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EverQuesting: Seven must-dos with your free EverQuest II level 100

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We are smack-dab in the middle of the free level 100 giveaway in EverQuest II for all existing accounts. If you haven't made your...

Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...

Perfect Ten: MMO features that help players express individuality

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When you play a single-player game, you automatically feel quite special and unique. You are, after all, the very centerpiece that the entire game...

The Survivalist: How Aberration saved ARK

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It's no secret that plenty of people have felt disappointed by Studio Wildcard, disillusioned by decisions and direction. I was among that crowd. It reached...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s A Bug in the System (part 2)

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I have had plenty of time to digest the rest of Guild Wars 2's  A Bug in the System since the first part of my...
There is actually quite a lot of this.

Wisdom of Nym: Slicing through Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3

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You know, it's kind of rough to get through all of the content of a new patch in one day, especially when you can't...

EVE Evolved: Last-minute advice on Abyssal Deadspace in EVE Online

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There are just two days to go before EVE Online's Into the Abyss expansion lands on May 29th, introducing its new Abyssal Deadspace solo...

One Shots: The cream of the shuttercrop

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What do you get when you ask MMO players with bulging folders of screenshots to pick their very, very best to show off? An...
I suppose this is a problem I'm happy to complain about.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best in-game cosmetic options?

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With the changes made in Legion, World of Warcraft wound up with a pretty great system for cosmetic outfits. Unfortunately, it also has some...

LOTRO Legendarium: Why Mordor fails and Northern Mirkwood succeeds

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When Lord of the Rings Online turned its sight toward Mordor, it had been running off of a rather hot streak. Not perfect, mind...
Daunt, daunt, daunt.

Betawatch: Dauntless strides into open beta (May 25, 2018)

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It's certainly a daunting task to launch a game into its open beta, but the developers of Dauntless are undaunted as the title does...
Oh, hey guys.

Choose My Adventure: Two milestones at the start in Final Fantasy XI

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If I have to summarize, in brief, how much Final Fantasy XI has changed since its launch in the United States? In half an...
Impressive!

The Daily Grind: What was your first ‘wow’ moment in an MMO?

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Your first MMO tends to stick in your mind in a certain way. The first time you realize that you're in a game with...

Tamriel Infinium: Eight things you need to know before jumping into Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset

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Monday, the Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset chapter went live for early access accounts. For the first time since 1994, players can visit the island...
This was a television show.

Perfect Ten: The unique pitfalls of licensed MMOs

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Making a list of the "biggest" MMOs currently running is always an exercise in frustration. It's easy to put a few things on the...

Global Chat: Dipping back into MMO underwater combat

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Guild Wars 2's recent renovation of underwater combat has brought back some interest to this oft-neglected sphere of gameplay. Inventory Full's Bhagpuss used this...
Back up.

Wisdom of Nym: Checking out Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.3 notes

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As it always has been, so it is again; we've got our next patch for Final Fantasy XIV just around the corner, and thus...

One Shots: A sense of place

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Why do you play MMORPGs? What keeps you questing through these ever-growing worlds? I think a lot of us might answer like Zyrusticae in...

The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online

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When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...
Drift-slidin' away.

Betawatch: Worlds Adrift launches early access for airships and actual airships (May 18, 2018)

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There are only a handful of games you can celebrate launching by releasing an actual airship into the sky, but Worlds Adrift is one...