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This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2017.
Early in November, EVE Online’s Ascension expansion ushered in a new free-to-play chapter for the sci-fi sandbox (no matter how much they tried to get us to use “clone state”!) and boosted its concurrent numbers back over 50k.
Meanwhile, BlizzCon gave us a clearer picture of Blizzard’s anemic-but-better-than-usual plans for Diablo III and its relatively rapid cadence plans for World of Warcraft in the post-Legion era. The Nostalrius saga reared its head again too as the emulator made plans for a relaunch. RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion also rolled out to players.
Read on for the whole list!
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