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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022

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OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
Bridge to nowhere.

The Daily Grind: What kills your interest in a pre-release MMO?

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We see it a lot in our comment section: A game is either in very early testing or not even yet available for consistent...

End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2022

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If 2021 had a problem, it was that we got simply too many MMO releases between new launches, early access, and expansions. This breathtaking...

Choose My Adventure: Grim Dawn is finally getting fun

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One of the best things that can happen to me in video gaming is to be proven wrong. To be surprised by how wildly...

Fight or Kite: KEO is on the cusp of being Twisted Metal for the Internet age

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Gamers of a certain age - those who remember going to the local game store on a Friday with a gaggle of friends, grabbing...
Teamwork.

Wisdom of Nym: Combat design and balance in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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I really want to talk about the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. I really want to talk about it. But the expansion has...

Global Chat: Fallout Worlds doesn’t justify its existence, one blogger argues

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If you saw that Fallout 76 released a new mode with varied rulesets called Fallout Worlds a while back, you might've been tempted to...

One Shots: The weather never cooperates with photography

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Do you ever experience that frustrating feeling of knowing that your game is all sorts of beautiful -- yet it never cooperates when you...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO queue you’ve ever experienced?

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You know, for probably understandable reasons, playing Final Fantasy XIV right now has me thinking about queues! We've all had to deal with them...

The Game Archaeologist: Hero101, the lost KingsIsle superhero MMO

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You do get the sense that KingsIsle once had very grand plans for what is called its "101 Universe." After Wizard101 came out to...
Ceased and desisted.

Betawatch: Steam gives booming survival Myth of Empires the boot

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How it started: Survival strategy MMO Myth of Empires was announced, started selling early access... er... access, and everyone was happy. How it's going: The...

Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions

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Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
Magic shield.

Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are so stupid and I love them

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It's well past time for me to get something off my chest. MMOs are dumb. MMOs are full of weird stuff. This genre is weird...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2021

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One of my favorite traditions every year is to put a spotlight back on some of the wild things MMORPG developers said every year....
Nin Nin

End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2021

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Healthy MMOs are a good thing. They have smooth, glossy coats, strong teeth capable of snapping bone, a full-throated call, and it just occurs...

The Daily Grind: What should Crowfall do at this point?

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So things do not appear to be going great for Crowfall. I don't like typing that sentence, but what else can be said? The...

From the Depths: Seven tips to improve your World of Warships experience

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It’s no secret that World of Warships has had a rough year thanks to dodgy monetization mechanics and Wargaming’s treatment of employees and players....
Tales of loss, and fire, and faith.

First Impressions: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker is a satisfying ending to a decade-long story

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So here we are, at the end of the story. Final Fantasy XIV has been weaving a narrative now for a very long time, and Endwalker...

Choose My Adventure: Grim Dawn starts off as grim as its name suggests

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So, apparently, I was being hung to strangle out a demon. But I got better. This is the opening section of Grim Dawn, and boy...

Massively Uplifting: Thanks and giving with SMITE’s Finchmas, ARK’s Extra Life, WOW’s Classic Against Cancer, and USO’s Play it Forward

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Thanks to a certain national holiday, November is a month when many in the USA focus on giving thanks. And all around the gaming-verse,...

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