Tina Lauro Pollock

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Tina is the purveyor of Massively Overpowered's MMO Mechanics and Guild Chat columns, and is the newly installed writer of the long-running Flameseeker Chronicles for Guild Wars 2. She is hard at work on her first video game, the indie space 4X game Predestination.

Twitter: @purpletinabeans

Flameseeker Chronicles: 2018 Guild Wars 2 predictions

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I adore looking back on last year's predictions about what's to come in Guild Wars 2 in the next twelve months: Even when my predictions...

Guild Chat: The best MMORPG advice of 2017

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There's no more perfect time to reflect on the last twelve months than when you're ringing in the new year, so that's precisely what...

Flameseeker Chronicles: A Guild Wars 2 2017 column retrospective

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Welcome along to a rather festive retrospective in which I sum up 2017 for both Guild Wars 2 and Flameseeker Chronicles! A large glass of...

MMO Mechanics: 2017’s MMO Mechanics in review

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I cannot quite believe that we're saying goodbye to 2017 and ringing in 2018 so quickly: It certainly doesn't feel as though an entire...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s Hall of Chains raid wing first impressions

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I promised you at the end of last week's rundown of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living World season's launch episode that I'd return this week...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s living world S4 Daybreak

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I'm back with an earlier-than-anticipated special edition of Flameseeker Chronicles to share my impressions of the opening episode of Guild Wars 2's fourth Living World...

Guild Chat: The best way to deal with MMO burnout

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Welcome along to another advice-filled edition of Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively OP commenters can help solve the guild drama of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story ahead of season 4

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The launch of Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 4 will be upon us today, so it's all the more pressing that I wrap up...

MMO Mechanics: What can be learned from Guild Wars 2 Mountgate?

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Most often, MMO Mechanics articles focus on the gameplay mechanics that both make the MMO genre unique and those that diversify MMOs from one...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking more of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story

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As promised, Flameseeker Chronicles is back with a continuation of the Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire story deep-dive I've been crafting over the last few...

Guild Chat: Dealing with one bad egg in an MMO guild – without breaking the others

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help a reader in need solve their...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Act II of Guild War’s 2’s Path of Fire story

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In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the opening sections of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire's story while providing you with a brief...

Guild Chat: Should MMO guilds use trigger warnings?

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which Massively Overpowered readers can air their guild issues and get help solving...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story

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I feel as though the time is finally right to talk to you all about the awesome chunk of story that dropped with Guild Wars...

Guild Chat: Coming back to an MMORPG guild after a long hiatus

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which readers in need can source some solid advice to help them solve their guild-related issues....

Exclusive Guild Wars 2 interview on Path of Fire’s launch and philosophy

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Spurred on by my excitement for Guild Wars 2's second expansion, Path of Fire, I reached out to ArenaNet shortly before release to secure a post-launch...

Flameseeker Chronicles: One week into Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire

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I've had my hands on Guild Wars 2's second expansion for a week and some change now and have built up a more solid picture...
Here we go again.

Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch diary: Initial impressions

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My initial impressions on Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire launch are rather late to the table, owing to some fairly significant connection issues...

MMO Mechanics: Material storage and the Guild Wars 2 economy

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Guild Wars 2 launched its second expansion, Path of Fire, a few days ago, and as you might expect, a new expansion means some immediate...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Our Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch countdown checklist

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I can't quite believe that around 18 months of Guild Wars 2 development is about to drop in our laps this week through the Path of...

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