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Final Fantasy XIV promises an updated Dawntrail benchmark to improve character creation lighting and fix issues

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While lots of players were very happy to have the Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail benchmark this past Sunday, there was some discontent. Odd lighting...

Pokemon Go players are not happy with their new avatars

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As we mentioned in our monthly Pokemon Go event round-up for April, the game recently introduced new avatars on April 17th, despite lots of negative...

The Stream Team: The starting steps of a Necromancer kitty in Elder Scrolls Online

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MOP's Chris likes tanking. He likes cats. He likes magic. He likes large weapons. And lucky for him, The Elder Scrolls Online lets him...

My Little Pony fan MMO Legends of Equestria is closing its European server

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Last year, we did a Daily Grind asking about interest in a My Little Pony MMORPG, and y'all reminded me that we actually have...

Albion Online shares its full schedules for Season 23 – including the plan for Albion Europe

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For those of you who long to begin the blood-drenched path to mastery with Albion Online's Season 23, you should know that the path...

EverQuest offers a schedule of events happening over its two-day Fippy Fest showcase

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What will fans of the EverQuest franchise get for their buy-in between $50 and $1500 to be part of Daybreak's upcoming Fippy Fest fan...
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WoW Factor: The strange excitement split for World of Warcraft’s The War Within

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There's an interesting aspect I've observed about World of Warcraft as we slowly creep toward the release of The War Within. No one who...

Star Citizen pushes back alpha 3.23’s new hangars and cargo missions, adds in water physics instead

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For the past several weeks, Star Citizen has been talking up the features of its upcoming alpha 3.23, often calling it one of the...

The Daily Grind: Do alternate and classic servers risk alienating existing MMO fans?

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Back in December, Guild Wars 2 boss Josh Davis told fans that "alternate servers and hardcore modes aren’t a priority for ArenaNet," as the...

Tarisland answers more questions about PvP, monetization, economy, and cross-platform progression

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Tarisland is continuing its multi-day lineup of answers to Discord member questions, as days two and three have brought another couple of rounds of...
Thank goodness we finally launched.

Skull & Bones is already on 50% discount two months after launch

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After being delayed approximately four thousand times, to the point that we were even making jokes about it to the date it released, how...

City of Heroes Homecoming unveils huge community-driven base building initiative

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If you've been enjoying our tours of our favorite City of Heroes supergroup bases and portal hubs on the officially licensed Homecoming servers, then...
STORM!

The Daily Grind: Have you ever backed an MMO kickstarter?

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Back around the time when I first was getting my sea legs on Massively-that-was, donating to an MMO Kickstarter was basically a rite of...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming checks out Your Only Move is Hustle

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Fighting games aren't normally the purview of our stream team (except for that one time), but that doesn't mean MOP's MJ and Chris can't...
In summary, all of you kind of suck.

World of Warcraft shows off the ways that Warbands will share currency, items, and reputations

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Your Warband is going to share everything. Clothes, money, social standing, even boyfriends. That's the big takeaway from the new entry on Warbands from...

Elder Scrolls Online *might* have all rolled-back accounts unlocked by the end of the week

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Earlier this week, Elder Scrolls Online players were annoyed by a nasty bug that duplicated their efforts between the PTS and North American live...

The Stream Team: Hunting for the big robot doggos in Helldivers 2

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OK, so they're technically called factory striders, but MOP's Chris sees them as giant robot dogs. Robot dogs packed with guns that kill. So...
Oh boy oh boy.

Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh holds a ‘fireside chat’ that’s long on promise but short on timelines

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Jeromy Walsh, the remaining developer on the multiple pieces of Chronicles of Elyria, is continuing to use his Discord server as a place to...

The Daily Grind: What are the most intimidating bears in MMORPGs?

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Last week I was in Montana to go fly fishing, and I was told that it was bear season. All the grizzlies and black...
What's your deal, smoky?

Abyss is open now for playtesting ahead of its early access launch, delayed to May 7

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It wasn't all that long ago that the PvP MMORPG Abyss promised it was going to open testing for free ahead of the game's...

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