright removed....

Black Desert Online locks (some) player accounts in the wake of data breach

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Black Desert Online appears to be in the midst of an account-security fiasco, as a recent forum post from GM Rhotaaz has announced that...
We got it back, after all.

The Daily Grind: Would you play an older MMO with completely new graphics?

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Gosh, City of Heroes is still a wonderful game... but boy, it really does show its age when I look at it now. The downside...
Have fun, don't get killed.

Crowfall is working to make the new player experience smoother

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Starting a new game can always be challenging, but it gets a bit more challenging in a very open-ended title like Crowfall. The developers...

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