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It thirsts.

Betawatch: Moonlight Blade is defying gravity (November 24, 2017)

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For those of us in this part of the world, this has been a quiet week of little news, because, well... Thanksgiving. (That is,...

EverChaosing: Counting my EverQuest II and Secret World Legends blessings

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Good things come in three's right? Well this is the third installment of the EverChaosing column, which melds Chaos Theory and EverQuesting together. Why...
What can I say except ''you're welcome''

Perfect Ten: MMO things to be thankful about this year

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It's kind of hard to be thankful this year. Sure, some good things have happened this year, but we also have some things that,...

Jukebox Heroes: Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire’s soundtrack

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I feel comfortable in saying that I hold the Guild Wars franchise's soundtrack in high regard. There's excellent music across the board from a...
How does this work? We were barely told.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about future Final Fantasy XIV jobs from weapons

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The Armoury System places a certain unique burden on Final Fantasy XIV. Any new job doesn't just need to have a distinct mechanical identity,...

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...

Global Chat: Why you need to be playing Warframe

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You know what's one MMO that seems to be capturing the interest of a lot of gamers these days? Warframe. It seems to be...

One Shots: Gassy and bloated

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I do think that we, as a culture, have become disturbingly obsessed with selfies, but I will always make an exception for anyone who...
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost your MMO account information?

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The answer for me is yes. I absolutely have. In one particular case, it was heartbreaking but finally proved recoverable; my original Final Fantasy...

LOTRO Legendarium: What the Amazon TV series means for Lord of the Rings Online

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If you haven't been paying attention to the television market over the past few years, you might have missed the fact that we are...
What the el. Yon. Elyon.

Betawatch: Ascent: Infinite Realm is already heading to Korean beta (November 17, 2017)

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Let me tell you, I'm really glad that Ascent: Infinite Realm already has a publishing deal for the west, because otherwise I would be...
Everything old is not new again, but is instead the same.

Choose My Adventure: It’s all the same in Secret World Legends

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I was a bit disappointed to see that last week's poll for Secret World Legends went to the Illuminati. I played the Illuminati my...
In this trying time.

The Daily Grind: How should MMOs handle old limited-time rewards?

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Out of all the various event rewards I've gotten in Final Fantasy XIV, Legacy status is the only one that a new player couldn't...
I what

Battle Bards Episode 109: Club Penguin

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When you’ve got a club full of penguins overseen by the Mouse House itself, you know things are going to get both wacky and...

Hyperspace Beacon: Assessing SWTOR one week after the big server merges

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Many people believe that server merges are innately bad because in games like ArcheAge (or even all the way back to Star Wars Galaxies),...

Perfect Ten: What to expect when you play World of Warcraft Classic

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Are you ready to play the most anticipated MMORPG from 2004? It turns out that, yes, many of you are. The frenzy over World...

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...

EVE Evolved: Three tricks to maximize your free-to-play EVE Online account

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It's now been almost one year to the day that EVE Online officially got a limited free-to-play option, and it's certainly been a boon...

One Shots: The party at the end of all things

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Do not be alarmed. Your brain is now under our control, but that is a good thing. You no longer have to worry about the...
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The Daily Grind: How do you pick a mount in MMOs?

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In some games, like Guild Wars 2, there's more going on with mounts than just "run faster." Frequently, you'll have more important choices to...