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The Daily Grind: What MMO gifts did you get — or give yourself — this season?

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I've always found it a lot of fun to jump online after Christmas morning to see what everyone got for the holidays, especially if...

Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music

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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
I'M A FOOTBALL STAR, I'M POPULAR

Massively on the Go: The latest Pokemon Go dev diary is just more marketing speak

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Pokemon Go’s second dev diary is out, and it's at least as disappointing as the first. Niantic has not been known for great communication and continues...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2021?

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I'm a partisan on this one: I have never been in an MMORPG with a better community than Lord of the Rings Online's. A couple...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s January schedule is light on legends, heavy on potential

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Pokemon GO's January is looking like a mixed bag. On the one hand, we know the "mysterious door" quest line will resolve at the...
Factured.

Vague Patch Notes: Skewed perspectives of the MMO industry

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So there were some surprises when Fractured announced that it had secured a publishing deal with Gamigo, or rather that Gamigo announced that Fractured was...
Dare to be stupid!

The Daily Grind: What’s a gripe you have with an MMO you love?

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Today is Festivus, which means that it's time for the annual Airing of Grievances. Here, I'll go first: Final Fantasy XIV, I love you, but...

Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2021?

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As our veteran readership will remember, one of our core MMORPG awards every year is our award for the most underrated MMO - an...
Now we're gundagood.

End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2021

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Some years are just bulkier than others when it comes to updates for existing MMOs. That's the nature of the beast. Some years just...

The Daily Grind: Are you feeling optimistic, pessimistic, or neutral about the MMO scene?

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I recently undertook what turned into the mammoth task of compiling all of the upcoming MMOs that we're watching. It ended up being a...

Not So Massively: Godfall’s Challenger Edition is a flawed introduction to a flawed game

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I've been keeping one eye on Godfall for a while. I didn't want to take a chance on a game from a new franchise...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best crafting in 2021?

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In years past, we've given out a formal award for the best MMO crafting, but this year we're taking a break from that. There...
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Wisdom of Nym: Unpacking the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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All right. So this column is going to contain spoilers for the plot of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. You have probably gathered that from...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2021?

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If you've been following our awards this year, you know we brought back our PvP award for 2021. We'd let it go for a...
Controlling.

The Daily Grind: Do you want controller support in MMOs?

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It was a big deal when World of Warcraft added some actual controller support to the game back with the Shadowlands launch... or at least, I...

LOTRO Legendarium: A look back at Lord of the Rings Online in 2021

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It's that time of year again! As we get ready to make the psychological transition to a new year, we pause to look back...

The Daily Grind: What do you need to be doing less of in your MMO?

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We all know that there is no end to the possible things we could be doing in our MMORPGs. These games are set up...
Oh, right.

Wisdom of Nym: Please do not hear of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV

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Well that was surprising. In case you somehow missed it, Square-Enix took a heretofore unprecedented step this week, announcing that not only would Final Fantasy...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best graphics as of 2021?

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I apologize in advance because I have another superficially simple but actually difficult annual Daily Grind for you: Today is the day we fight...
Bridge to nowhere.

The Daily Grind: What kills your interest in a pre-release MMO?

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We see it a lot in our comment section: A game is either in very early testing or not even yet available for consistent...

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