Opinion

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Wisdom of Nym: What it means to be good at Final Fantasy XIV content

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Let's start with an assertion that some people may or may not believe but is still true no matter what: Dungeons in Final Fantasy...

The Daily Grind: How do you decide whether to play an MMO rogue server?

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Last week, we covered the bizarre case of a Dragon's Prophet rogue server, which announced itself as a legitimate, partnered version of the game...

Jukebox Heroes: The ultimate guide to MMORPG music

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It's been a long, strange, and wonderful journey to explore MMORPG music with you here in Jukebox Heroes. And while I am anticipating many...
Elf elf elf.

The Daily Grind: Have you ruined your sleep for an MMO?

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My wife and I were so excited for the launch of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade that we pre-ordered well in advance and...

Battle Bards Episode 174: Dragon Oath

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Running from 2007 to 2016, ChangYou’s Dragon Oath is probably one of those MMORPGs you’ve never heard of, nevermind actually played. Yet when Syl...

The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot

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Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...

The Daily Grind: What would your ultimate MMO character creator look like?

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In the wide field of MMOs, there are great character creators and there are... there are the less-good ones. You know, the ones that...

The Survivalist: Astroneer’s worst mistake was using Nitrado servers

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Wonder rant powers, activate! It's been a long while since I have been pushed to the point of activating rant mode. I can be chill...
Get back.

WoW Factor: Ah, yes, the chest of mystery in World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands

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Am I the only one who feels like there's actually been a bit less news about Shadowlands ever since it opened up beta testing?...

The Daily Grind: How should MMO end-of-life care play out?

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Nonameplease recently sent us a concerned email about the future of MMOs, specifically Star Trek Online. "I have spent a ton of money on rare...

First impressions of Dauntless’ new sword and revamped Ramsgate, live today

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The old Ramsgate is dead and gone. Destroyed by some sort of cataclysmic event, and with only the mysterious orb from the Umbral Deeps...
Tumble

First impressions: Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout is a battle royale game for people who hate battle royale games

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Is anyone here familiar with Wipeout? It was an obstacle course game show where contestants had to avoid some pretty plush yet hard-hitting goofy...

The Daily Grind: What’s one thing you love and hate about your favorite MMO?

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Back when I ran youth groups, one question that I liked to kick off our meetings with was to ask the teens what was...

The Soapbox: Powercreep in MMOs sucks – so how do we solve it?

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We all love multiplayer, persistent world online games, don’t we? Players stay for the familiarity, nostalgia, and potential for years of enjoyment. Studios love...
Oh look.

Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about

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Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
Build it up.

The Daily Grind: When should MMO studios compensate players for downtime?

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Been playing Lord of the Rings Online lately? That's a little gallows humor for you, right there; logging into LOTRO has been a well-documented...
This, uh. This was a thing.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 281: A Steamy summer

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.

Flameseeker Chronicles: First Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Jormag Rising, live today

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Just two short months ago, Guild Wars 2 introduced us to the Drizzlewood Coast, flashpoint of the civil war between the Charr United Legions...

Choose My Adventure: How Dungeons and Dragons Online became my new favorite MMO

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Week after week in this round of Choose My Adventure, I've been finding little things to love about Dungeons and Dragons Online and this...

The Daily Grind: Do you try to become ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?

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Let's talk about money! Pretend money in video games, that is. I've been thinking about this a bit lately since realizing that I use...

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