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True strength is inside. But leveling should really help.

WoW Factor: 2016 in review for World of Warcraft

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Talking about World of Warcraft in 2016 is really different because the game had two different years this year. And unfortunately for anyone trying...

EverQuesting: Frolicking in EverQuest II’s Frostfell 2016

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Oh the real life outside is frightful But Frostfell is so delightful So who needs to work today? Let us play, let us play, let us play! There's...
Vengeance.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best login experience?

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Here's a funny fact: All I have to do is start singing this tune, and my wife starts feeling the urge to play some...

Global Chat: Knights of the Eternal Throne debate

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With the arrival of SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne, the MMO blogosphere lit up in lively discussion about the expansion, its story, and...
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Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 PvP league changes explained

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Guild Wars 2 fans had a strong inkling that some significant, much-needed changes would be a large part of the PvP League's season 5 launch, and...
We're all stars now in the outlaws.

Choose My Adventure: On the wrong side of the law in The Elder Scrolls Online

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The Thieves' Guild might have a somewhat generic name for what it's doing, but I find it makes far more sense in any world...
It's a house, you see.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016 in review

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If you care about awards - and let's be real, we all do, even if they don't inform our emotional states - you'll notice...

EVE Evolved: The Siege of M-0EE8, the new largest battle in gaming history

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In the political sandbox of EVE Online, colossal player-run military coalitions frequently war over territorial conflicts, in revenge for past transgressions or just for...
This will not be fine.

The Daily Grind: What ridiculously specific award would you give your favorite MMOs?

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Folks, I don't mean to alarm you, but our 2016 award spectacular starts tomorrow. Really! I know all of the results already and everything....

How 2016 took Lord of the Rings Online to the gates of Mordor

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As Lord of the Rings Online nears its impressive 10th birthday in April of next year, we see a game that's in many ways...
At this point it's debatable if anything will come out of here.

Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shows up out of nowhere (December 9, 2016)

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Man, how can I not notice this? Out of nowhere we first hear about Ashes of Creation, then we did a little interview asking...

Chaos Theory: Our guide to The Secret World’s Unseen achievement

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For the last couple of months, I have been focused on trying to acquire The Unseen achievement in The Secret World. Why? It isn't...
It's a tender moment if you don't know the context.

Choose My Adventure: Assassinating randoms in The Elder Scrolls Online

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It's weird how attitudes towards death vary depending on the video game and the structure set up. In Saints Row the Third, a friend...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online juggles making money and making content with Crown Crates

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I think it's fair to say that the $15 subscription model just isn't cutting it for MMORPGs anymore. I understand that. The $15 pricetag...
What happens next?

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s Machinist

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About a year and a half ago, I first put (digital) pen to (theoretical) paper about Final Fantasy XIV's Machinist. At that point, Heavensward...
Yes, I slightly broke tradition here, but it was a tradition established by one column only.

Epic MMO Battles of History: Star Trek Online vs. Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Asking whether Star Trek or Star Wars is the better science fiction series is like asking whether Game of Thrones or The Tudors is...

MMO Mechanics: 2016’s MMORPG mechanics in review

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The holiday season is finally upon us: My decorations are resurrected from their dark corner of my storage closets once more, Jack Frost is...

The Game Archaeologist: A talk with the man behind EQOA’s revival project

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This past week we reported on an ongoing attempt by a small group of faithful EverQuest Online Adventure fans to bring back the MMO...
Here we go.

Betawatch: These are the dates of our lives (December 2, 2016)

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I never wanted to be writing about betas for a living, you know. I wanted to be a novelist (once I realized that "combination...
Everybody dies.

WoW Factor: Looking forward to World of Warcraft 7.2

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It's been a little while, friends, but that happens. Last time I was making bets about what we'd see for World of Warcraft at...

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