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Wisdom of Nym: Oh, the places left to go in Final Fantasy XIV

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There's a lot of stuff on the Source in Final Fantasy XIV. (It feels faintly wrong to call the place Hydaelyn now, for reasons that should...

The Daily Grind: Do you make use of votekicking in MMOs?

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Not long after Shadowlands released, there was a heavily upvoted thread on the World of Warcraft subreddit in which a player related a story...

Battle Bards Episode 185: Taking Flight

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Flying has always been both beloved and controversial in MMORPGs, but no matter what your stance on it, at least you can agree that...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of Wurm Online’s original soundtrack

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When is a soundtrack not quite a normal soundtrack? When it's Wurm Online, of course. This cult sandbox has one of the most unusual...
Should or shouldn't?

The Daily Grind: What’s your dream MMO cross-promotion?

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I've always been amused by the fact that Naoki Yoshida has specifically said he'd love to have Final Fantasy XIV do a cross-promotional event with World...
This was a thing.

Into the Super-verse: Will we ever get a Marvel MMORPG?

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While DC Universe Online is coasting high on its success in Year Ten, it feels a shame that there's no Marvel MMORPG to match...

The Daily Grind: What’s the worst maze in an MMO?

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It's been clinically proven that no RPG player has ever, at any time, under any circumstance enjoyed a run through an in-game maze....
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: Does Blizzard have a messaging problem or a message problem?

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A recent post over at Kaylriene's blog got me originally thinking about this one. The original posting here is actually about a different issue...

The Daily Grind: Do you reroll the same MMO classes over and over?

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There's a whole group of MMO players who have always fascinated me: the type who keep rerolling the same characters over and over. For...

It’s time to rock some long beautiful hair and Johto in Pokemon Go

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Another day, another couple of Pokemon Go events - let's get them on your radar! From January 26th to 31st, players will be treated to the...
Not riding a dinosaur.

Vague Patch Notes: What makes MMO leveling feel good?

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A shine of light, a sound effect, a screen graphic. Sometimes you get more fanfare than elsewhere. In Final Fantasy XIV, the game's victory fanfare...
Tapp

The Daily Grind: Are there any PC MMOs you wish had a mobile app?

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I kind of like the Admiralty system in Star Trek Online and I think I'd like it more with some mobile love. This might seem...

Perfect Ten: The 10 types of MMO loot I’m always thrilled to get

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Loot's not something that I see discussed much these days among MMO players. It's probably because loot's been around since the beginning of online...

The Daily Grind: Do you watch MMO strategy videos?

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I never cease to be amazed how there always seems to be a video guide out there for anything to do with an MMO,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 305: Restoring faith

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Justin and Bree discuss Elite Dangerous' Odyssey delay, LOTRO's latest mishaps, Guild Wars 2 Power, Pirate101 and the KingsIsle sale, and FFXIV's Ishgard restoration, with a Daily Grind blitz and mailbag topics on WoW Shadowlands, seeing how the sausage is made, and lifeskill-centric MMOs.

Choose My Adventure: My ArcheAge mage is an absolute monster

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This was a close poll, but I am pretty happy with the choice to bring Witchcraft into my Auramancy and Malediction mage in ArcheAge...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga: Power

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2021 promises to be an exciting year for Guild Wars 2 fans, with an expansion looming on the horizon. Before we head to Cantha,...

The Daily Grind: Do you judge MMOs by what’s in their screenshots?

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A week or two ago, the MOP staffers were chatting about a new MMO we were covering - Fioresia Online - and its screenshots...

Not So Massively: Haven is a noble but failed experiment in couples’ gaming

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This is purely anecdotal, but it has been my experience that most people who play games with other people tend to spend most of...
Sigh.

Wisdom of Nym: Ishgard restoration round three in Final Fantasy XIV

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Before anyone feels the need to point it out, yes, I am aware that this is technically round four of restoration in Final Fantasy...

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