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Tamriel Infinium: Who are Elder Scrolls Online’s Dragonguard?

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Players of The Elder Scrolls Online were treated to the release of Dragonhold this week, the conclusion of the year-long “season of the dragon”...
Sometimes it's... pretty clear.

Vague Patch Notes: Scammers, grifters, and amateurs in the MMORPG market

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There are two apparent truisms about scams in the MMO marketplace. The first is that players are quick to call anything that vaguely stinks...
There were some decent tabletop Star Trek games, but no.

Perfect Ten: The many flavors of MMO PvP

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Not so long ago (so, at the rate news has come out since then, what feels like decades ago) I wrote a column about...

Hyperspace Beacon: First impressions of SWTOR’s Onslaught and Update 6.0

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Like all other Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, I have been waiting for another expansion from BioWare for too long. Of course, the...

Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s Great Expedition

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One of the most difficult things I've had to deal with in my time with Black Desert is sailing and boating. I've never been...

Miniature Desert Oasis: Hands-on with the upcoming Black Desert Mobile

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Five years ago, if you'd asked me about any mobile game, I wouldn't have even considered it a real game. I'd have considered it...

The Daily Grind: What are the odds that Daybreak can turn itself around?

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I've had... severe concerns about Daybreak Games over the last several years, and I'm sure that I am not alone in this. The multiple...
Money dollars.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 243: ArcheAge goes ‘queue queue’

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Justin and Bree discuss ArcheAge Unchained, the Daybreak EverQuest and PlanetSide 3 situation, Riot's big reveals, Fallout 76's expansion delay, plus chat on gaming routines, gamers' breaking point with studios, and the problems with RvR.

Choose My Adventure: The poisonous hell of the Hyvid Frontier in Torchlight Frontiers

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The Goblin Frontier of Torchlight Frontiers isn’t exactly boring per se so much as just… blasé, I guess is the word I want to...

Leaderboard: Will Blizzard announce Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon?

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Among the many rumors being kicked around about BlizzCon is the rumor that the company is gearing up to announce a sequel to its...

The Daily Grind: What are you hoping to see in Diablo 4?

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Rumors and leaks are making it seem ever more likely that Blizzard will finally reveal Diablo 4 at this year's BlizzCon, and though it...

Fight or Kite: Albion Online has the potential to be the perfect mobile MMO

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You know, I am regularly sitting in a waiting room for my turn to be called back to the doctor or at the lube...

The Daily Grind: What unique character skills do you wish would show up in more MMOs?

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I've been thinking about classic Guild Wars a bit lately. My Ritualist was my favorite character over there, and while I probably logged more...

MMO Cartographer: World of Warcraft, then and now

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A month before the whole Hong Kong Hearthstone debacle consumed the gaming industry - and blissfully unaware that this article would ultimately be held back because of it - I put my innocent money down on Blizzard for my MMO Cartographer column here on MassivelyOP. I jumped on the World of Warcraft Classic bandwagon. It was a combination of FOMO and curiosity that did me in.
Angry.rar

The Daily Grind: What’s the most calming activity in MMOs for you?

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Everyone needs time to relax. This goes double when you're logging into a video game, which at least in theory is a chance to...

Jukebox Heroes: The best of Fallout 76’s musical score

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Last week, composer Inon Zur took to Twitter to celebrate a big moment: "Dear Friends, Fallout 76 has been nominated for Best Original Video Game...
We all become done.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry

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Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.
We should really go somewhere specific.

The Daily Grind: Do you tend to have a destination in mind when you leave an MMO?

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We all know those people who are in romantic relationships that aren't happy, but one (or both!) partners refuse to leave until there's someone...

RuneScape 2019: RuneScape’s focus on community shines in Golden Globes and cosplay

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What is RuneFest? We have reported on the announcements, but that's the convention actually like? As I had only attended RuneScape's 15th anniversary before,...

LOTRO Legendarium: Taking the Stout-Axe Dwarf on a journey

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While the (hopeful) launch of Minas Morgul is still over a week away, players who have pre-ordered the newest Lord of the Rings Online...

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