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The Daily Grind: What are your main areas of focus when you play an MMORPG?

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It's probably not a surprise to anyone reading this that I really like stories in MMOs. They're important to me. And if you've read...

The Daily Grind: What are some of your favorite go-to emotes in MMORPGs?

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I love to faint. Not in real life, as that would freak me out a bit, but in Lord of the Rings Online. It's...

Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev

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We've talked a bit about Orna: The GPS RPG a few times here in the Massively on the Go column, as this indie game helps...
WHAT DO WE

Storyboard: The fatal flaw of overreaching villain plans in MMOs plotlines

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So the other day, a friend and I were talking about villainous schemes in MMO storylines. Specifically, we were talking about why World of...

The Daily Grind: Are you sick of crypto and NFT crap in MMOs?

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Yesterday, our genre's core subreddit floated a poll to subbers about whether or not crypto and NFT game threads should be characterized as scammy...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: Excitement and trepidation about World of Warcraft bringing back talent trees

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So you probably don't need me to tell you at this point that I'm looking forward to having talent trees back in World of...
Flap flap fire fire.

The Daily Grind: How much do you trust player-based analyses of MMO playerbases?

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There was a time when World of Warcraft would reliably tell press and players just how many people were playing the game at any...
no mad lizert

Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere

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Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...

The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO bestial races you wish you could play?

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Yes, Embers Adrift, I would totally play as a war gecko if I had half the chance. Forget your weird emo obsession with darkness;...

Choose My Adventure: My life as a Guardian in City of Heroes Rebirth

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Can the introduction of a completely different class change the entire makeup of an MMO’s experience? That is often the bet pushed forward by...

EVE Fanfest 2022: All the major EVE Online announcements from Fanfest

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It's safe to say that EVE Fanfest 2022 was very much a social event first and a game event second, with fewer concrete announcements...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?

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If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...

Not So Massively: Nothing can prepare you for Craftopia’s weirdness

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While I like many survival mechanics, I've struggled to get into actual survival games. Despite that, I've kept one eye on the early access...
aeiou

Wisdom of Nym: Deep-diving Final Fantasy XIV’s new adventurer plates

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One of the things that I think is important to note about Final Fantasy XIV's new adventurer plates is that they are in an...
This is not that story.

The Daily Grind: Why did you leave the last MMO guild you left?

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Earlier this spring, Justin penned a Global Chat quoting a blogger who discussed the dissolution of an MMO guild. I don't think the working...

EVE Fanfest 2022: Fanfest attendees have already begun testing positive for COVID

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(We've updated this post at the end with the latest counts and info.) EVE Fanfest 2022 in Reykjavik is barely over, and the first cases...
Still.

The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal ‘throwback’ MMO?

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So I was recently doing a piece about Ethyrial and noting its promise of being a throwback to the golden days of MMOs, deliberately evoking...

EVE Fanfest 2022: The EVE Online universe FPS is still in development

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EVE Online developer CCP Games has had its eye on the first-person-shooter genre for over a decade at this point, starting with its PS3-exclusive...

LOTRO Legendarium: Remembering 15 amazing years of Lord of the Rings Online

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Server performance issues aside, Lord of the Rings Online's 15th anniversary has been a smashing success. It's been far greater an event than I...
ADVENTURE

The Daily Grind: What MMO pets are you rocking these days?

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Recently in Lord of the Rings Online, the game's 15th anniversary added lil' corgis to the game world for the first time as vanity...

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