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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,...

Vitae Aeternum: New World’s travel problem is also a storage problem

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Today, I'd like to discuss the recent change that increased the experience needed to level crafting in New World: It's terrible, and it should...
We have Clive at home.

Wisdom of Nym: Initial impressions from Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker early access

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All right. So technically it's a little early to talk about Endwalker's early access period in its totality because by my math early access...

One Shots: Bring on Endwalker!

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Friends, we are going to need to happily resign ourselves to the fact that we're about to get a flood of FFXIV pictures in...
Gifts?

The Daily Grind: Do the holidays mean more or less time for MMOs for you?

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For some people, the advent of the holiday season means that you'll have more time to do whatever you want. You'll have some vacation...

LOTRO Legendarium: OK, let’s talk about Lord of the Rings Online on console

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I'll admit it: When EG7 acquired Daybreak back in 2020, I was very dismissive of the report that mentioned a console edition for Lord...
Absolutely a niche.

Vague Patch Notes: There’s nothing wrong with being a niche MMO

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So Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen doesn't want to be seen as a niche game. Visionary Realms' recent interview saying so was clearly bewildering to...
tfw you're in love with lovely johnny

Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2021

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We've decided to pull back our MMO music awards this year and make the decision a little less formal, partly because of how hard...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s siege turtles and updated End of Dragons elite specs

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We are finally in the home stretch for Guild Wars 2's upcoming End of Dragons expansion! With less than three months to go, ArenaNet...
Yep, we're going here, too.

The Daily Grind: Are you taking part in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s early access tomorrow?

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Tomorrow's the day that Final Fantasy XIV fans have been waiting for ever since the expansion was announced back in February. Endwalker is almost here,...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s December events and regional virtual tour

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Did you miss a few Community Days in Pokemon Go this year? Well, have no fear because... OK, this year actually wasn't great in terms...

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021

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Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....

Epic MMO Battles, post-apocalyptic edition: Fallout 76 vs. Fallen Earth

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It just struck me over this past weekend that we post-apocalyptic fans are now blessed with two solid and intriguing online RPGs to enjoy....

Stick and Rudder: Checking up on Elite Dangerous Odyssey after eight updates

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When I originally wrote my impressions about Elite Dangerous: Odyssey earlier this year, I noted that the game was broken, but broken could be fixed....

Fight or Kite: Naraka Bladepoint is battle royale but with grappling hooks

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Welcome back to the Monday after a holiday (at least in the US). Hopefully you were able to enjoy your family, friends, or game...
Nairs your Thav.

Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker early access

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Well, it's finally happening. No more unexpected delays, we've got our maintenance time set, and we've gotten everything ready that we could possibly have...

Massively on the Go: Pikmin Bloom began with Nintendo’s vibes, drifted to Niantic’s void

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It's been about a month since Pikmin Bloom was released, and anecdotally, I've noticed social media and real-world communities dying off. But it feels...

One Shots: Multilevel marketing dragons

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To kick us off in One Shots today, Miol seems embroiled in some... issues: "You’d think with a flying dragon, you could finally reach...
Ups.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite toy ability in an MMO?

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You know how annoying it is to have Demon Hunters around you constantly double jumping and gliding in World of Warcraft? I absolutely do...

Global Chat: Wrapping up FFXIV’s Shadowbringers

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As Final Fantasy XIV players are on the cusp of leaping into Endwalker, MMO blogger Gnomecore wrapped up a final look at Shadowbringers. It's...

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