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The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst for letting you earn (rather than buy) in-game cosmetics?

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Every MMO on the market these days will let you slap down some money to look prettier. This, in and of itself, is fine....
Riders

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024

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So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...

Vitae Aeternum: New World’s Secret Level episode and Amazon’s odd priorities

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Last week, Amazon's Prime Video launched its Secret Level anthology series of short animated episodes based on a variety of games. Included in this...

Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions

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Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...

Vitae Aeternum: Analyzing New World’s 2025 ‘living roadmap’

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Covering New World's new "living roadmap" for 2025 seems like something I should have gotten to sooner, but in my defence I've been battling...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?

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I'm well aware that this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to answer because it used to be an award, and it...
No mom.

Wisdom of Nym: Reflecting on Final Fantasy XIV’s custom delivery clients

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Tomorrow's patch will mark the latest in the long line of custom delivery clients in Final Fantasy XIV, but oddly enough I don't think...

The Soapbox: The Dauntless Awakening update is just as bad as advertised for veteran players

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I was hoping against hope that I wouldn't have to write that headline. I've been a Dauntless fan and player for many years now, getting...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best character customization as of 2024?

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Star Citizen has an unfortunately bad reputation... well, kind of everywhere, including among its own dearest fans, but today I want to call out...

One Shots: Fully furnished and in need of a yard sale

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Hey look, everyone, it's RimaHadley! Welcome back to the big leagues, AKA "that goofy Sunday column where we get to stream our games, one...
She's gone.

The Daily Grind: How long can you keep up a regular MMO weekly task?

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Final Fantasy XIV does not have a shortage of weekly tasks to complete at any given interval, and there are several that remain regular...

LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at LOTRO’s run in 2024

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How do we sum up the entire year of Lord of the Rings Online? That's always a hard task, but if I had to...
It's guilded.

Design Mockument: What should Guild Wars 3 look like?

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We know that Guild Wars 3 is happening... probably. I mean, we have no specific details about Guild Wars 3, other than the fact...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best console or mobile experience in 2024?

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There was a time not all that long ago when this question would've been inane since we had so few top-notch MMORPGs on console...

Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024

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You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...

Massively on the Go: Planning your Pokemon GO December 2024 Community Day targets

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As previewed thus far, Pokemon Go's upcoming Community Day round-up event from December 21st-22nd is bit of a letdown this year. Yes, Dynamax Beldums...

Not So Massively: Deep-diving ZeroSpace’s factions and final thoughts on the beta

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We've reached the third and final piece of Not So Massivey's extensive impressions from the recent open beta of multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace. In my...
You are bad and you should feel bad.

Vague Patch Notes: EVE Frontier’s blockchain foundation makes it a worse MMO

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It is a mark of pride for our readers that basically none of you are having CCP Games trying to play around with the...

Casually Classic: WoW Classic’s unusual gift of time

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When starting a column, I've found it's always best to kick off with gripping subject matter, so let's talk about scheduling! Earlier this year, I...
Yo.

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you see yourself trying in 2025?

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I have friends who are super excited for Path of Exile 2 but have not yet picked up the game. Not because they don't...