Opinion

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Desert Oasis: The problem with Black Desert’s season servers – and how to fix it

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Black Desert's had some exceptional growth over the past year. What I've always liked about this game is that it's never tried to be...
Burnsauce.

Vague Patch Notes: The fine art of shutting yourself up (so you can enjoy MMOs again)

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This week, an unusual thing happened to me: I didn't really want to write this column. This may not sound all that unusual to you,...
Bang.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has your favorite combat animations?

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When the time comes, almost every MMO has a moment when it's time for you to start cracking heads instead of chatting and socializing....

Choose My Adventure: What Wizard101 taught me about ‘kiddie’ MMOs

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My brief time in Wizard101 has pointed out to me a rather deep-seated assumption I had held about the game. Granted, I had said...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: The wide umbrella of MMOs and online gaming subgenres

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Let's be realistic here, "MMO" as a term covers a whole lot of different game styles. I know this is a particular topic that...
What was I made for?

The Daily Grind: When’s the last time you felt pleasantly lost in an MMO?

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I've been reading a lot of player analysis about what WoW Classic offers that retail doesn't, and several times I've seen the sentiment that...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 314: Blizzard’s a hot mess

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Wildwood, Astellia, SWTOR's next big thing, Magic Legends, and the Activision-Blizzard layoffs, with adventures in WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on the hot mess known as Blizzard.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Lessons Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons can learn from previous expansions

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Any expansion announcement for any MMO is always a cause for excitement, but it's been four years since Guild Wars 2 shipped a new...

Casually Classic: How World of Warcraft made bad graphics look good

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When I returned to World of Warcraft Classic in 2019, I steeled myself to be vastly underwhelmed by the visuals. I'm not a graphics...

The Daily Grind: Do MMOs need ‘friction’ for social bonding?

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Not quite a year ago, World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat for a Wired interview in which he discusses social bonding in...

Fight or Kite: Project Winter plays like Among Us mixed with survival mechanics for a unique experience

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What do you get if you take the Among Us crew and traitor system, MMO staples like gathering and crafting, survival games' hunger and...
We have Clive at home.

Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV Ascians we know

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Look, sometimes you just want to do some lore stuff for Final Fantasy XIV, and this is one of those times. Especially since... well,...

The Daily Grind: What classes in your current MMO desperately need some love?

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So a while back I was thinking of rolling up a new Mastermind on the City of Heroes rogue servers I play, and so...

Battle Bards Episode 189: Spooky and Magical 3

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Is that a chill creeping down your spine? Did your ears just perk up at the hint of fae music in the trees? Is...
Ride.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite mount in an MMO?

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In a lot of MMOs, the way to get from place to place as fast as possible is by riding something. You sit on...

The Game Archaeologist: The online world of Diablo II

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Most of us probably weren't expecting to see Diablo II once again propelled into the spotlight in the year 2021, but the BlizzCon announcement...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most recent milestone you’ve crossed in MMOs?

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It's only natural to want to celebrate when you reach a certain milestone in an MMORPG. Maybe it's reaching the level cap, making your...
Oh great.

GDC 2021: What attracts – and motivates – mobile and MMO gamers?

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GDC 2021 has been running this week, but sadly there aren't a lot of relevant panels for MMO or online game enthusiasts. However, it...
Nothing to add.

GDC 2021: Intel and Spirit AI’s Bleep aims to filter live audio – and toxicity

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At Intel's GDC 2021 panel "Billions of Gamers, Thousands of Needs" this week, Intel and Spirit AI announced a new end-user application designed "to...
Get back.

WoW Factor: The long wait for patch 9.1 in World of Warcraft

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We don't yet have a date for patch 9.1, but considering that patch 9.0.5 just released recently and the patch isn't even up on...

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