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Wisdom of Nym: What we’re likely to see at Final Fantasy XIV’s PAX East 2024 panel

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I realize at this point my general dislike of heading up to Boston for the annual haunted plague box that is PAX East is...

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are best primed for retirement gamers?

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A conversation with MOP's Carlo the other day made me wonder about this topic. Folks who were 40 or so when the first MMOs...

One Shots: Murderhobo and the Moon

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Do you ever wonder what the last thing you'll ever see in this world before you bite the big one? I just hope it's...
Get to it.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite underappreciated MMORPG?

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It can be hard to judge what quite constitutes an underappreciated MMORPG in any given context. It's easy to say that you feel like...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10 fashion tips to make your LOTRO character pop

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Forget raids or the epic books or even Bingo Boffin; we all know that the true endgame in Lord of the Rings Online is...
Yay, I guess? Who cares.

Betawatch: MultiVersus rises from its grave

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Everyone was a little suspicious when MultiVersus shut down and promised it would be back again some day, since we were all pretty sure...
City again.

Into the Super-Verse: Tips for building your character in City of Heroes

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I mentioned the other day exactly how much effort I have been putting into my characters at the top end of City of Heroes...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most unlucky MMO?

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A few weeks back when Fractured Online was contending with yet another round of exploits, rollbacks, and downtime, MOP reader Gidja remarked that perhaps...

Massively Overthinking: Are survival games the new MMO?

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A few Overthinkings ago, a MOP commenter said something that seemed very simple but still hit me really hard, to the point that I'm...
No. It's the children who are wrong.

Vague Patch Notes: You might be the reason you no longer love this MMO

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Despite its ubiquity in sitcoms throughout the '90s, I have never had a single relationship end with the other person saying, "It's not you,...
Great. Grand, even.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst about constantly re-inventing itself?

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For years now there has been a recurring chorus among World of Warcraft fans of not wanting to re-learn how to play the fan's...

Well Fed: An exploration of the Final Fantasy XIV official cookbook

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Welcome back, my fellow gaming gourmands, to Well Fed, the column that answers the question: Are gaming and MMO cookbooks any good? And this...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMO monsters we don’t feel bad killing over and over again

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While many MMORPG players would (and probably have) beat up on the fluffiest of lambs and the cutest of otters if a loot table...

Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see

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Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...

Vitae Aeternum: New World’s dungeon finder is a welcome addition

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A few weeks ago, New World finally launched its cross-world expedition group finder, otherwise known as a dungeon finder. While it was arguably overdue,...

The Daily Grind: What’s your current backup MMORPG?

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I'm really enjoying what I'm considering my second wind in MMORPGs, fam. I had a rough spot in the mid-teens after the original Star...

Global Chat: Will World of Warcraft’s ‘bold experiment’ work?

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A tantalizing question mark on World of Warcraft's 2024 roadmap has a lot of the community talking and guessing, and MMO blogger Kaylriene looked...
Roar.

Wisdom of Nym: So how are we going to sort out Final Fantasy XIV’s Vana’diel crossover?

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There is an odd relationship between Final Fantasy XIV and crossovers. There are, broadly, three categories of crossover that the game has engaged in. The...

Working As Intended: Cloud City apartments and player cities on Star Wars Galaxies Legends

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It's been a while since I did a deep-dive into Star Wars Galaxies Legends, the rogue server that's been one of my main MMORPG...

The Daily Grind: What’s the hardest MMORPG to return to after a long time away?

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When I returned to Lord of the Rings Online several years ago, I'd been away for a very, very long time - so long...

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