Columns

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Global Chat: Does Doctor Who have a place in EVE Online?

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As we crack open another edition of Global Chat, The Ancient Gaming Noob tackled the utter weirdness that is a cross-media promotion between EVE...

Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2021 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed

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Believe it or not, we're finally almost done with our entire lineup of turn-of-the-calendar-year content and recaps and tallies. It's exhausting! But I have...
This is never happening.

Vague Patch Notes: Star Citizen is not going to live up to your dreams

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So the other day, we were reminded that Squadron 42 - which was supposed to be released back in 2014, if you can believe that...
Wrecked.

The Daily Grind: What do you think the end looks like for the ongoing Blizzard saga?

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Folks, it gives me absolutely no happiness to say this, but it's increasingly difficult to see an outcome in the ongoing Activision-Blizzard scandal where...

Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022

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One of the reasons that I have been a huge fan of MMORPGs for nearly two decades now is that they offer a terrific...

Choose My Adventure: Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood has slowly hooked me

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In a landslide vote, the CMA readership said that I should press on with the Blackwood chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online. Which lead...

Fight or Kite: Twisted Metal meets Mad Max in Crossout

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Leaping over sand dunes and ramming my car into an unsuspecting opponent all while unloading my machine guns is the absolute height of car...
Roar.

Wisdom of Nym: What might be next for Final Fantasy XIV post-Endwalker

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The launch content of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker is finally here in its totality, and that means that it's time to start looking ahead...

Massively on the GO: How to catch up in Pokemon GO for 2022

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Despite my concerns about player safety in Pokemon GO, especially in terms of stalking and the anemic response to it by Niantic's support, one of...

One Shots: Meanwhile, 200 feet below the surface of the earth…

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Don't get overly attached to the thin surface of the earth; there are wonders galore waiting for you if you will only take that...
Chop chop.

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer learning or executing mechanics in MMO fights?

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When it comes to any MMO battle with mechanics more complex than, "There's a guy over there so go perform violence upon that guy,"...

LOTRO Legendarium: Does LOTRO need a new dungeon finder tool?

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Welcome to a new year of the LOTRO Legendarium! With Fate of Gundabad at our backs and an unknown future ahead, it's quite the...
Play to wlin.

Vague Patch Notes: The MMO term ‘pay-to-win’ is a red herring

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It probably hasn't escaped anyone who has been reading my writing over the past several years that I have something of a vendetta against...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2022

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For our first official Massively Overthinking of 2022, we're following tradition: We're talking all about our hopes and fears for the genre in the...

Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2021

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This is always one of the most depressing roundups I do around the turn of every year, and this year... well, we lost some...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: Is World of Warcraft a good value for the money?

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There are a lot of reasons to not be subscribed to World of Warcraft at the moment, although "the current state of the game...
Ups.

The Daily Grind: Are you a big spender or super thrifty in MMOs?

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There are always things to spend in-game currency on in every single MMO. Always. That's kind of why it's there in the first place,...

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2021

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As the year that was 2021 comes to a close -- raise a glass, give a toast, and perhaps think of a few fond...
Here we are at Princess Tower.

Tamriel Infinium: How Elder Scrolls Online made me a believer in public dungeons again

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Most folks have their own goals and gameplay that they enjoy in MMORPGs. For me in Elder Scrolls Online, it's gradually bringing a game...

Choose My Adventure: The Elder Scrolls Online welcomes me back with open arms and fun quests

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You know that moment in an MMORPG - or even a single-player RPG - where you boot up the game after a long hiatus...

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