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Wisdom of Nym: First impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.5, part one

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I can't think of the last time I've played through a patch of Final Fantasy XIV as quickly as I played through patch 3.5....

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Creative Director on Uprisings and Update 5.1

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We are a couple days early with the Hyperspace Beacon this week for a reason you're going to love: We had an exclusive conversation...
Never mind, I'm not real!

The Daily Grind: Is management the big problem with non-Western MMOs?

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There's a certain culture that's grown up around imported MMOs more or less since they started appearing on our shores, the idea that they're...

EVE Evolved: Making stories with friends in EVE Online

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It's one of the more peculiar laws of the universe that when enough EVE Online players meet in the real world, they absolutely must swap stories. You...

One Shots: Healin’ skellies in Shards Online

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When the NDA is away, the cats will play -- and take screenshots! Bless our dear community for documenting upcoming MMOs as they venture...
Oh, well, good.

Betawatch: The Repopulation changes hands (January 20, 2017)

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The good news for fans of The Repopulation is that the game is coming back online. The bad news is... well, it's completely changed...

Chaos Theory: My Secret World 2017 goals

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When the year-end Massively Overthinking asked about game resolutions, I honestly answered that I don't really make any because I hadn't ever done that...
My life is not fun.

Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017

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A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Creative director discusses a ‘new adversary’

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For the last five years and more, Star War: The Old Republic told the story of Tenebrae, a Sith of humble origins who rose...

Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online renaissance

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As I peruse a hundred or so community blog posts every day, it's fascinating to me to see what games the MMO blogosphere as...
Obviously silly dances are already universal.

Wisdom of Nym: Getting ready for Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.5

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Welcome to the next six months of Final Fantasy XIV, folks. Yes, there are going to be more changes over time, adjustments and upgrades...

One Shots: Tabula Rasa’s 21-gun salute

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Ralph the Wonder Llama kicks off today's community screenshot gallery with a salute to the late, great Tabula Rasa. "Yes, Tabula Rasa ended up being...

LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wishlist for 2017

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Ever since I've been covering Lord of the Rings Online for this site (dating back to 2010!), I've had a tradition of kicking off...
Let's make this happen.

Betawatch: Project Gorgon gears up with high-level content (January 13, 2017)

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Is it fair to call Project Gorgon a spiritual successor to Asheron's Call? I'm going to go with yes, which means that this year...
No, you don't get it, she has no eyes.

WoW Factor: New classes in a post-Legion world

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So World of Warcraft patch 7.1.5 is out now... but I'm going to be honest, that doesn't feel like much of anything. It's there,...

EverQuesting: The loss of Landmark

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Daybreak did it again. Boy, that phrase has come to mean a great many different things over the years. However, in this case it...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs

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Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs. "Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...
Wake me up when the Hobbit films end.

Choose My Adventure: Starting my journey in Lord of the Rings Online

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If I had to guess which tabletop roleplaying game I was going to associate with Lord of the Rings Online, I really wouldn't have...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead player housing blew my mind

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I usually like to bury my opinion behind a bit of measured fact-checking and the weight of opposing opinions, but Elder Scrolls Online hit...
THIS WEIGHS KILOGRAMS

Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming in 2017

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This past year, we couldn't seem to go a week without bumping into news of some new mobile MMO or a tablet spin-off of...