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WoW Factor: The stuff I’m genuinely excited for in World of Warcraft Shadowlands

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For the first time in the past three expansions, I am not in the beta for World of Warcraft's next expansion. This is fine. It's...

Leaderboard: Are you tempted by Ultima Online’s New Legacy server?

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So here's a fun fact for you: While vanilla, legacy, and progression servers have been all the rage for the last five years or...

Whatever happened to Population Zero?

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A month ago, we checked in on Population Zero, a survival MMORPG that hit early access back in May. It was a rocky launch,...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most useful crafting profession in your MMO?

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While I'm never much one to craft in MMOs, that's usually because I don't see most crafting professions as beneficial in relation to how...

Massively Overthinking: MMO voids that haven’t been filled

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I swear, so many of the posts I bookmark on Reddit to muse on later wind up deleted, and today I've got another one,...
Gun or run.

Crucible’s latest beta patch brings major improvements to characters and the Heart of the Hive

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The latest beta patch for Crucible is all about delivering on one of the game's stated major design goals when moving back into beta with...

MUD network and roleplaying repository Skotos celebrates 20th anniversary with retirement

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While many old-school MMORPG players came from MUDs, I didn't: I didn't even know they existed until several years into playing Ultima Online and...
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

World of Warcraft shows off customization changes coming with the Shadowlands pre-patch

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Every World of Warcraft fan knows that the Shadowlands pre-patch remains locked in a future of indeterminate date, forever happening "soon" without an actual announcement....

Broadsword just announced Ultima Online: New Legacy on its 23rd birthday

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We're updating this post with the big news down at the bottom! All year, Broadsword's been teasing something big for Ultima Online, which we've been...

City of Heroes rebuild project SEGS expects to have an alpha by the end of the year

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Back in the long long ago, before last year's City of Heroes revival, there was a group trying to bring back the game not...
ha ha moneymaking go brrrrrrrrrr

Vague Patch Notes: Why stan an MMO with nothing to show for itself?

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We need to talk about Star Citizen, folks. But maybe not in the way you might be thinking. Not about the game's development, which is...
Attached.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands adds a new Rogue Covenant ability as the beta sees another round of tuning

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The next World of Warcraft expansion is slated to go live on October 26th, but there's still tuning and even some significant changes happening in...
Hashtag maybe some changes.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever led an MMO guild?

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Leadership in a guild has never been something I have sought. It has happened more than once, but literally every single time it was mostly...
The shine is off.

Astellia Online expands its one-year anniversary event beyond buffs with login rewards

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Were you afraid that Astellia Online would celebrate a year since it launched in North America with nothing more than a passive buff to all...
Eat it, eat it, put it in your mouth and eat it.

Star Wars: The Old Republic previews the Feast of Prosperity on the test server

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Clearly, what a a galaxy far, far away needs for players are more seasonal events. The Feast of Prosperity is the next annual recurring...
And again.

The Elder Scrolls Online starts the collective countdown for the Lost Treasures of Skyrim

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No one ever seems to have much interest in uncovering found treasures. That is probably explained by the premise, really; once the treasure is found,...
Oh, a thing!

Neverwinter is boosting the drop rates of premium items in dungeons

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There is a bit of a problem with the premium items that can be awarded at the end of dungeons in Neverwinter. For example, you...

Yikes… WoW’s Khadgar server accidentally sent characters back to Mists of Pandaria levels

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Time travel isn't unknown in World of Warcraft, but usually when players experience it there, it's a thrilling adventure to other eras. However, some...
Into the unknown.

Perfect Ten: Why do players keep playing MMOs they hate?

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Hating your recreation is an oddly common hobby for a lot of people. It's not universal, of course, but after any given new game...
Want to dig the depth.

World of Warcraft developers discuss endgame loot tables, Chris Metzen acknowledges Warcraft movie sequel rumor

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The endgame mechanics for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands are still under a degree of scrutiny by players, to the point that the developers have taken...

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