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Why must you disappoint hopes?

Wisdom of Nym: At the end of the world for Final Fantasy XIV

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It's kind of weird to think about the fact that we just passed the four-year anniversary of the end of an era in Final...

EVE Evolved: Three essential tips for new alpha clone players

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EVE Online's Ascension expansion goes live in just two days on Tuesday November 15th, introducing the new free-to-play alpha clone state and completely overhauling...

One Shots: A lovely holiday

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If you were a dragon, what kind of dragon would you be? Perhaps you'd go traditional, with the whole "giant world-devourer" aspect. Maybe you'd...
A trial.

The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing in half a year?

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The future is an undiscovered country. We can make guesses and predictions, but we never know just how things are going to shake out....

The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 1

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When you bring up the name "Mythic Entertainment," chances are that most gamers are going to immediately think of the studio's two major MMOs,...
lol

Betawatch: Hero’s Song enters early access (November 11, 2016)

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The crowdfunding campaigns for Hero's Song might have run short of their goals, but that didn't stop the game from reaching a state of...

Working As Intended: Westworld is a sandbox MMORPG on your TV

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Westworld has emerged this fall as the geek obsession TV show, a gunslinger's LOST about which people can't stop talking and theorizing and debating....

Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs

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Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...

EverQuesting: A dozen years of EverQuest II

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Who doesn't like a dozen? A dozen donuts. A dozen cupcakes. A dozen pizzas. (What, that's not a thing? That should totally be a...
WHY IS STUFF SO HARD?!

Perfect Ten: The worst patch naming in MMORPGs

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Patches should, in all honesty, be the easiest thing in the world for online games to handle. You have a word that means patch,...
Well, sometimes it works.

The Daily Grind: What MMO would make a killer board game?

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On a master list of things I never expected to see, Riot Games making a board game even loosely based upon League of Legends...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online roleplay with the Human Floyd

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Those who follow my columns here know that I'm a big roleplayer, but I don't exactly roleplay in the Elder Scrolls Online. I love...
Every so often, you need to take a look at the banner you're marching under to make sure it still echoes your beliefs.

Wisdom of Nym: An uncomfortable season for Final Fantasy XIV

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My original plan for this week was to dive into the newest parts of the the Palace of the Dead, but I shan't mince...

Guild Chat: Climbing the guild rank ladder in MMORPG raiding

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column in which both reader and writer alike join forces to help someone in need...

One Shots: Postcards from the universe

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I am not above indulging in a little universe window shopping now and then. NASA's pictures of the universe might be touched up with...
Oh no it's today.

The Daily Grind: What was your favorite part of BlizzCon?

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BlizzCon 2016 was really hit-and-miss from my perspective. On the one hand, there was some really great stuff in there, like the discussion of...

Massively OP’s guide to upcoming MMORPG expansions

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If there is one consistent inconsistency among MMORPG studios, it is that teams keep swinging back and forth on pursuing the expansion model. How...
Revealing!

Betawatch: Revelation Online lands in closed beta (November 4, 2016)

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After a week's delay, Revelation Online has arrived in closed beta. It even has a snazzy trailer to go along with it, which is...
Bet on it.

WoW Factor: BlizzCon betting odds

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My original plan this week was to talk a little bit about patch 7.1, but two things have made that less than possible. The...

Chaos Theory: A guide to The Secret World’s Samhain 2016

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Well, there you have it. After 12 months of anticipation, the 2016 Samhain event in The Secret World is here. And I most definitely have...