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WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Warlords of Draenor

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Oh barf. Yes, folks, it... it had to happen. We had to get to this expansion. I know, none of us really want to. World of Warcraft...
There are about nine million more pressing questions about why you're this way, of course.

Vague Patch Notes: Complaining about MMOs you don’t play

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All right, folks, it's time to talk. And we're going to start by talking about Guild Wars 2, a game I used to play regularly...

Working As Intended: Deep-diving Star Wars Galaxies’ endgame crafting

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When I leaped back into Star Wars Galaxies via the SWG Legends rogue server mid-2018, I didn't really truly think I'd stay all that...

Desert Oasis: How Pearl Abyss can guarantee Shadow Arena succeeds

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Hands down, Shadow Arena is my favorite battle royale. But just because I've written so many glowing words of accolades for the game does...

Perfect Ten: Original MMOs that never came to be

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"What could have been" is a path that I travel frequently, especially when I write The Game Archaeologist column. It genuinely haunts me that...

Choose My Adventure: The end of the breadcrumb trail in Albion Online

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Well, that didn’t take long. This week was all about following the rest of the breadcrumb trail in Albion Online to see where it led,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Visions of the Past Steel and Fire

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Just three short months ago, ArenaNet teased us in its 2020 content preview for Guild Wars 2 with a new type of story content...
Sigh.

Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of the second set of Ishgard Restoration in Final Fantasy XIV

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All right! So this is not actually the column topic that I announced last week, but in my defense, I legitimately did not know...

Not So Massively: Delving into builds and endgame in Wolcen Lords of Mayhem

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A few weeks ago in the Not So Massively column, I gave my initial impressions of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem. I found it a...
Local Panda Recalls When She Was Special.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Mists of Pandaria

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It's time, people. It's time to remember you should never say no to panda. Yes, we've reached one of World of Warcraft's most weirdly controversial...
Huhwha

Wisdom of Nym: Greedily anticipating Final Fantasy XI’s new scenario

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All right, so it's time to insert that Tyler the Creator tweet here because this is going to be something I'm talking about a...

Desert Arena: First impressions of Shadow Arena, the Diet Black Desert of battle royales

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Did someone just cast Arcane Echo? Because this'll be our second piece on Shadow Arena this week, following its deep-dive by our PvP columnist...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: Son of conversations with anthropomorphic MMO studios

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It has been a while since I've had any more conversations with anthropomorphic representations of MMO studios. Why? Because it's not fun for me. Come...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: Hints for our next destination in Final Fantasy XIV based on the past and what we’re ignoring

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There's not really question in most people's minds about the fact that there's going to be another Final Fantasy XIV expansion. There doesn't need to...

Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena

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Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...

LOTRO Legendarium: Five ideas for special servers in Lord of the Rings Online

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At PAX East recently, Standing Stone Games teased some details of Lord of the Rings Online's future. I'm going to hold off on talking...

Warframe of Mind: Celebrating seven years with free styles, weapons, and a contest

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Is seven a lucky number? It is for Warframe, which is turning seven years old this month. Actually, I think you could argue that...
Yeah, this is a thing.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm

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In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...

Wandering Wraeclast: Musings on Path of Exile’s Metamorph

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At the close of Path of Exile's Metamorph league, I've been sitting back and musing on the league that brought about more changes for...
Fair fights.

Vague Patch Notes: Why PvP is a cheap way to fill out a game’s content compared to PvE

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It feels like about four years ago when I laid down the first in a semi-regular series of columns I see as "useful notes"...

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