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The Daily Grind: If you quit WoW in 2021, where did you go?

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A while back on Reddit, I saw a question asking former World of Warcraft players where they've gone. It's not a novel question; we've...

The Elder Scrolls Online teases 2022 release theme with mysterious clues

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Yesterday, streamers, podcasters, YouTubers, and lowly game journalists began receiving a suspicious package teasing the next year-long theme for The Elder Scrolls Online. The...
It burns, burns, burns.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the ongoing balance pass

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So how's your job doing in Final Fantasy XIV right now? Mine are a mixed bag, and I know I'm not alone in this...

The Daily Grind: Do you have any real-life foibles you carry into MMOs?

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My husband likes to tease me because I have this thing about consumables. If I have two lotions or soaps or snacks, I am...

Lawful Neutral: Recapping the MMO industry’s legal dramas, 2021 edition

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With meatspace commitments causing no-end of stress and herculean amounts of work for me, Lawful Neutral had a bit of a slow year that...
Not the problem.

The Daily Grind: What kind of update would bring you back to a lapsed MMO?

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If the biggest thing that kept you away from Elyon was the lack of an ability to arrow things in the face, the game's most...

The Game Archaeologist: Talking 25-year-old Tibia with CipSoft

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It's not every MMORPG that can boast that it started back in the late '90s and is still going strong even today. However, Tibia...

The Daily Grind: How long do you wait to give an MMO a second chance?

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I'm a big believer in second chances with MMORPGs, because so many of my personal favorites weren't favorites right out of the game. In...

The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating?

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Yeah, this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to write. But there are some MMOs that have lingered so long in testing...
This is never happening.

Vague Patch Notes: Star Citizen is not going to live up to your dreams

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So the other day, we were reminded that Squadron 42 - which was supposed to be released back in 2014, if you can believe that...
Wrecked.

The Daily Grind: What do you think the end looks like for the ongoing Blizzard saga?

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Folks, it gives me absolutely no happiness to say this, but it's increasingly difficult to see an outcome in the ongoing Activision-Blizzard scandal where...

Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022

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One of the reasons that I have been a huge fan of MMORPGs for nearly two decades now is that they offer a terrific...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO dungeon grouping tools be standard features?

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I've noticed that when the topic of LFG tools and dungeon finders for MMORPGs arises, people have... opinions. Strong, fervent, hearty opinions with chunky...

Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood has slowly hooked me

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In a landslide vote, the CMA readership said that I should press on with the Blackwood chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online. Which lead...

Fight or Kite: Twisted Metal meets Mad Max in Crossout

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Leaping over sand dunes and ramming my car into an unsuspecting opponent all while unloading my machine guns is the absolute height of car...

The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any MMOs in 2022?

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I Kickstarted Book of Travels a few years back, and its early access didn't quite turn out the way I hoped. It's not a...
Roar.

Wisdom of Nym: What might be next for Final Fantasy XIV post-Endwalker

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The launch content of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is finally here in its totality, and that means that it's time to start looking ahead...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMO to play at the start of 2022?

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I'm going to introduce today's Daily Grind by saying upfront I do not know what the answer to this question is. That's because there are...

Massively on the GO: How to catch up in Pokemon GO for 2022

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Despite my concerns about player safety in Pokemon GO, especially in terms of stalking and the anemic response to it by Niantic's support, one of...
Chop chop.

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer learning or executing mechanics in MMO fights?

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When it comes to any MMO battle with mechanics more complex than, "There's a guy over there so go perform violence upon that guy,"...

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